>this is the state of Nintendo in 2016
>Nintendo
lol
lol what does it matter? Don't like it, don't buy it.
tits
>/v/ now defend microtransaction and casuals mobile shit
I can't believe it.
>>345001342
damn....
sorry sensei-sama for letting u down.......
>>345001009
But other butthurt sonyfags told me it isn't a game made by Nintendo.
>>345001009
>company caters to casual for 10 years
>"hey guys, is the ''current year´´ and they are releasing crappy mobage full of microtransactions!"
In other news, water is wet.
>>345001223
lol
>>345001342
...really makes you think, huh guys?
>people still don't realize this is the pokemon company which nintendo owns a share in and niantic
Nintendo don't actually have any hand in Pokemon Go at all.
>>345001342
>now
You never saw all the Final Fantasy Record Keeper threads? Hell, that mobile game is the only thing keeping Final Fantasy General afloat on /vg/.
>tfw this isn't nexon
nintendo confirmed dead, sega revival when?
>>345001342
Yeah, wtf!? I hate /v/ now
This place used to have honor and dignity, what happened?
>>345002026
Overwatch happened.
>>345001009
>free mobile game
>dev'd by startup company in cali
>/v/ will shit on any games for whatever reason (DLC, season pass, casuals pandering, etc...)
>but will defend pokemon GO like crazy
This board is such a fucking joke.
>>345002026
Casuals ruin everything.
if you could make money off of stupid people
you might as well make money off of them
>>345001939
This, you guys are seriously illiterate niggers.
>>345002186
Why the hell is that image so washed out?
Also, use the grey logo. Red Nintendo was a good company, Grey Nintendo is the cancerous one.
TRANSFORMATION!
>>345001469
It's not, it's made by niantic.
But the game is a lot of fun, and bringing a fuckton of people out of the house and together so who care
>>345002074
and Undertale, and Gamergate.
>>345001342
>Nintendrones now defend microtransaction and casuals mobile shit
FTFY
Even the Wii wasn't this bad.
I fought against this game for all of one day before I got hooked. Half the people at work play it too. We have a gym and like, three Pokestations on our block. Its fun and like, the first thing to get me outside in months.
>GUUUH WHY ARE THEY MAKING ME PAY 200 DOLLARS FOR MUH ITEMS REEEEEEEE
Seriously the game gives you this shit like candy. If you're an optimized run faggot you deserve to autisticly fork over your money. Otherwise I'm having fun for free.
>There are people that are missing out on go
>They are sitting at home angrily posting or maybe spoofing their phone so they don't have to leave
>They aren't experiencing the crazy social event right now
I'm going to be sad when this is all over, this was something special to see.
>>345002734
Microtransaction rationalization is the saddest thing.
>>345002727
Normalfag weebs like you are traitor and poser. I bet you're the kind of cancer who love to say how much he love 2D while spaming the 3DPD meme all over /a/ but now here you are being a normalfag.
Cant a bucket hold more gold than a tackle box?
>>345002817
>Rationalize
Nigga I'm saying don't fucking buy them.
>>345002742
Missing out what exactly? Talking to Chad, sluts and autistic neckbeard pokemonfags?
>>345001342
>MUH EVIL BUSINESS MODEL
go back to venezuela u commie shit
What exactly can you get for that anyway that would be useful other than Lures that still only lure pokemon to your place but you have to catch them manually?
I mean, I hate microtransaction in games but Pokemon GO doesn't even have it that bad as you guy make it look like.
>>345001009
>nintendo is 10 years to late to something yet again.
>>345002860
Have fun hating the world in your little video game lair. At least we're happy.
>>345002817
Absolute line-in-the-sand ear-plugging neglect of microtransaction rationalization is equally as sad.
>>345002939
And I'm saying ignoring the problem because it's "optional" when these games are built from the ground around microtransactions is sad.
n-nintendo is just doing it to fund their other g-games they won't go full mobile, kimishita said so. all the money of pokemon go will be used to make metroid Dread for NX in HD also Melee 2 and starfox zero two
>>345002860
I'm going to enjoy things whether you like it or not.
>>345002945
I've seen people of all ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds playing this game. Nurses and cleaning staff at the hospital I work at, kids in my neighborhood, college students and teenagers walking around downtown. The game is popular and the loudest haters are contrarians who hate popular things and people who consider themselves "serious adults" who are too refined for Pokemon.
