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re: Pokemon go...who had the app?
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:44 am to WildcatMike
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:44 am to WildcatMike
I had it for like 10 minutes.
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Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:46 am to WildcatMike
We have a thread on the gaming board if anyone wants to join in the fun
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:46 am to slackster
quote:IIRC, the company that worked on this app made another game using the exact same concept and technology a few years ago. It was called Ingress. In fact, Pokemon Go uses the same real-world locations that Ingress used--it's the same library. So it's not actually a new thing.
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,?
What makes this different is that it's joined with a massively popular franchise and it's also available on iOS.
This post was edited on 7/11/16 at 11:47 am
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:47 am to WildcatMike
Nintendo stock is up like 37.5% since the release so clearly they're expecting huge future revenues.
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:47 am to WhoDatTigahsTampa
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I had it until I heard the urban dwellers in Pinellas County, i.e St. Petersburg and Clearwater, were using it to track people's location to rob them. I've since deleted it.
I heard this on local news today. Apparently you can use it to lure people to certain places by challenging them with characters.
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:47 am to SeauxLeauxHeaux
I don't have it and will not be downloading it. I can see some benefits of the game/app cause it gets people outside and moving. Which is one of my biggest complaints of my generation (20 somethings) is that people are too damn lazy.
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:48 am to Hog on the Hill
I guess my point is its surprising it took this long for Pokémon. That game is tailor made for this kind of game play.
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:48 am to SeauxLeauxHeaux
My oldest got on her bike and ride all around our neighborhood looking for characters. She never rides her bike for nothing. We have that going for us. She also gets on it when I take her to swim practice in the car. She has found some cool characters.
This post was edited on 7/11/16 at 11:50 am
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:48 am to slackster
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Geocaching has been around for years, and you get tangible rewards for participating.
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In hindsight it's incredible it took this long to get an app like this. It is a genius use of smartphones.
Geocaching has been around for years, and you get tangible rewards for participating.
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:49 am to tgrbaitn08
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This girl is really struggling with Pokeman
Does she have a dip in?
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:49 am to meeple
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tangible rewards
Isn't it like a screw or a nail sometimes?
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:51 am to SeauxLeauxHeaux
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Most will undoubtedly get no physical benefit from it
Typo? Getting out and doing anything is better than what they're probably doing. It may not be a significant benefit, but it's better than nothing.
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:51 am to SeauxLeauxHeaux
You need new friends
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:52 am to upgrayedd
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Does she have a dip in?
Im pretty sure she does
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:52 am to WildcatMike
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:52 am to slackster
No typo just making the statement many will use their cars.
Have a friend that's a cop pulled several people over stopping in the middle of the street playing it
Have a friend that's a cop pulled several people over stopping in the middle of the street playing it
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:53 am to slackster
It does teach them to watch their phone constantly. That was needed
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:54 am to bwallcubfan
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I still don't know what it is
Ditto. And I grew up with Pokemon on the Game Boy.
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:55 am to slackster
Took Michelle Obama 8 years and kids would still rather sit inside and play Xbox. It took Pokemon GO a few hours to get kids to go outside and do shite
Posted on 7/11/16 at 11:56 am to SeauxLeauxHeaux
I've seen a shitload of people playing the game in NYC. It's pretty easy to tell because there will be 5-10 people all standing/walking in the same 50 meter diameter area looking at their phones.
I saw a chubby, pasty girl sprint up and down a street while stopping to look at her phone, presumably to catch Pokemon.
I'm glad she was running, but idk, it seemed kind of pathetic too.
I saw a chubby, pasty girl sprint up and down a street while stopping to look at her phone, presumably to catch Pokemon.
I'm glad she was running, but idk, it seemed kind of pathetic too.
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