Thread: Any of you guys play pokemon?

Pokemon originally started as a brilliant marketing campaign. There was a videogame for nintendo' game boy (which all my friends and I played), a TV show and a collectable card game. All of them have been ongoing for 20 some years. The new smartphone app requires you to walk to landmarks and places of interest. There has been such an increase in foot traffic that many businesses in the area are booming with business. I'll never play, but quite fascinating.

I took the dog for a walk last night. There were more young people out in the park than usual, by far, and most were obviously playing Pokemon. The game is silly and probably a waste of time. I have captured 34 myself.

what are you supposed to do with them once you have them? start an imaginary menagerie?

I think you train them to fight in gyms. I don't expect to make it that far.

Since it has not been released in Denmark I can't. But as soon it does I will be all over with my Charmander In fact I still have pokemon cards somewhere.... Haha!

Originally Posted by edhewitt

what are you supposed to do with them once you have them? start an imaginary menagerie?

Imaginary menagerie, that just trips nicely off the tongue.

Originally Posted by dinnermint

Pokemon originally started as a brilliant marketing campaign. There was a videogame for nintendo' game boy (which all my friends and I played), a TV show and a collectable card game. All of them have been ongoing for 20 some years. The new smartphone app requires you to walk to landmarks and places of interest. There has been such an increase in foot traffic that many businesses in the area are booming with business. I'll never play, but quite fascinating.

It is still marketing. I was reading about the latest version today and I wonder how much the businesses pay to become a hot spot. I read the Mall of America had 26 spots.

I am not sure i can take credit for it though. But if i can you are welcome to use it as a thread woven into the fabric of your conversations 😆

dinnermint you are right - this is fascinating. I feel like it's only the beginning and the potential for this type of thing is significant. We'll be at the malls searching for elves and Santa at Christmas, ghosts and mummies at Halloween, Easter eggs, leprechauns on St. Patty's, you name it!

Already complaints down here of random people wandering into peoples properties looking at their phone like they are taking photos.
Great idea to get people off the couch, one of my grandsons will literally spend all day gaming if you let him.