>>345002727
Yeah like, it's like totally amazing. Like, really fun, like, good, do you like, understand? Like
>>345002939
That won't stop retards from lining Nintendo's pockets.
>>345003317
The game is shit and these fags on the street you "play" Go with don't give a single fuck about you. If you want to talk to people, go make some friends
>>345002742
>>345002945
It's hard to explain anon
It has a magic
every time I go out I experience something interesting
It's a lot of fun talking with other trainers, getting tips on pokemon locations, learning information about the game you may not have known, talking about gyms and factions.
Yesterday while taking a gym a guy sat with us and we talked about where to find pokemon, he mentions that a nearby park is basically overrun with draitinis, and sure enough it was.
I don't know man it's great, it's special.
>>345003484
The people on /v/ complaining about popular things don't give a fuck about me either, but at least the Go community I've found myself surrounded by recently seems to be having fun.
>it SUDDENLY becomes a problem when Nintendo does it
every single time
>>345001009
Delete this!!
>>345003749
Pokemon Go has introduced a sense of adventure into my life that I didn't realize I lacked.
To be totally honest today I was going to buy some because I ran out of pokeballs. Then I realized it was a fucking dollar per 20 pokeballs, so they lost that sale.
If it was $1 per 100 I'd buy them.
>>345003749
>>345003856
>microtransactions are suddenly a problem
>suddenly
>>>/global/rules/2
>>345003000
Go to Somalia ancap, not all business models are okay
>>345003983
>have 20% battery
>walking through a park
>see a silhouette of a Diglett "3 steps away"
>not this time you motherfucker
>start running into different directions
>finally figure out where he's been all this time
>run on a red light, almost got hit by a car
>start walking quickly between housing estates
>it's a place well known for getting mugged
>fuck it
>finally get to that faggot
>23CP
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
>>345001009
>This is the state of a 3rd party developer who was given rights to the pokemon IP by nintendo
FTFY
>$159.99
At least with the Smash line of amiibo, I have something tangible.
I love being a normalfag. I'm getting my vitamin D3 and checking out the sweet cuties. I don't know why I fought it for so long. <3
>Walk to government center
>6 pokestops all in a cluster
>Didnt see a single other person playing
>Felt like a weirdo
>Went home
WOW
SUCH A SOCIAL EXPERIENCE
SO MUCH INTERACTIONAt least I caught a pikachu finally
>>345003749
>A app to be able to chitchat with random people
It isn't why we invented weather newcasts, celebrity gossip and sports?
>$159.99
Wew lad. That has to be worse than anything you'd find in a Korean MMO cash shop.
>>345004076
Microtransactions is a slippery slope, but I can get 100 pokeballs for $5, and I've shit $5. Those things, combined with the pokestations around my neighborhood and workplace can last me almost a week.
>>345004424
I know Nintendo isn't the developer behind GO but I was led to believe there was at least some involvement since I remember Iwata being enthusiastic about this project.
>>345001009
>$1.49
Did the price go up?
>people actually have problems with getting pokeballs
What the fuck? I contantly have at least 100+ on me at all times and activating pokestops all the time makes it even easier.
>>345004862
Ameribucks has that last price as $99, and the first as $0.99, op must be from some poor country
>>345002860
>Normalfag weebs
Lmao no need 2b redundant
>>345004862
You'd be surprised, there are people who have spent 5 digits in Korean grindfests.
>>345005217
Might be Canadian dollerydoos. Its still 99 cents for me.
>>345001009
Its either that and make a paid game
>>345001124
>>345001939
>>345002184
>>345002336
>>345004424
>Nintendo is still cool!
What will your excuses be when these turds drop? Muh DeNA?
>159.99
599.99usd pokecoin bundle when?
>>345002336
>fun
>>345002336
>But the game is a lot of fun
Yeah, traditional Pokemon sucked. I much prefer tossing balls and losing them, losing pokemon, and engaging in the thrilling battles this game provides. Not to mention the unlimited access you grant it when you use a google account, that's a nice touch.
>>345001009
This is the state of any mobile dev because they are tired of people dont pay one dollar games.
>>345004773
Maybe it is just chitchat, I don't know.
It's hard for me to drive downtown and see literally everyone socializing, laughing, and playing this game without thinking it's something special.
