Didn't say it would cure anything but it sure would help the situation, and this isn't the first time Nintendo did something like this...the goal of Nintendo Wii was to get people up and moving staying active.
Yeah the Wii was supposed to do that as well how has that worked out? They play the game and get their "exercise" then go eat crap food and wash it down with soda taking in more calories and sodium than they burned. First it was videos kids watched then video games and cell phones it is all an electronic babysitter for parents.
It is a parenting issue then not a electronics thing. I gamed when I was younger and still do but, my parents never allowed me to sit in my room all day eating cheetos and drinking mnt. dew like some parents do now. in any case it's a fad and we won't hear about it in a month.
I have started playing it but I don't play like a lot of people do. I turn the app on and look at where the next destination is, then I jog or walk (depending on what kind of exercise I am looking for that day) over there. The app will vibrate when you get close enough to catch one so then I stop and catch it then keep going. Last night I got 3.4 miles in and even talked to a few people. If people are just doing it because they are bored I'm all for that but when people start getting addicting to it or being dumb that is too far. I can't wait until a Charizard appears on a military base...
I read an article that points out that you have to give the Niantic FULL PERMISSIONS of your Google account to download the game. That give that company full access to your entire google account including emails, contacts, pictures, so on and so forth. It even has the ability to send emails as you. Pokémon Go is automatically granting permission to read your Gmail | The Verge
It's based off an old app that already has saved locations, most are monuments or public areas. As long as you're within 30 yards of the location it will work.
It doesn't. My wife's co worker was telling her yesterday that a lady a couple blocks away from her has some "rare" pokemon that is actually in her garage. She lives next to a public park but the app cant differentiate it apparently and placed the pokemon in her garage. Apparently she's had a dozen or more people come and knock on her door to see if they can get in her garage. I mean, really??
What can you do when Pokémon Go decides your house is a gym? | The Verge Seems pretty irresponsible of a company and could quite easily lead to physical confrontation between homeowners and zombies.
Yep. I live behind a big church that apparently has a lot of activity. Had a kid knock on my door because he wanted to get in my backyard to catch a Pokemon. I let him though.
Heck ya. At least they are outside getting some exercise and fresh air and meeting other people. I really don't have a problem with it. My youngest son is 20, and he and several of his buddies played it for a while a couple of nights ago to see what it was all about. They actually had a great time running all over town. I would much rather see them do that, than sit on the sofa in the game-room playing video games. I would like to see some of you guys here call that group of boys losers. I think you would get your shorts handed to you. lol
As a parent with two kids on a family cell plan, how much data are they burning? Plus people looking for them, my driveway is a half mile long for a reason, privacy is a priority and uninvited visitors are not appreciated and depending on the time of the intrusion it may be a testy situation. Oh I suppose the millennial group of people that shows up at 10:00 at night is going to think I am out of line for telling them to get the f out.
Sitting here shaking my head in disbelief ( disgust) and thinking some people really need to get a life. I think it was reported in Milwaukee where one person literally walked into cars looking for the things !!!!
If I ended up with a rare pokemon on my property I would charge a trespass fee to anybody that wanted to go after it.
I smell a lawsuit in the near future for Nintendo. What happens when someone gets shot for trespassing in the middle of the night looking for a pocket monster.
