Pokémon GO: The Data Behind America’s Latest Obsession

Re:Pokémon GO: The Data Behind America’s Latest Obsession by rickyc091 on Monday July 11, 2016 @08:35AM (#12070569)

Agreed, I like the simplicity of the game. I've tried ingress a few times and I didn't have patience going through the wall of text to understand the game. Pokemon has a lower barrier.

For those who don't want to invest too much time, they can occasionally boot up the app when they walk around and catch a few pokemon. Those who are more hardcore will probably stick around at gyms and battle away.

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Re:Pokémon GO: The Data Behind America’s Latest Obsession by Niksko on Monday July 11, 2016 @09:55AM (#12071028)

But there's no depth to the game. Yes it has a very low learning curve, but there's really very little progression. Even casual players get sick of a game that doesn't progress. At least candy crush gets a bit harder and introduces new mechanics.

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