>>345005560
>implying Pokémon Go and Miitomo aren't fun as fuck
>implying the Pokémon Go items are expensive
>implying the shop in Pokémon go make the game P2W
>>345002026
4chan is too mainstream to have honor and dignity
>>345003317
I'll stick to playing actual games.
>>345005917
>buy things with real money
>get a huge advantage in game progression
How can anything be pay to win if once you pay, it doesn't just say "YOU WIN!"
>>345005731
Its okay to like Go and traditional pokemon too. I would bet that a majority of people who like Go, like the other Pokemon games as well.
>>345001342
>/v/ now defends nintendo pedometers
>Shits on Bethesda
>only people who doesn't have friends hate this game
I have friends and we are all hating on this shit.
>>345003317
Don't forget child molesters
Met some girls playing, why are you guys scared to go to the park?
>>345005917
>miitomo
>fun
everyone already forgot about that shit. it's dead, normalfags like you have already moved on to the next fad.
It's pretty fun to watch nintendo struggle to crap out freemium garbage as fast as they can to match the short attention spans of normals.
>>345004773
I don't care much about celebrities or sports. But I like pokemon and seeing other people enjoy the things I enjoy is thrilling.
>>345006093
>Now
I'm guessing you're too young to remember the literal pedometer that came with HG/SS
>>345006057
I like the idea of GO, but that shit has been in peoples' minds for nearly as long as Pokemon has been around and we get this steaming pile of bullshit straight from the CIA.
>>345003749
He's going to rape your butthole
>>345003856
>/v/ never ever complained about microtransaction before Nintendo
Good meme Nintendrone.
>>345001009
What does 100 coins get you in poke go?
Eat shit normalfags.
>>345006432
The CIA and NSA don't need Pokemon Go's help to find people. The average person leaves such a massive data/papertrail everyday that having a GPS on a smartphone is redundant. The average person is also so boring that the NSA and CIA will never have a reason to even look twice at them.
>>345006494
>20 poke balls
or
>1 30-minute lure
I mean shit I'd definitely pay real money for real pokeballs to catch real pokemon, but paying real money for not only artificial shit, but poorly designed artificial shit? No thanks.
Pokemon was Nintendo's ORIGINAL nickel-and-dime scheme, those $6 packs of fucking paper were ridiculous at the time.
>>345006494
29 Pokeballs, a Lure/Incense (which attracts pokemon to you), or a Lucky Egg which doubles XP you earn.
>>345006727
Who said they needed it? The CIA and the NSA don't give a shit about it anyway, they are just doing what they are told. It's also more about the permission than just a GPS and a camera, though those help too. Do you use a google account? Go look at all the permissions you have given with your google account (if you have any) Pokemon Go is legit the only one I've seen that literally has UNLIMITED ACCESS. Shit's KINDA scary if you're not a retard.
So how the gameplay? This must have the best gameplay ever for being to goddamn popular right?
>>345002945
And you're better than all those people, right?
>>345006761
That's exactly why I didn't DL it and probably never will. It's an amazing way to get kids outside n all that shit but I already have an active lifestyle and friends so, no thanks
>>345006228
>Le fox news talking point
Child molesters are going to have a rough time, I've seen maybe 2 prepubescents in a sea of adults/young adults.
>>345005854
>>345006262
I'm not saying that it isn't cool or that chitchat is bad...it's just that it isn't special or different from things that existed before in creating a "community" feel...from sports to those stupid marvel movies a lot of people just hang around when it's out to chat about it and know each other, try those thing and you will see that this feeling isn't this miracle
>>345007107
Active lifestyle and friends makes the game more fun desu.
My bro and I basically walk/bike around all day until 4 am catching mons, hatching eggs, taking gyms.
>>345006926
All I'm saying is that the people who are afraid of the things Go has access to are probably giving access to everything else they use in their daily lives and chances are it has effected them in absolutely no way. I do understand privacy is for everyone and not just for people with something to hide, but the means and ability to really hide from any entity that wants to find you is way out of most people's scope/ability/necessity.
>>345007026
I am by refusing to play a shitty normalfag garbage '''''''''''''''''''''''''game''''''''''''''''''''''
>>345007007
im sure its just throwing pokeballs
but i really dont undertand normies interested in this game.
people that dont even know the names of 5 pokemon want to play it.
>>345005560
>Mobile games which are made to coincide with and interact with new console releases
I'm actually excited for those because it guarantees us a new Animal Crossing.
