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Title: Pokemon go
Post by: rayne315 on July 06, 2016, 09:49:20 pm
Just released in the us.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: azure on July 06, 2016, 09:56:07 pm
Just downloaded it, will give it a go later.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: rayne315 on July 06, 2016, 10:47:18 pm
its extreamly glitch at this point ive ran into probably 4-5 things that caused issue includeing one that crashed the game... btw the servers just went down
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 06, 2016, 10:48:45 pm
Grabbed it also, might actually get me outside at least for a bit. This heat right now sucks super hard. At least I got my Squirtle like old times lol
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: desocietas on July 06, 2016, 11:57:16 pm
I tried it during beta, and it wasn't bad. Very much like Ingress as it's using the same landmarks. The full release seems a little more polished, but there's not much to the game, personally other than just waiting for a pokemon to show up while you're walking around. Then you get to look like the weirdo who's playing on their phone in a random area while you throw pokeballs at a rattata.
Haha, but definitely give it a try. I was super into it for a few days but the novelty wore off pretty quickly.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: maximo310 on July 06, 2016, 11:58:10 pm
Wow, kinda stinks that's its running poorly. The beta had a number of problems with updates and certain spots not activating, but it seems like the official servers are overloaded right now to enjoy some of the improved features. Still wishing more pokemon would pop out.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: fighterpilot562 on July 07, 2016, 01:28:38 am
My phone is too old to do it :( . my friend is enjoying it though. i can see us driving around already looking for pokemon
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: ignition365 on July 07, 2016, 08:16:52 am
Still says not available in my country. (US)
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: azure on July 07, 2016, 08:49:45 am
If you have Android, try the Google Play store in your browser. That is where I downloaded it.
Yeah, I clicked a link to it in firefox and I saw that I could click download (on my computer) and my phone started installing it.
That's kind of dumb. Anyway, where I work there are about 20 pokestops within a few minutes walking distance. 2 Gyms too, one is unclaimed.
Game Freak's been trying to get us active since the Pokewalker days. I only got as far as getting my starter (Squirtle) last night before the server went down for a bit.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: rayne315 on July 07, 2016, 09:35:28 am
well the pokemon deffinately seem to congregate away from marked roads. where I work the drive going up to it the building and all the parking lots do not show up in the in game map and... ive came across ~20 pokemon on the walk from my car to my desk... but only 5 kinds.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: redblaze57 on July 07, 2016, 12:52:37 pm
"Your device is not compatible with this version" well f**k me sideways
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: karyann on July 07, 2016, 12:56:31 pm
The overwhelming demand is causing a lot of server issues, which is why the game sometimes freezes (it's waiting for an answer that will never come). Hopefulyl that's going to be fixed when the novelty wears off and the casuals walk away for a bit :)
I've been having fun for now, but the connection issues are indeed annoying. But I'm having a lot of fun!
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: ignition365 on July 07, 2016, 12:58:20 pm
The overwhelming demand is causing a lot of server issues, which is why the game sometimes freezes (it's waiting for an answer that will never come). Hopefulyl that's going to be fixed when the novelty wears off and the casuals walk away for a bit :)
I've been having fun for now, but the connection issues are indeed annoying. But I'm having a lot of fun!
yup
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: rayne315 on July 07, 2016, 01:22:07 pm
Im just hoping it isn't a massive data hog
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: desocietas on July 07, 2016, 01:37:19 pm
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: ignition365 on July 07, 2016, 01:42:19 pm
It has a battery saver mode, it helps.
Data wise, I've been playing it most of today and I've not used 10MB. But, if I really want a specific spot where I'm standing, I have to set my GPS to high accuracy, which is a battery killer. Power saver GPS works fairly well, not accurate enough to be standing AT a spot and for it to recognize you are there though, but works well enough to play. GPS only fails 100% of the time, won't even let you play the game.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: telly on July 07, 2016, 09:53:02 pm
I'm excited to try it out, but my phone doesn't have the best battery live as is, I hope that I can run it alright! :(
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: matimo on July 08, 2016, 07:04:44 am
meh... it's just excercise in disguise... i get enough of that at work. ._.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: kashell on July 08, 2016, 08:29:00 am
Pokémon Go? More like Pokémon "No"! HEY-O!
...
I'm kidding. Hopefully everyone is enjoying it.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: ignition365 on July 08, 2016, 09:06:22 am
There is a Red and Yellow gym near my work.
