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A Gen-X User Guide to Pokémon Go

Edit CityLab 12 Jul 2016
That was the first vicious creature I captured in my Pokémon career, which began last Friday, when several million Americans and I finally got through to the server and downloaded Pokémon Go, which is a thing ... The real game—Deep Pokémon Go—is fun and instructive for users of all ages ... Nintendo, which owns all these Pokémon things, developed Pokémon Go with Niantic, a division of Google ... And that’s what makes Pokémon Go wild fun....

Suddenly, it’s a Pokémon Go world, and we’re just living in it

Edit The Miami Herald 12 Jul 2016
At a minimum, Pokémon Go makes walking the dog more interesting ... I was told I don’t have enough skill level yet to visit the Pokémon Gym, which is apparently where you go to test battle skills, and which is located at the town pool ... On Thursday, Nintendo, the company behind the longstanding Japanese RPG and trading card universe of Pokémon, released Pokémon Go, developed as a game by Niantic, a Google offshoot....

Pokémon GO players pursue creatures around Chicago

Edit Chicago Sun-Times 12 Jul 2016
On every street, it seems, people are pursuing Pokémon characters in a game called Pokémon GO, which has turned the city into a playground. Using smartphone technology, the free app lets players “catch” Pokémon characters that appear in real-world locations. By connecting with smartphone cameras and GPS, the app shows virtual Pokémon characters popping up in real places ... Pokémon can turn up anywhere, from the train to the sidewalk....

Pokémon Go Brings Real Money to Random Bars and Pizzerias

Edit Bloomberg 12 Jul 2016
The pizzeria became one of the earliest businesses to deliberately tap into a real-world windfall from Pokémon Go, a wildly popular augmented-reality game released on July 6 by Nintendo Co ... Part of the game involves capturing virtual Pokémon, visible only when looking at your surroundings through a smartphone, and L’inizio’s has been crawling with them....

Want a driver to chase Pokémon? These Craigslist ads will help.

Edit Mashable 12 Jul 2016
Fear not, Pokémon chasers, there is a new way to hunt down the little critters across America. Two brilliant entrepreneurs have put ads on Craigslist offering to drive obsessive Pokémon Go players around town for a small fee ... 'Pokémon Go' is getting people outside and injuring them....

For millennials, Pokemon Go is a childhood dream come true

Edit The Miami Herald 12 Jul 2016
Like many of the other students walking around the campus Monday afternoon, the 23-year-old statistics senior was engrossed in Pokémon Go, waiting to spot an elusive Pokémon character. For the third day, he had staked out a spot in search of Squirtle, a turtle-like Pokémon he had already failed to catch five times ... And now Pokémon Go, the free ......

For millennials, Pokémon Go is a childhood dream come true

Edit The Miami Herald 12 Jul 2016
Like many of the other students walking around the campus Monday afternoon, the 23-year-old statistics senior was engrossed in Pokémon Go, waiting to spot an elusive Pokémon character. For the third day, he had staked out a spot in search of Squirtle, a turtle-like Pokémon he had already failed to catch five times ... And now Pokémon Go, the free ......

Google to change app permissions for 'Pokémon Go' after security concerns

Edit Mashable 12 Jul 2016
Pokémon Go players won't have to worry about sketchy app permissions for much longer ... How the gurus behind Google Earth created 'Pokémon Go'. In a statement provided to Mashable, Niantic, the developer of Pokémon Go, said that the app "erroneously requests full access permission for the user’s Google account," but that no user information was compromised....

Pokémon Go servers down yet again

Edit Venture Beat 12 Jul 2016
Pokémon trainers have always had to deal with hardships like tough gym leaders, that meddling Team Rocket, and finding rare legendary creatures ... Pokémon Go is experiencing another major round of outages as trainers in the United States get off work and yet out into the tall grass ... Pokémon Go has already shot to the top of the download and revenue charts on Apple and Google devices ... — Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) July 8, 2016....

Pokémon Go outpaces Clash Royale as the fastest game ever to No. 1 on the mobile revenue charts

Edit Venture Beat 12 Jul 2016
Pokémon Go is the fastest mobile game ever to reach No ... “Even though Pokémon Go is only officially open in three countries, the game is generating well over $1 million of net revenue for Niantic Labs,” App Annie communications boss Fabien Pierre-Nicolas said ... If Pokémon Go does generate $1 billion annually, this’ll mean it maintained at least a top-five placement on the U.S....

Pokemon GO at the Garth Brooks Concert? App Takes Over Music Venues

Edit Billboard 12 Jul 2016
The new app Pokémon GO has taken over, bringing together people of all ages to follow along their smart phones in search of Pokémons in parks, restaurants, offices and on the street ... The Pokémon GO craze has even gotten the attention of artists like Wiz Khalifa, Big Sean, Hey Violet’s Casey Moreta, Jhene Aiko, Good Charlotte’s Billy Martin, Steve Aoki and other DJs ... @JheneAiko convinced me to download Pokémon Go....

Pokémon GO: 10 points on the latest global rage

Edit Indian Express 12 Jul 2016
Pokémon GO app has only been launched in Australia, US, and New Zealand, but the world is playing this game thanks to APK files and side installs. Pokémon GO, which is yet to launch globally, has already taken the world by storm ... Pokémon GO app has only been launched in Australia, US, and New Zealand, but the world is playing this game thanks to APK files and side installs....

Pokémon Go is getting lazy kids outside

Edit New York Post 12 Jul 2016
Pokémon Go, the augmented reality game that has taken the United States by storm over the past week ... In running to find Pokémon this summer, kids have stumbled upon the classic childhood pleasure of joyfully exploring the outdoors ... Compared to that, capturing Pokémon seems far more eco-conscious. Another anti-Pokémon argument bemoans screen time....
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