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Paul Martin
People have been telling Nintendo for years to put their games on Mobile. Now, another company has shown them how it's done!
sf2k
yes they someone rebooted nascent encoding in a younger generation to become narcissistic Borg Drones roaming the streets. Win?
Disillusioned
I can't wait to see the new keitai zombies walking off train platforms and in front vehicles. It's going to be so exiting!
nath
I can't wait to see more derision of the public by JT posters!
lostrune2
Ah well, at least it makes people go walk outside and meet other people
"Fans of new smartphone game Pokémon Go take over Central Park to catch hidden creatures"
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/pokemon-fans-central-park-catch-hidden-creatures-article-1.2707497
http://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2016/07/11/central-park-new-york-invaded-people-playing-pokemon-go
Ian Duncan
And Japanese consumers have to wait - yet again - until the rest of the world has already enjoyed something before they can even glimpse something Japan created.
HonestDictator
I kinda agree with an increase of keitai zombies. But I'm kinda curious if how much afterthought was put into this games pokemon capture locations. As long as they don't appear on busy intersections, train tracks, or in construction areas it makes sense. But if they do, that would be some serious hindsight.
"Pikachu appears between speeding vehicles on a highway! Gotta catch 'em all!"
kaynide
I tried it here in Japan (have a second USA itunes account). It is certainly an interesting idea and it does excite me to see what's coming next...but I was never really into Pokemon and the ~10 minutes I spent on it was enough for me.
..First Pokemon game I've ever played to be honest.
Anyway, it felt much more like a social thing than a game, and being the only guy in my town that I know of with it...yeah wasn't really feeling it.
Paul England
I played the original Gameboy (B&W) Pokemon for about 10 minutes in 1998. That was enough.
nath
Nice story man.
kabukideath
It's an interesting approach to fighting teenage obesity.
mrkobayashi
I thought pokemon was for kids.
HonestDictator
Hehehe. Try saying that after getting into what they call the "Metagame". Pokémon's got as much strategy as Chess. The luck factor and not knowing what types your opponent tosses out there is what makes it more random than Chess.
Magnet
What a cash cow! The marketing potential!
lostrune2
"Ingress players were major contributors to Pokemon Go spawn locations"
https://www.vg247.com/2016/07/12/ingress-players-were-major-contributors-to-pokemon-go-spawn-locations/
"Why your church, art, and water towers are Pokemon Go gyms and Pokestops"
http://www.gamesradar.com/why-your-local-church-and-water-towers-are-pokemon-go-gyms-and-pokestops/
NG12345
First of all, Pokemon does not wholly own by Nintendo. Nintendo only hold 30% stake in Pokemon.
Secondly, the game never developed by Nintendo. It developed by Niantic - an AMERICAN company and with an advanced tech from Google. Google also invested 10 millions in Pokemon GO. So they do hold a stake in Pokemon GO.
Pokemon GO is a trademark of Niantic/Nintendo/PokemonCompany/GameFreak/Creature Inc. NOT just nintendo.
And last but not least, Apple make more money off Pokemon Go than Nintendo, look it up.
Lloyd Weems
So, Pokemon Go was created in the US, LINE is owned by a Korean company, the Softbank Pepper robot was designed in France as was the DeNa autonomous robot shuttle bus. Just where are all these amazing Japanese robots and AI devices that are going to save the economy and the aging society? People keep talking them up, so where are they?
nath
Neither Pokemon Go nor Line are robots.
The existence of robots created by countries other than Japan does not disprove the existence of robots created by Japan.
Where are the robots? Take a look around. Just because you haven't taken the time to try to find out, doesn't mean they don't exist.
Lloyd Weems
I'm aware of that. Where did I say they were?
I'm aware of that. Where did I say it did?
I have. Creepy receptionist humanoids and a glorified Asimo that helps people to stand up, the same as a couple of years ago. Nothing near the level of these:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVlhMGQgDkY
Jenny Bush
pokemon go is really a game for teens and adults its appeal to everyone is because of the augmented reality not the pokemon characters the game could be anything if it involves AR or VR . And pokemon go its a very social game most video games lead to social isolation but if the game requires someone to get out and move around and interact with other people outside which it does and thats what you have to do to play and interact with the real life environment instead of being inside in front of a TV . But any type of AR game is going to be very popular with adults and teens i think and thats exactly where gaming is going to be headed after this
i dont think young children should play it alone at all unsupervised because the pokemon are randomly appearing anywhere for safety reasons but just like if/when augmented reality gaming glasses come out to the public that involves movement they will be popular with adults and possibly outlawed for young childen or under a certain age unless they are supervised and other pedestrian laws i could see would be necessary and neither should people ever drive or ride a bike while they are looking at a cellphone no matter what theyre doing on it