Pokemon Go dominates the world
As players walk the streets, enter into unknown places, and flock at pokestops with lures, Pokemon Go dominates today’s current society. The game was released in July of 2016 and immediately got millions of downloads within the first few hours.
The game requires you to move around and reach a certain amount of miles to accomplish goals in the game such as leveling up. When walking around, you can stop by a poke stop, which gives you items such as pokeballs, to catch pokemon, potions, to heal your pokemon after it has taken damage, and revives, if your pokemon has fainted. Also while walking around you can find a gym in which you can conquer for your team. A player can acquire a team once he or she advances to level five. The player has an option of three teams, Mystic, Valor, and Instinct, each resonating with its legendary bird pokemon.
Many people began playing pokemon go due to their prior experience with Nintendo’s DS games.
“I played Pokemon Soulsilver quite a few years ago on my DS,” John Sherman, sophomore on Team Mystic, said.
Meanwhile others just downloaded the game because of popularity on social media and in the public, not from childhood or video game experiences.
“I started playing Pokemon Go because all my friends were playing it and it seemed like a interesting game, so I downloaded it. I also felt like it would get me outside more,” said Saria Nassar, sophomore on Team Valor, said.
“I go for a couple walks each day, so that is a couple hours depending on what day of the week,” Sherman said.
Some may find themselves more active because of Pokemon Go but others disagree with this statement.
“Honestly, I don’t see myself as a more active person, normally I get most of my exercise in the gym,” said Tristan Montes, senior on team Instinct.
Overall, many players will continue to play this game in the future until all missions in the game are completed that the game has for them to complete.
“I do plan on the playing the game in the future, that is until I accomplish my goal of catchin em all, or until the app becomes obsolete. In that case I’ll probably move past the app,” Montes said.