>>345007431
Thats how fad work. Normalfags want to get in because everyone is.
Brainless dumbass sheeps.
>>345007431
Normies do what the masses do, that's one of the fundamental parts of being a normalfag
>>345007431
You should give it a try.
>>345007196
I'm not antisocial anon, I go to those "dumb marvel movies", I walk around outside with friends.
People don't just approach you and chitchat really, certainly not like pokemon go.
And in the off chance that does happened its forced, just feels fake.
>>345001939
>>using official pokemon IP
>>nintendo is one of the largest investors in niantic
yeah sure man, not at all
>>345001009
Niantic is not Nintendo
>>345007556
>He says while shitposting on /v/
>>345001342
Nintendo being casual is new?
>>345001009
>$159.99
>$160
>160 bucks
>One Hundred and Sixty Dollars
Holy Hell. That's a fucking option? Right from the start?
Why?
For that matter, why stop there if you're gonna go that far? Might as well make a $300 option! Or how about a $5,000 option?
>>345006045
>Progression
>In a no stakes collection arg
And don't give me that gyms are competitive you can surmount any cp number with luck and patience
>>345007661
Nice meme
>>345007525
>>Mobile games which are made to coincide with and interact with new console releases
Source? As far as I know, there are no FE or AC games planned for the WiiU or NX.
>>345007431
That's because the names of the pokemon aren't the point of the game. It's extremely detached from any previous pokemon game with the pokemon only really being there to add some nostalgia value and brand recognition to the explore-and-track-down-virtual-treasures-in-the-real-world gameplay.
>>345001009
this fucking piece of shit game is literally killing my cellphone
I don't know if it's the normalfags who were already on this board or legit nintendrones who will buy up any shit they produce.
>>345002404
and Chanology, and Anita, and etc.
/v/ is to blame for all of it though, if it wasn't so hip and funny to shitpost and falseflag maybe this place could have avoided that shit. But this board is basically the shit eating preteen girl reading teen magazines to get all the juicy gossip, except it's manchidlren and social media instead
>>345007915
remind me why it's fun to be in a social game where people around you are much better/higher level because they used real money? Truthfully, if the game is REALLY good I don't care, but it's like that star citizen shit, life is pay to win but I don't want to spend my money at a fantasy experience where everyone in it who spent more money has better things. I'd like an alternate fantasy where pay to win isn't the norm. Fuck me right?
>>345005731
>unlimited
Why lie?
>>345007903
Because there will always been idiots and children with access to their parent's credit card who don't know the value of money.
>>345008064
Both
>>345008060
I ordered an extended battery specifically for this game
still drains pretty goddamn fast
>>345007903
Those must be Canuk Bucks or something. The top option is actually $100, which isn't foreign by mobile game standards.
>>345008064
Both
>>345008129
do you use a google account for go? go look on your google account permissions. screen cap it and show me what it says about pokemon go. I'll be waiting.
>>345002945
PEOPLE anon, talking to people
wake up, theres still time
>>345006926
If you've given unlimited access, it's because you downloaded the backdoored apk
>>345007661
Nintendo invested 30 million in Niantic.
If you don't realize how much of an influence that is, you're dumb.
>>345008286
well lot's of people did so it's not a "lie"
enjoy martial law you asshole
>>345003484
>Implyin anyone on /v/ gives a single solitary fuck about anyone
>Implying you can make friends on /v/
Rubbing your dick with someone pretending to be a girl on steam doesn't count
>>345008064
Given it's mainstream popularity it's safe to say that a huge amount of GOposters are crossboarders. It would be interesting to see just how much /v/ and /vp/'s traffic has skyrocketed in the last week.
>>345008124
I don't say this about many games with cash shops, but this game is not Pay 2 Win. I've seen Pay 2 Win cash shops in many games. Buy the biggest gun, buy the strongest armor, etc. But you can't buy strong pokemon. You can't buy levels. You can buy items, all of them that you receive in generous amounts simply by walking around a playing the game exactly as its meant to be played.
>>345007959
"Nintendo will design the latter game so that it will be connected with the world of Animal Crossing for dedicated gaming systems. "
They made that statement when they announced it back in April.
>>345008228
dude, if we wanted to talk to people that are glued to their phones, we could just go to literally any bar on the weekend.
or any cafe.
or any library.
or mcdonalds.
