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NEWS: Pokémon Go Estimated With 21 Million Daily Users as Top Smartphone Game in U.S. Ever


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AnimeLordLuis



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 12:23 am Reply with quote
I'm sure that right now Nintendo is very happy that they got into the app business and this is just the start who knows just how much more popular Pokémon Go or other Pokémon smartphone games will become. Confused
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Mr. Oshawott



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 12:52 am Reply with quote
It's totally breathtaking and delighting that Pokémon GO is being enjoyed by many users of all ages nationwide! Smile Ah...The thrill of adventuring to "Catch'em All..."
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Shirohae



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 1:00 am Reply with quote
This is excellent! This game is too fun Smile
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Somer-_-



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 2:41 am Reply with quote
This is bananas. My phone can't run it though and all my friends who barely even liked Pokemon are having the time of their lives. Sad
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Camiru Mylle



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 2:46 am Reply with quote
Ahah I know how you feel, my phone is like prehistoric.

Ugh I wish stupid (lacking common sense) people would stop playing this game because they cause disturbance. I mean play with awareness gawd damn it. I can now see this game banned at many places. This is the cons I was talking about with this game. People's stupidity, never mind them getting their butt off their couch, have some common sense.
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FloozyGod





PostPosted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 8:49 am Reply with quote
We've all wanted this for years, ever since we first heard of Pokemon. It's literally a dream come true.
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TheConqueror



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 11:21 am Reply with quote
This game is a cultural phenomenon. Everyone is playing it even my mom asked me to download it for her.
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#838774



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 11:25 am Reply with quote
Camiru Mylle wrote:
Ahah I know how you feel, my phone is like prehistoric.

Ugh I wish stupid (lacking common sense) people would stop playing this game because they cause disturbance. I mean play with awareness gawd damn it. I can now see this game banned at many places. This is the cons I was talking about with this game. People's stupidity, never mind them getting their butt off their couch, have some common sense.


Most people do. On average, how many people do you think qualify as stupid? If you get 100 people in a room, is it a safe bet to assume one would be stupid? 1% of 21m players is 210,000 stupid people. Inevitably some of those people will become news stories.

What I'm tired of is people complaining about other people's self-awareness and the possibilities of this being used the wrong way and generally being grossly over dramatic. There's a lot of people playing this game and it's trendy so we're seeing news stories on it. "People playing the game as expected" is not a good news story, so of course all we see is stupid people doing stupid things.
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Camiru Mylle



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 12:38 pm Reply with quote
'cause they really are.

Oh well, who cares anymore, let them be.
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luffypirate



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 1:14 pm Reply with quote
Camiru Mylle wrote:
'cause they really are.

Oh well, who cares anymore, let them be.


The vast majority of players are following the rules.
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Camiru Mylle



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 2:35 pm Reply with quote
Then the media is the problem......
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KENZICHI



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 3:01 pm Reply with quote
Another reason why it sucks to have a windows phone :/
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Harima



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 3:12 pm Reply with quote
It must feel really good paying the CIA to spy on you Very Happy
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Bloodgod



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 6:01 pm Reply with quote
#838774 wrote:
Most people do. On average, how many people do you think qualify as stupid?


"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." -George Carlin

On one hand, the internet has been joking for years that if Nintendo made a Pokemon MMO (which this essentially is), they could take over people's lives worldwide. On the other hand, I can't help but think this is just another fad that will fade hard once the nice summer weather is gone.

Regardless of how I personally feel about the game, those numbers are unquestionably impressive.
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Desa



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 15, 2016 1:12 am Reply with quote
There are plenty of things a flip-phone from 2007 can do, but catch pokemon it cannot. Sad
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