Have
you ever wondered what it would be like to play Pokémon in real life?
It is pretty fair to say that most people my age have
played Pokémon at some point in their lifetime. If you loved the old games as
much as I did, you are really going to like what Nintendo is doing. They have
created a game that uses geolocation so that the user can play Pokémon in the
world around them that will release in 2016.
This means that you will no longer have to be playing your Gameboy hours on end without even moving. In this addition of Pokémon you will have to be active to succeed in this game. “Imagine, for example, having to travel to an actual volcano to capture a Charizard—Pokémon are region-specific, after all. Imagine making eye contact with another stranger, and feeling the need to challenge them right there, just like you would in the games. Imagine banding together with other players to form a real-world Team Rocket, whose sole aim is to cause havoc and steal Pokémon (Read more at www.inquisitr.com).” This is what is super exciting about what Nintendo is doing—the game is actually real.
This app will be free on all iOS and Android phones,
but like most apps you will have the opportunity to upgrade for perks during
the free-play. This means that you will no longer have to carry around a Gameboy
and Nintendo DS anymore. The game is just as convenient as opening up an app on
your phone and stepping outside your door.
Will this kind of ingenuity be a huge success in the
video game industry? Personally, I will be downloading this app, and I am
hoping that it will be as successful as it is anticipated to be. Just like any
new technology, we really won’t know what to expect until it comes out. For now
the Pokemon fanatics must wait patiently.
(This wristband is a bluetooth device that alerts the user of nearby trainers and Pokémon. This is only for the upgraded version of the game--Pokémon Go Plus)
Do you think that this new game will live up to the
hype?
This sounds very interesting! I think that Nintendo is really stepping up their game with this new idea. The have picked the opportune time to release this new form of Pokémon. As you said we are the generation that grew up with Pokémon and as the world of technology is advancing we are often the first adapters, making the game perfect for our generation. This game combines nostalgia, gaming, and tech and takes the whole Pokémon arena to a new level. Video gamers are nerds about technology and I think this will be the perfect mix of gaming, tech, and real life, making the game a huge success.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really interesting idea, but here's the issue- we're dealing with an antiquated video game company here. Nintendo hasn't really been doing anything significant for older gamers (the Wii's target audience was mainly middle school and younger) since the last Gamecube rolled off the assembly lines, and some would debate they couldn't hold a candle to Sony's Playstation and Microsoft's Xbox even then. They've slowly eroded from the general public consciousness, and therefore I fear that this game might take a while to get popular because most people just don't look to Nintendo as a serious gaming competitor anymore.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I can safely say that there is a huge fandom of people of almost all ages that are going to support anything that Nintendo puts out with the Pokemon name on it, and those people will spread the word. So, if it ever actually gets off the ground, I could see this game being revolutionary, so long as Nintendo has the capital to make it work correctly.
This is a really interesting idea. I grew up playing the old game boy Pokemon, so to see how this game is evolving from a handheld game device to an interactive world is amazing! You can really almost live in the game versus it just being on a screen. I think that this will make the the gaming world a lot more social sot of like how when headsets were brought into the industry.
ReplyDeleteI am really excited for this. this is a very revolutionary idea, and it could change the world of video games. I grew up enjoying these games, and to think that I could go outside and catch a pokemon is kind of cool. I think that Geolocation could add a whole other level to the video game industry.
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