I will destroy them with swift justice.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: rayne315 on July 08, 2016, 09:59:04 am
lol all the gyms in my area are red... this guy from the beta has the entire area locked down tight... he's also level 20 with minimum 500 cp pokemon defending the gyms. everyone else in the area seems to have noticed and are all going red. BUT I have MUCH better pokemon than all the people entering his gyms so it wont be long before I take down his pokemon.
side note with the server issues happening when you try and log on DO NOT SWITCH APPS no matter how long it takes. if you made it past the log in screen your character is logged in and it seems like the server only logs them out every 10-30 minutes so that is how long you will have to wait before you can even try again. error prompt is: failed to get player information from the server
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: davifus on July 08, 2016, 02:44:20 pm
TFW my samsung note 2 is not supported.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: karyann on July 08, 2016, 04:06:13 pm
lol all the gyms in my area are red... this guy from the beta has the entire area locked down tight... he's also level 20 with minimum 500 cp pokemon defending the gyms. everyone else in the area seems to have noticed and are all going red. BUT I have MUCH better pokemon than all the people entering his gyms so it wont be long before I take down his pokemon.
side note with the server issues happening when you try and log on DO NOT SWITCH APPS no matter how long it takes. if you made it past the log in screen your character is logged in and it seems like the server only logs them out every 10-30 minutes so that is how long you will have to wait before you can even try again. error prompt is: failed to get player information from the server
Friends had already chosen Yellow before I installed it so I went with that, but when reading the descriptions I'd totally have chosen Mystic otherwise :( Oh well. The important thing is having fun with friends :) There are 2 Stops directly on my workplace and with ~3000 employees, there are of course a lot of people playing. So most of the time someone has set an incense to attract pokémon and I just have to sit there and catch'em all 8)
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: rayne315 on July 08, 2016, 04:12:10 pm
lol all the gyms in my area are red... this guy from the beta has the entire area locked down tight... he's also level 20 with minimum 500 cp pokemon defending the gyms. everyone else in the area seems to have noticed and are all going red. BUT I have MUCH better pokemon than all the people entering his gyms so it wont be long before I take down his pokemon.
side note with the server issues happening when you try and log on DO NOT SWITCH APPS no matter how long it takes. if you made it past the log in screen your character is logged in and it seems like the server only logs them out every 10-30 minutes so that is how long you will have to wait before you can even try again. error prompt is: failed to get player information from the server
Friends had already chosen Yellow before I installed it so I went with that, but when reading the descriptions I'd totally have chosen Mystic otherwise :( Oh well. The important thing is having fun with friends :) There are 2 Stops directly on my workplace and with ~3000 employees, there are of course a lot of people playing. So most of the time someone has set an incense to attract pokémon and I just have to sit there and catch'em all 8)
damn... my workplace is that if not more and it doesn't even recognize it as a building. but ill be damned if there aren't a shit ton of pokemon here naturally. caught a 400+ cp hypno and am going to use it to take over the gyms in town from the level 16 guy. btw im only level 7 so I got really good luck finding him. and their are 3 statues and 2 permanent construction and forestry machines adorning the entrance to the visitor parking lot where their should be ones.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 08, 2016, 05:09:06 pm
Servers have been down all afternoon for me which is annoying. I also can't seem to figure out how to close the program down to try and restart it, compared to Miitomo where you just click the back triangle button to give the option to quit. Have to keep restarting my phone just to find out if the servers have come back lol
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: rayne315 on July 08, 2016, 05:13:36 pm
Servers have been down all afternoon for me which is annoying. I also can't seem to figure out how to close the program down to try and restart it, compared to Miitomo where you just click the back triangle button to give the option to quit. Have to keep restarting my phone just to find out if the servers have come back lol
I don't know what phone you use but generally you can press and hold whatever your home button is and remove the application from running in the background. also there is a website that tracks whether the server is up or not. I do not know the website so you will have to google it but it was being constantly mentioned on the reddit.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 08, 2016, 05:45:42 pm
Servers have been down all afternoon for me which is annoying. I also can't seem to figure out how to close the program down to try and restart it, compared to Miitomo where you just click the back triangle button to give the option to quit. Have to keep restarting my phone just to find out if the servers have come back lol
I don't know what phone you use but generally you can press and hold whatever your home button is and remove the application from running in the background. also there is a website that tracks whether the server is up or not. I do not know the website so you will have to google it but it was being constantly mentioned on the reddit.
