Alexandra Cauley, a 25-year-old promotions assistant from Edgewood, was slightly embarrassed about her addiction to the game but was eager to applaud the developers for picking Pokestops that highlight landmarks near where she lives.
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Pokemon Go seems to be like a tsunami that has swept the entire world.
“Oh I got a Pokemon”, said player Joon Ro.
Released in New Zealand on Wednesday, Pokemon GO is the latest virtual reality craze, mostly taken up by millennials desperate to reclaim this small part of their ’90s childhood. “They are like ‘Hey that Pokemon is over there”. People are getting themselves into trouble, while others have trouble brought to them.
He, too, urged users to watch where they’re going. She explored a water tower near her former high school in Churchill and a mural in the Edgewood area – places she’d never seen before.
“It does get people out and about, the only downfall is that people are out and about looking at their phones”. Others have made unintended discoveries, such as the Wyoming woman who stumbled upon a body lying face down in a river near her home in Riverton. Only us, Australia, Ireland and the U.S. have been granted access so far.
Pokemon GO opens a universe of Pokemon to find, catch, trade, and battle on your iPhone or Android device. Pokemon GO was rolled out on July 6 and is now available in the US, where it’s dominating the list of top free apps on both the App Store and Google Play Store, as well as in Australia and New Zealand.
“Pokemon Go” has caused accidents, people have trespassed on to property to catch Pokemon and in Missouri four men were arrested for robbing gamers at gunpoint.
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In the less than a week since Pokemon GO was released it has surged to the top of the app charts and Nintendo’s shares jumped over 56 percent.
