Pokemon Go

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6 hours ago, Wrakke said: Gotta catch all the skins.

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You forgot the new doorknob dragon lore which is in your kitchen! Nice!

More seriously, Pokemon GO seem to be a weird game considering the demographics of it and the purpose of it from the point of view of some players. Some are damn serious, some just curious and some only play it "socially".

This doesn't seem right, since social effects are only ephemeral, and a chunk of the player base will eventually stop playing because of that

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12 hours ago, laminutederire said: social effects are only ephemeral, and a chunk of the player base will eventually stop playing because of that

Of course. It's the textbook definition of a fad, which I'd imagine Nintendo knows. Presumably they'll be getting as much revenue as they can out of it before it passes by.

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7 hours ago, Thrik said: Of course. It's the textbook definition of a fad, which I'd imagine Nintendo knows. Presumably they'll be getting as much revenue as they can out of it before it passes by.

Of course, however Russia will try to keep it cool as long as they can, since it's the only sport they'll be playing during the Olympics apparently !

If Nintendo knows it, it's a cheap move which is demeaning the video game industry in the eyes of the rest of the world

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Pls just don't game dis.

I think this is something very cool in our lifetime as well as for nintendo/pokemon era. I mean they managed to get millions out of their house to go adventure around to catch pokemon like the trainers in the game do as well. I also think it is pretty cool that here in my hometown there have been PokemonGO gatherings in he park so everyone can get together and play and have fun.

Quote from laminutederire

On 7/22/2016 at 5:52 PM, laminutederire said: Of course, however Russia will try to keep it cool as long as they can, since it's the only sport they'll be playing during the Olympics apparently !

If Nintendo knows it, it's a cheap move which is demeaning the video game industry in the eyes of the rest of the world

I don't know, the mobile games industry can't really get any more shitty than it is right now — full of dirty freemium games that I basically never bother downloading because I know 99% of the time they're just a trap to get me to spend money.

Nintendo is only joining an already shitty sector of the industry, although to be fair Pokemon Go is pretty light touch with its money-making features (i.e. you can buy lures and such but it's completely optional). I have no doubt that some extra things will be implemented to increase revenue, however the costs of running the game must be very high due to all the servers required and the game has done great things, so they deserve it IMO.

It's worth noting that Pokemon as a fad isn't a new concept. Don't forget that Pokemon playing cards swept across the world in the 90s/2000s, one of the biggest things around and then it all went away again. It's just the nature of huge phenomena like this — it won't last, so enjoy it while it's hot. Go outside and connect with some like-minded Pokemon trainers.

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1 hour ago, Thrik said: Go outside and connect with some like-minded Pokemon trainers. [Blocked Image: http://91.68.209.8/bmi/www.mapcore.org/uploads/emoticons/default_mapcore_smilies/emot_biggrin.gif]

You mean with cute Pokémon trainers?

You may be right, but unfortunately, the world knows more the mobile gaming industry than the more serious (I hope) pc gaming industry, and it doesn't give any incentive to people to play when they see how disproportionate the whole thing is. There are people leaving their jobs to train Pokémons and so on..

This game is crack, holy shit.

I love how the game spawns a pokemon you dont have next to you when you have no pokeballs left and the only immediate way to get some is to buy them. Sneaky game designer bastards lol

My experience so far:

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It's mostly a joke, mostly...

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3 hours ago, Logic said: My experience so far:

It's mostly a joke, mostly...

Damn 8% Battery, you're a dedicated Poke hunter

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Tried this during lunch. I can definitely see the appeal but I'm not sure if it's for me. It would be really cool if the combat was strategic in any way and not a total spamfest.

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3 hours ago, Puddy said: Tried this during lunch. I can definitely see the appeal but I'm not sure if it's for me. It would be really cool if the combat was strategic in any way and not a total spamfest.

One of the advantages of Ingress

Why I uninstalled the game

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My phone can't run it, so I only get to watch the car wreck at a distance.

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16 minutes ago, (HP) said: Why I uninstalled the game

http://imgur.com/m0WUIe0

I uninstalled it today actually... I don't like staring at my phone while I'm out and I didn't like the OCD-tendencies the game awakens.