>>345007427
>He can't enjoy something small because of memes on 4chan
>He is forever stuck in the echochamber not realizing it's all a joke he takes seriously
>>345008625
But they want to talk about Pokemon, and I like talking about Pokemon.
>>345008214
I did use my Google account, and it's not even in the list of linked apps. As far as android permissions go, pic related.
>>345008581
That's a relief.
I honestly thought it optimistic speculation.
>>345008625
Pokemon go is a mutual topic in which people can discuss and is easilly recognizable, much like when most poster here were kids with pokemon cards/gameboy games, which gave kids something to talk about and ways to interact with eachother.
What are you going to go to a bar normally and see someone on their cellphone and strike up a conversation about how "Hey I have one of those fancy touchem screens too!"
>>345008625
>cafe
people woking on stuff
>library
No talking in library
>McD's
Do you literally approach strangers at McDonalds?
Go to a park
See people playing
Catch a Squirtle
Direct the people towards said Squirtle
Make friends
>>345008551
>you can buy items to get more pokemon and level faster
>this give you better/higher level shit
how is this not pay to win? because they give some free items out as well? okay
>>345008952
>looking for a fucking wiggly tuff
>pass some people and ask if they've seen a wiggly tuff
>they tell me the street its on
Thanks pokefriends
>>345006253
Not him, but I'm on miitomo pretty much daily.
It's not as booming as it was at launch, but there's still a pretty big community there.
>>345009031
Because there really isn't anything to win in the game, there is no end goal and you can play the whole game without ever touching a gym.
Its P2W for gym fags but they lose out on the benefits of actually having to get around to progress to do something that doesn't even matter and only lasts a day tops.
>>345009268
no matter how casual, if people can spend money to get AHEAD even if there is NO pvp/no competition or ANYTHING, that is still pay to win. it ruins the immersion for many people.
>>345009031
You can buy a million pokeballs and incense but they aren't going to do anything if you aren't up and moving and playing like everybody else. You still have to put in time and miles to catch pokemon because catching pokemon is how you level up. Spend a hundred bucks on items and you aren't any further ahead than anybody else unless you play.
>Live in suburb
>Only pokestops are a 10 minute walk apart
>Work is only a 10 minute walk from my home
>0 Pokemon near my workplace
Might as well drop this game.
The only nice thing is I live in an apartment complex so I can catch quite a few pidgey/weedle/rattata without leaving my apartment, but I'm already out of pokeballs so RIP.
Oh, and everytime I ran out of pokeballs a rare pokemon immediately appears on top of me. Fucking rigged game trying to get me to give them money.
>>345001342
Remember the nonstop fallout shelter threads?
>People on here have been wanted Nintendo to go third-party or go mobile for years
>Nintendo releases a mobile game that becomes popular as hell
>people on here shit on them for it
Isn't this what people wanted?
>>345008228
And I need Pokemon GO for that?
>>345009631
You don't need Pokemon Go for anything. It facilitates communication among its players and fans though. Its fun and people enjoy it. It's given people an excuse to go outside, wander around their hometowns and interact with the people around them. And that is okay.
>>345009396
I think if that ruins the fun of the game for you you care a little too much, especially considering you can go straight from lvl10 to lvl20 without paying a cent.
>>345009602
>/v/ is one person
Even then
>Make mobile garbage with literally no gameplay other than walking from A to B
>Expect /v/ to like it
>>345008952
>>cafe
milfs in their natural habitat, also coffee is one of the easiest ice breakers and tells you a lot about a person
>>library
gilfs in their natural habitat. you can get away with whispering because of hearing aids
>>mcdonalds
i had a clown fetish that needed tending to
>>345008932
when you go to a bar all you have to do is sing one karaoke song, and then offer the free drink to the nearest girl afterwards
>>345009956
But /v/ is liking it.
Never seen so much normalfags on this board in this past week because of this.
>>345009956
The idea is for it to be social more than anything; what else are you going to do with a mobile game if not have it focus more on community than gameplay?
Phones are the worst possible option for gameplay-focused development.
>>345008802
wait until they realize it's an easy way to find guys that have disposable income, based on how much PokeCoins you've purchased.
just like all the guys who realized it could pick up chicks, the gold diggers will come swarmin'.
can't have light without dark.