That's it, I figured out how to shut it down. Never had to use that option before lol
And found this website that keeps track of things, though it's funny that because it's so popular, their servers are struggling to keep up apparently lol
http://cmmcd.com/PokemonGo/
*EDIT* Finally got outside to actually capture a few more, though walking around my neighborhood, only 2 more pidgey's showed up, and a Spearow. Muggy, wet, weather isn't helping things for me with this. Wish I lived back in a cooler climate in Alaska. I'd be out all the time as long as it wasn't raining lol
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: fighterpilot562 on July 09, 2016, 11:56:35 am
"Your device is not compatible with this version" well f**k me sideways
I know your pain, i am lookingt to buy a used iphone now...... just to play this damn thing.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: shepard11 on July 09, 2016, 03:02:03 pm
My wife and I drove down our main street in here historical Lancaster last night. So many landmarks, might have to go for a walk after supper tonight. The real pisser is there is a gym across the street from my store and I can't ping it from my parking lot. Guess I'll just go back in and sell comics and magic cards.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: azure on July 09, 2016, 09:27:04 pm
Found a Fearow chillin in my bathroom, what a time to be alive.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: bikingjahuty on July 10, 2016, 12:27:45 am
Wow, spent literally all day catching Pokemon all over town. Ran into probably 70+ people playing GO all around town too. I was even walking around a historical district this night and some guy at a stop light yelled out his window, "You playin Pokemon GO?" Needless to say it has been an amazing day of exploration and fun, and probably the most fun I've had with a game in years! Can't wait to go out again tomorrow and do it some more :D
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 10, 2016, 06:08:53 pm
Had some errands to do so got to do a nice bit of playing the game and there were a nice batch of Pokemon found at Walmart lol Figured out what the PokeStops do exactly and found a few gyms, though I'm not high enough level. They seem varied too. Found 2 over towards the Walmart area that are yellow, two in another area I found are blue, one pretty close, and another close one that is red.
Program is buggy as all hell though. Constantly had pokeball captures freeze and such which forced me to restart the program a bunch of times. Gonna be awhile till its stable lol Not surprising as Miitomo took awhile before it loaded quicker.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: wartoy on July 10, 2016, 07:07:24 pm
very buggy but neat actually went for a walk after dinner and caught about 7 different pokemon i might lose some weight.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: telly on July 10, 2016, 08:30:24 pm
I haven't played it a whole lot, but I'm really enjoying it: it feels like I'm travelling on my own Pokemon adventure, and I really like that this game does that. I just want to find a Porygon and I'll be all set :)
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: tripredacus on July 11, 2016, 10:59:21 am
The most time I spend was trying to find an available username.
Title: Anyone else bitten by the Pokemon Go bug yet?
Post by: marvelvscapcom2 on July 11, 2016, 04:40:07 pm
I haven't tried it yet. Is it really as good as the hype? :)
Title: Re: Anyone else bitten by the Pokemon Go bug yet?
Post by: rayne315 on July 11, 2016, 04:54:06 pm
objectively speaking no it is not as good as all the hype. their are some features that need to be implemented for it to be as good as the hype. but with that said if you are a fan of the game and want an excuse to be more active in life then it lives up to the hype. but you also need to understand this is a free mobile game that's being hyped more than a lot of full length videogames. but personally speaking I do not see why you wouldn't download it even if its just to give it the old hour try.
It has only been out less than a week and I have already seen an increase in my daily steps and have been having the best time running around through the city with the goal of catching everything and taking over the local gyms. I have also been increasing my social interactions and am slowly going down the route of gaining new friends. you can spot when players place lure modules and you just gravitate to them to catch the pokemon they lure in the meantime everyone else does and you end up seeing people and talking to people you never would have thought you had anything in common with. im having more fun with this game than I ever thought would have been possible and am even going out bike ridding after work just to catch some pokemon and share in some good conversation.
Title: Re: Anyone else bitten by the Pokemon Go bug yet?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 11, 2016, 05:47:46 pm
It's had a disastrous launch and is a buggy pile of garbage, lacking too many real features, but...I'm more interested to play this than the new Pokemon Sun & Moon coming up lol When it works, it's kinda fun casually trying to catch Pokemon. Once I get some higher level Pokemon, I'll be trying out some of the gym stuff, but I don't even have a CP 200 right now. It's getting me interested in being more active, which will be a good warmup before I start back up at the gym again.
Hopefully it gets some serious fixings soon. I assume that'll happen more quickly once they get the full worldwide launch out there.
