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NEWS: Pokémon Go Estimated With 21 Million Daily Users as Top Smartphone Game in U.S. Ever


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chex mix



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 3:14 am Reply with quote
Desa wrote:
There are plenty of things a flip-phone from 2007 can do, but catch pokemon it cannot. Sad


If I had to choose between being able to touch-type or being able to catch Pokemon, I know what I'd choose, though.
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dragonrider_cody



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 5:48 am Reply with quote
Camiru Mylle wrote:
Then the media is the problem......


The media usually is. A headlong that says "22 million people play Pokemon Go Responsibly" isn't going to get much attention. Headlines like "Pokemon Go Player Falls in Pond" or "Causes Vehicle Accident" are going to get a lot more clicks and views.
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residentgrigo



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 7:51 pm Reply with quote
Of interest: Nintendoomed 2: Pokemon GO's Jaunty View
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEm_wPGgScU
I have no modern phone (yes such people exist) and have no interest to get one. No Nintendo endorsed health hazard for me...
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 9:21 pm Reply with quote
dragonrider_cody wrote:
Camiru Mylle wrote:
Then the media is the problem......


The media usually is. A headlong that says "22 million people play Pokemon Go Responsibly" isn't going to get much attention. Headlines like "Pokemon Go Player Falls in Pond" or "Causes Vehicle Accident" are going to get a lot more clicks and views.

Yes the vast majority of players are not causing problems but the ones that are are causing major problems. Problems involving bodily harm and accidents to point out 2. Not to mention there are more news reports, one right near me, coming out of criminals using the game to find easy people to rob who go out at night looking for pokemon. Just had a group of 8 robbed at gun point the other night in the county next to me.

Look, I love pokemon games as much as the next person but this game I think is quickly starting to have more negatives than positives. When you have people hitting others with theirs cars, getting hit by others because they're wandering into traffic, causing accidents on highways and other roadways, trespassing onto private properties, trying to catch pokemon at the freaking holocaust museum, and getting robbed because of it I think you have to take a step back and seriously reconsider the game and it's benefits vs the problems it is causing.
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