>>345010024
>/r9k/ goes to town
>>345010234
I've yet to be swimming in pussy due to Pokemon and I doubt I will be any time soon no matter how many times I defend the local Gym.
>>345010094
You're right, what I meant is a recognizable part of /v/ hated it. The one that doesn't have shit taste (granted that's a pretty small part)
>>345010212
>The idea is for it to be social more than anything
I'm not claiming otherwise, just saying that because of that it's natural that the people that actually play videogames won't like it
>>345010212
>>Phones are the worst possible option for gameplay-focused development
not really. you could quite easily play the original pokemon with a couple of touch screen buttons and multiplayer over bluetooth.
the problem is that mobiles have been associated with games for short attention spans from the get-go.
they've realized this is where the cash is, and that you'd be a fool to not take advantage of that.
>>345010341
nah i don't think r9k would have what it takes to pull gilfs.
gilfs are the masters of detecting insecurities, they will fucking stomp r9k into the ground.
might be able to pull the clowns though.
>>345010024
People don't talk to strangers because its generally considered abnormal behavior in our society. Hell, one of the earliest lessons we are taught as children is not to talk to strangers. We are conditioned to treat those who do as people with ulterior motives or those who wish to do us harm. Its why we have social circles and why many prefer to stay in that circle. But if anything Go has simply made one large social circle which a lot of people feel comfortable entering into because there is nothing threatening or potentially harmful about Pokemon.
>>345001009
Yes, their one game defines the state of the company. Not hyperbolic at all.
>>345010403
>>local gym
you need to change the strategy my man.
just place lures outside sex shops.
>>345010786
it's quite funny because literal criminals have already figured out how to spin it in a bad way.
the conditioning part is interesting, i wonder if pokemon go still counts as conditioning as well?
>>345010859
Times have changed.
>>345010418
>it's natural that the people that actually play videogames won't like it
That's a pretty big generalization, anon.
I'm not claiming to have information on demographics, but video games aren't exclusively relegated to the stereotypical image of a pale, overweight shut-in anymore.
I play a shit ton of video games, but I'm enjoying having this to give me an excuse to get outside and explore my town some, without feeling like I should be doing something more productive.
>>345005731
They fixed the google access stuff.
>>345005560
>S-stop making m-money
>>345011175
There will always be bad seeds in every community, like the Pokestation muggers, people who Go and drive, or those assholes who deface property with spray paint. But it's safe to say that those are isolated incidents and don't represent the community as a whole.
>>345010520
I've never really enjoyed playing games like that without buttons though. It could just be that I was raised before touch-screens were a thing and prefer a more tactile interface, and kids today would have no issue playing on a touch screen.
That said, I doubt you can really control a game as precisely via touch vs physical controls.
>>345011412
>but video games aren't exclusively relegated to the stereotypical image of a pale, overweight shut-in anymore.
Good thing I'm not saying that then. I judge videogames mainly by the thing that makes them games: gameplay. Pokemon Go has almost 0. Zero. nil. nada.
>without feeling like I should be doing something more productive
That's your problem, it's not like most hobbies are productive anyway
>>345005560
As long as it's not another board game, I'm excited for whatever animal crossing I'm able to get my hands on.
>>345011654
Your idea of what games are/should be are pretty narrow.
I'm glad I stopped buying nintendo stuff after wii... I'm glad I never bought any of their shitty handhelds as I was never into any of their hardware in general. Too bad they can't make good games (all the good n64 games were by Rare).. Ninfail is truly true
I hope they go with bigger bang than Konami
>>345011903
I didn't say Go wasn't a game, just that since it has little gameplay it's a bad videogame
>If it has gameplay it's a videogame
>narrow
>>345011654
That's because it's a casual collecting game, as opposed to the ARG RPG people were expecting. It doesn't seem like a deep, intricate experience was ever intended; the purpose is for people to walk around and talk about neat little monsters, while lighting up the synapses that make you feel accomplished after catching or evolving one that you liked.
I'm convinced that this is as much of a reason as the push for an early release that there are only the gen 1 pokes in it at this point; even if you haven't played since the 90s, you have a favorite gen 1 pokemon, and nostalgia is a huge factor in the app's success.
> it's not like most hobbies are productive anyway
Sure, but by spending my free time say, reading a book, playing video games, or exploring parts of my town I've never been while hunting for a growlithe, I don't feel like I'm wasting time in the same way I would if I was just walking around the city.
