Pokemon Go

[yourbeliefs]

Pokemon GO players in Bosnia are being urged to not wander into areas filled with unexploded mines.

https://amp.theguardian.com/technol...-in-bosnia-warned-to-steer-clear-of-landmines

 

[Derwin0]

A Pokemon Go player crashed into a cop car. Whoopsie..

http://kotaku.com/pokemon-go-player-hits-cop-car-captured-on-camera-1783942861

Would this guy qualify as a retarded @sshat?

Idiots kept playing as he got out of the car...

As it is, I don't let my kids play it near the road, as they could easily wander into the street. Luckily I have a big yard.

 

[yourbeliefs]

Pokemon GO has finally launched in Japan. God Help Them..

https://www.destructoid.com/pokemon-go-is-out-in-japan-god-save-us-all-376431.phtml

 

[yourbeliefs]

Well... I just lost quite a bit of faith in stock investors...

As you may have heard, due to Pokemon Go Nintendo's stock price shot up, adding billions of dollars to the company to where Nintendo was worth more than Sony at one point. Then early this morning the stock plummeted, a plunge that may have been eased by a Tokyo Stock Exchange rule that stops stock price changes of greater than 18%.

So why did the market value of Nintendo plunge? Well, apparently investors didn't realize until today that Nintendo does not actually OWN Pokemon, and instead just holds a 32 % share in the Pokemon Company. It should be noted that Nintendo did nothing wrong here, as the Nintendo logo/name doesn't appear anywhere in the mobile game, and have been open with investors about their role with Pokemon Go. Investors were the stupid ones here.

http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/25/12269466/nintendo-stock-plunge-pokemon-go

 

[yourbeliefs]

A streamer was swatted while playing Polemon GO in the park.

http://kotaku.com/twitch-streamer-swatted-while-playing-pokemon-go-outsid-1784309781

 

[yourbeliefs]

The Pokemon GO Plus accessory has been delayed until September.

https://www.destructoid.com/pokemon...has-been-delayed-until-september-377280.phtml

 

[yourbeliefs]

The CEO of Niantic, the developer of Pokemon GO, had his Twitter account compromised. His password was "nopass."

http://www.itgovernanceusa.com/blog...s-nopass/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=reddit

 

[yourbeliefs]

Some players had their progress wiped out with the latest update.

http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/video-g...ter-update-resets-their-account-level-n620816

 

[yourbeliefs]

 

[Derwin0]

They got rid of the "power saver" option in the latest release. My kids finally got in the habit of turning the phone upside down when walking, and they do that. *grumble*

 

[yourbeliefs]

You can get college credit for playing Pokemon GO

http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/video-games/now-you-can-earn-college-credit-playing-pokemon-go-n621726

 

[yourbeliefs]

Participation in Pokemon GO has seen a significant drop.

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/08/pokemon-go-sheds-more-than-10m-users/

 

[Derwin0]

Participation in Pokemon GO has seen a significant drop.

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/08/pokemon-go-sheds-more-than-10m-users/

Not surprising, the initial newness is gone, and people are quickly running out of things to do with it.

 

[yourbeliefs]

Pokemon Go's paying audience has dropped nearly 80%. Don't worry, it's still making money hand over fist..

https://intelligence.slice.com/poke...pped-79-percent-still-profitable-mobile-game/

 

[Derwin0]

Pokemon Go's paying audience has dropped nearly 80%. Don't worry, it's still making money hand over fist..

That's because that 80% wasn't spending money on it in the first place. Vast majority of smartphone games don't pay for any microtransactions.

 

[yourbeliefs]

Gamespot figured out how long you have to walk to evolve each Pokemon using the new Buddy system.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-go-buddy-system-how-far-you-need-to-walk-e/1100-6443634/

 

[Derwin0]

 

[yourbeliefs]

Someone died playing P:GO after they caught a very rare Pokemon.

http://news.asiaone.com/news/singap...tack-after-catching-prized-pokemon-lapras-mbs