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Am I the only one that thinks Pokemon Go will be a failure?

Discussion in 'Entertainment and Technology' started by xvigil5, Sep 20, 2015.

  1. xvigil5

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    It seemed like a great idea to me at first but then I started thinking. I don't know if anyone is like me, but I'm lazy af. I'm not going outside just to catch an eevee :dry: I'd rather them make another 3ds game
     
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    You're not the only person.

    However I think it'll have promise. It's being made by the same people that made Ingress, which is a rather popular mobile game with the same core mechanic. If it was just Nintendo I would figure it'd fall flat on its face.
     
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    I don't have high hopes for it (sad)
     
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    Same! It doesn't even sound appealing
     
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    I like the idea but although a 3DS app would make more sense than a mobile game.
     
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    Nah, I still have faith in it that it will be good :slight_smile: Though I wont take the trailer literally, where it would look like Pokemon augmented reality. I still think it would be fun!
     
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    No. I'm personally not a fan of mobile games, but I think it has the potential to be very good. It may take time though.

    The more I think about it, you know it is kind of a funny concept. Like hey what are you doing at the park? Oh nothing just trying to catch a Pokemon. No big deal :lol:

    It's something I'll still probably try.
     
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    Will it be a potential failure now? It's more likely now, yes, but that's because technology isn't quite to where the trailer implies.

    In the future, though, who knows?
     
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    I can guess it won't be ideal, and I can imagine some of the issues that might arise. However I think it's the first step in a pretty interesting direction; I sometimes imagine how it'd be to play Pokemon in a virtual reality and all, or to actually have the CGI in the trailer in real life.

    I think it has promise, even though it definitely won't be perfect. I'm still going to wait for it to be released and have a go, though I might end up just replaying Pokemon on a DS if I feel the urge to rather than go out to catch some.
     
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    Well it'll most likely have similar success to the pokemon event/game that was born from the partnership with google maps a while back which must have been fairly successful or Nintendo wouldn't have bothered with pokemon GO.

    Whatevet way you look at it though both parties get a good deal. Nintendo didn't have to do much work on it since it'd be mostly the other company working on it but they still get a good amount of the profits and the other company gains awareness and popularity for itself by working with a big franchise like pokemon.

    Or at least that's what I think. I doubt people will be interested in it for long though. Especially since a lot of people don't travel much.

    Can't wait till we have VR pokemon like in the trailer though :3
     
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    A failure in the creators eyes? No. People are going to play the shit out of this game, therefore it will be a great success.

    A failure in the players eyes? I think it might be yes. I personally think it will not be as good as it is being made out to be, and may be a flop.

    Who knows though?
     
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    i don't know. i like the idea and i know a lot of people are excited about this but i'd also be way too lazy to go outside to catch a pokémon, lol. i might make an exception for eevee tho.
     
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    Forget Gary Oak, the ultimate rival is laziness.
     
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    Last time I checked, 3DS does not gather location data, which appears to be what the entire app runs on. Even if it did, making it a smartphone app is the right move; only a fraction of the people in modern countries has a 3DS whereas pretty much everybody has a smartphone. There's a reason that smartphone games are so successful despite generally being garbage and that it because they throw an extremely wide net, which is also why I'd say no--no, I do not believe it will be a failure.
     
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    Pokemon dream radar is basically pokemon go but a bit older, and for 3ds.

    I want this to be good, it's a good idea, but i bet that it's gonna be kinda bad.
     
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    I don't know if it will be a failure but I hope it does fail. I like it better when Nintendo makes full games rather than gimmick products.