Pokémon Go - Are you a monster catching addict?

[Chris_K]

How do you get Pikachu on the bus? You pokémon. Get it?! 

You all know what Pokémon is and you've all seen the world go crazy for the new Pokémon Go game for the past few days, but it's now officially out in the UK and we've seen folk walk into lamp posts, go to the gym but not work out, or pet dogs are now getting the most exercise of their lives...

But what about you? Is going around catching virtual monsters with an augmented reality game/app the #newnormal, or is it nothing but a fad that will fade away?

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[Cleoriff]

Though this story looks to be pure sensationism on the part of the Independent.

They report it as first Pokemon related death. You read on and see where the kid lived....and wonder why he went out at that time. ....It seems to me Pokemon was 'incidental'....?

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/pokemon-go-death-guatemala-shot-danger...

[jonsie]

Slow news day?

[Cleoriff]

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@jonsie wrote:

Slow news day?

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Could be. Though I notice another thread has been started about it for windows phones....it must be catching the interest of many....

[jonsie]

I refuse to even go there.....:smileytongue:

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@Cleoriff wrote:

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@jonsie wrote:

Slow news day?

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Could be. Though I notice another thread has been started about it for windows phones....it must be catching the interest of many....

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[Beenherebefore]

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@jonsie wrote:

I refuse to even go there.....:smileytongue:

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No....you might catch Pikachu......it does sound like an STD doesn't it ?

[jonsie]

If it is I've passed it on to quite a few 

[Beenherebefore]

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@jonsie wrote:

If it is I've passed it on to quite a few 

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So you have been there.....and there.....and here......and there again 

[Toby]

Here at O2, we have seen an increase in battery pack purchaseWho's still loving the game?

http://news.o2.co.uk/?press-release=o2-sees-unprecedented-rise-battery-packs-pokemon-go-drains-natio...

"O2 has seen an unprecedented rise in battery pack sales – with a surge of 33% – during the week Pokémon GO became available to download in the UK on Android and iOS.

Pokémon GO has taken the UK by storm, however the game requires your handset’s screen to be on while using it which – combined with the constant use of GPS and the camera being on when catching Pokémon – means that the app drains battery incredibly quickly.

This has led to the huge surge in O2 customers snapping up battery backs to ensure they always have enough power to catch that elusive Pikachu just around the corner."

[Cleoriff]

Well I hope they arent the youths caught on CCTV on a busy railway track searching for some Pikachu or another. Stupid just stupid. .....All over the news tonight....

[Toby]

I do think we see the negative stuff a lot more commonly than the positives. If it gets kids out and getting exercise, that's a great thing, especially with exercise in children generally decreasing worldwide. I've also seen groups of people at Pokestops from different ages, cultures, races and backgrounds and I think that's a really nice benefit of playing