>>345001009
Nintendo is literally going to drown in money after this.
>pokemon go comes out
>Millions of people who otherwise wouldn't go outside, socialize, have fun
>realize they like being outside, socializing, and having fun
>Media catches wind that the fearmongering is rubbing off
>shutitdown.jpg
>PEDOPHILES, MUGGINGS, STABBINGS, POKEMON GO THE MOST DANGEROUS THING SINCE HITLER??? STAY TUNED
>>345012356
I agree with your first paragraph, but that doesn't stop it from being a low quality effort.
The second part of your post is completely subjective. For example I feel like walking around capturing pokemon that you can't even train properly or fight with to be a complete waste of my time and I'd much rather work on my backlog
>>345011614
it doesn't represent the community no, but it's still pretty interesting that the method they used to do it is pretty much one of the core features of the app.
it's very stream-lined. if i compare it to say, a dating app or a craigslist page, criminals have to do a bit more work, but pokemon go is straight up just 'insert lure here".
the simplicity of it is crazy.
>>345012728
Right?
Stupid motherfuckers walk into traffic staring at their phones all the time, but now that stupid motherfuckers are walking into traffic staring at pokemon go, the only thing to do is incite PANIC
>>345011645
i agree about the whole tactile interface thing.
the only input that makes sense to me on phones is swiping
also i found it really odd that swipe-based keyboards were introduced so late into the touch screen scene, it just makes so much more sense...i figured that would've been one of the first things to become popular
>>345012790
Time spent doing what you like is never wasted.
>le me playing Pokemon Go on campus
>Go to a starbucks to train my bitchin' Charizard like a boss
>Meet some cute girls wearing the Love Pink clothing brand all huddled together
>They're playing Pokemon Go
>Me Gusta
>Have a Socially Awesome penguin moment as I approach them and bring up how cool Pokemon is
>"OMG yaaassss I feel like I'm 10 years old again"
>[Wanz voice] This is fucking awesome!
>We beat the Gym battle and bae catches Onyx
>She names the Onyx after me
>Before saying goodbye we trade numbers and 3DS friendcodes (fuck yes, she's a gamer too!)
Gentlemen I require maximum brofist because this was a triumph, im making a note here HUGE SUCCESS
>>345012728
inb4 donald trump invests huge amounts of money in niantic
>>345012790
It was subjective because it was my opinion on why having pokemon give me excuse to explore is a "productive" waste of time, rather than feeling like I'm piddling time away.
I like to collect things, which GO is good for, and I like to breed and battle pokemon, which the mainline games will always be good for.
And on the topic of subjectivity, a lot of people would probably disagree that working on a video game backlog is a better use of time than exploring and finding new things.
Just saying.
>>345013145
>what you like
Exactly, it's subjective. Thanks for agreeing with me
>>345013390
You're welcome senpai.
>>345013374
My point is that whether something is "productive" or not is not relevant at all to the quality of the game
>exploring and finding new things.
I wouldn't call walking around staring at your cellphone "exploring"
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>Download the game and see what this is all about
>It's a fun, mobile game that used your GPS to catch pokemon and misc stuff
Yes, very fun and anything you want, but if you're 18+ you should feel ashamed of playing a game like that. I'm not scolding you or anything, but you gotta remember the MLP fandom and look what happened to them.
Anyhow, I think the game needs pokemon battles between users and tamagotchi mechanics.
>>345013795
>comparing MLP to what originally was TCG / gameboy game
amiibofags have brought us to this point.
hopefully nintendo sees the greed and brings nintendo games to PC for easy shekels. that would be the only silver lining in all this.
but nintendo isnt intelligent so i doubt it. every success they have seems to be a fluke.
>>345013742
No, but visiting landmarks I didn't know existed because the game highlights them for me is.
And stumbling around with your face glued to the screen is how some people play it, sure, but you can just as easily glance at the nearest pokestop and make your way in that direction without much hassle. Your phone buzzes when pokemon are nearby, so there's no need to keep your eyes on-screen at all times.
You just seem to be making a lot of generalizations. You've gotta realize that not everyone is a hardcore gamer such as yourself, and may be able to have fun with products you deem inferior.
>>345014347
>You've gotta realize that not everyone is a hardcore gamer such as yourself
Never stated I was one
You've gotta realize that you can have fun with bad videogames
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