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'Pokémon Go' Now Available in the UK App Store

Great, more complaining about a story. I'd rather see this, than stories about work apps that make it easier for you to sit on your butt in front of a computer.
 
JarScott said:
Oh great! I absolutely cannot wait to jump on this craze that'll totally last longer than a week!

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It's the new Flappy Bird.
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I think you're wrong here. Flappy bird posed no real advantages to playing at all. People will carry on using Pokemon Go as a weird hobby/work out/socialising app for some time.

It *is* fun, and surreal running into other pokemon trainers, and its getting a lot of people to go for jogs who wouldn't normally. It's.. Really not comparable to flappy bird.
 
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Well whoopidooooo. Now we get even more idiots glued to their phones when they should be concentrating on what's happening around them?
How long before a player gets mugged (or worse) because they were so engrossed(or addicted) in playing this [redacted] game?
 
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StevieD100 said:
Well whoopidooooo. Now we get even more idiots glued to their phones when they should be concentrating on what's happening around them?
How long before a player gets mugged (or worse) because they were so engrossed(or addicted) in playing this [redacted] game?
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I think the concept they came up with was brilliant. Someone finally found a way to put augmented reality into the hands of everyday consumers. It's a huge breakthrough for that segment. Now for the ugly side, we're going to see so many people walking around outdoors holding their phones at objects and perhaps see some (or all) of the things you listed. We're really going to see how weird our society has become - and then... after a few months or maybe years, it will all seem normal.
 
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Still no release in site for us folks here in Canada. Tons of my friends are playing already via the unofficial means but I am waiting for the official release before I download and try it. I love the franchise and I think this game is brilliant to try and get folks out and about. Yes, you do stare at your phone a lot of the time while out, but walking, meeting new people is still better than sat around doing nothing.

I will say, one thing does concern me is the amount of people who have disregard for the privacy of others. My cousin lives in Edmonton and at about 1:00 AM his time last night he messaged me with a picture of 2 car loads of people wandering around the street, the neighbors yards, and his own yard.. all looking for Pokemon.

1:00 AM out looking for Pokemon is one thing but to do it on the property of multiple strangers is a whole other level of problematic.
 
The saddest part of this is that now some really strange looking people are going to be mistaken for Pokemon. Bar fights aplenty.
 
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Ref: http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1146475-pokemon"
 
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buttongerald said:
Still no release in site for us folks here in Canada.

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I will say, one thing does concern me is the amount of people who have disregard for the privacy of others. My cousin lives in Edmonton and at about 1:00 AM his time last night he messaged me with a picture of 2 car loads of people wandering around the street, the neighbors yards, and his own yard.. all looking for Pokemon.

1:00 AM out looking for Pokemon is one thing but to do it on the property of multiple strangers is a whole other level of problematic.
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Wasn't familiar with Canadian trespass law but according to this summary aimed at photographers, those individuals were breaking the law. I see a lawsuit in the making…
 
CliftonHighgrov said:
Wasn't familiar with Canadian trespass law but according to this summary aimed at photographers, those individuals were breaking the law. I see a lawsuit in the making…
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No doubt they were. And my cousin isn't the type of man to go out and scream lawsuit at them, but he is just baffled that of all the times you can get together with friends to engage in this sort of activity, you choose 1:00 AM in the middle of the week to do so.

I like Pokemon, I have since the franchise came here to North America.. but come on people.
 
Good heavens !! Now the UK is joining in on the Poke-e-mon battle...

I guess u really gotta catch 'em all..

It's a bloody crime wave....
 
Pitty its only local though....

I could see this turning into a war/race against time, if u have to actually get on a plane to fly across country...


Your boss would suddenly see an increase in "business trips" ... Sorry about 90% of the company is taking a nice vacation...
 
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