Pokemon go...who had the app?

Getting pretty big. Surprised how committed some of my mid-20s friends are

In hindsight it's incredible it took this long to get an app like this. It is a genius use of smartphones. My only question is whether it is purely free or is it a freemium app with in-app purchases. If it is the former, where do they make their money,?

there are in-app purchases

randomly generated, but associated with the type of pokemon they are. "Water" pokemon will be found near bodies of water, ghost pokemon at night in graveyards etc.

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Teens used Pokémon Go app to lure robbery victims, police say

Four teens are suspects in multiple armed robberies after using the app to lure victims.

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This might make people re-think using this with all the unrest going on...

Well, I haven't seen an ad yet. It's a freemium as in there are in-app purchases, which I'm assuming is going to be necessary to "be the best there ever was" and "to catch them all".

Had recently been wondering if kids were still into this. Felt like it was more early 90s kids who were that perfect age when pokemon first blew up

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It seems it forces you outside to hunt down Pokemon characters on your phone with google maps.

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So like tinder for nerds?

walk, ride bikes, segway whatever. Some say it's designed as a fitness app cause you have to walk to get to different places. Most will undoubtedly get no physical benefit from it