Title: Re: Anyone else bitten by the Pokemon Go bug yet?
Post by: azure on July 11, 2016, 06:28:57 pm
All I have seen/heard on social media, friends, co-workers, and even in public is Pokemon GO. It seems to me that a large sum of people have been bitten by the bug. I think it is a fun little app to waste time on while you are walking for exercise or just out and about.
Title: Re: Anyone else bitten by the Pokemon Go bug yet?
Post by: matimo on July 11, 2016, 06:29:11 pm
Not available here yet because fuck Canada apparently. Though from what ive heard im not missing much with all the DC issues with the servers.
Title: Re: Anyone else bitten by the Pokemon Go bug yet?
Post by: tripredacus on July 11, 2016, 06:50:21 pm
I have it installed but haven't found anything yet.
Title: Re: Anyone else bitten by the Pokemon Go bug yet?
Post by: hexen on July 11, 2016, 07:16:34 pm
Yeah, I've been enjoying it. I like it's prospects as a long term game, and one that is encouraging exercise (until I am exhausted). The idea behind it is just really neat, and it makes you feel like a Pokemon trainer - if they looked at a screen all day and Pokemon where not nearly as common as the games would have you believe.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 11, 2016, 08:09:38 pm
Man, this app is such garbage! I missed a pikachu, because on the second time it escape the ball, it did the bug I've gotten two or three times before where the pokemon will take up the entire screen and it won't let you capture it. So annoyed, especially after I used an incense and got basically NOTHING. A full half hour and I only got 2 rattata and 1 pidgey to show up. I had better luck last night trying out an incense at home and got over a half dozen to show up, 4 of which were brand new.
At least the eggs mostly work right, but they require actual time investments. Found that if I walk around my neighborhood about 3 times, that's 2km, so around a good half hour or 40 minutes of walking to open the quickest eggs.
*EDIT* And weirdly I got my Pikachu. Not sure how because when I closed the program I did not have him in a ball. The pokeball freeze usually does lead to keep the pokemon if you have to close, but Pikachu had escaped twice. It's great that I got him, as it's one of the few Pokemon I actually want to have lol
Title: Re: Anyone else bitten by the Pokemon Go bug yet?
Post by: wartoy on July 11, 2016, 09:57:57 pm
i think its cool, well mabey cool is not the right word but it can be fun.
Title: Re: Anyone else bitten by the Pokemon Go bug yet?
Post by: necrosexual on July 12, 2016, 03:55:09 am
my entire fucking restaurant has basically crashed as a result of this shit lmao everyone is playing it. the hardest worker we have will wander off sometimes to catch shit out of the oven or w/e. one of the managers will drop everything and catch shit.
it's kind of insane.
i'm waiting to hear that server issues are resolved. honestly, nothing pisses me off more than shitty servers. was going to school as a server admin/network admin, so it's a big peeve of mine. once i hear it's been stabilised i might hop on. i'd prefer starting in autumn/winter anyway, i'm allergic to the heat ngl. running around in this heat, fuck that.
i'm sure i'm not at the only workplace in the world that has been infected by GO and the rumblings of (very true) rumours that one of two managers is set to leave in two weeks. we're all getting lethargic, the entire OG crew is leaving barring about three of us, and now we have a neat distraction
(while the GM and i stay stuck in the past smoking out back and playing slither.io on "official business" place is going to shit lmao)
Title: Re: Anyone else bitten by the Pokemon Go bug yet?
Post by: gf78 on July 12, 2016, 09:00:46 am
I think the idea is interesting, especially the aspect of actually getting people off their asses and moving. Unfortunately, the game further illustrates just how full of imbeciles 'murica is full of. There are idiots falling over shit, stopping in the middle of traffic and wandering into all kinds of seedy locales and getting their asses beat. I guess Japan doesn't have those parts of the city you just shouldn't wander into, but it's a real problem here.
My personal issue with this "game" is that it's a free-to-play that is getting more attention than any game...well, just about ever. But I guess it's good for Nintendo since they seem to be making a killing on it. It should tell them that putting their games on popular, good selling hardware will make them money. Not this goofy, gimmicky systems they release. ::)
Title: Re: Anyone else bitten by the Pokemon Go bug yet?
Post by: ignition365 on July 12, 2016, 09:13:29 am
It should tell them that putting their games on popular, good selling hardware will make them money. Not this goofy, gimmicky systems they release. ::)
I disagree with you. Miitomo did well for a few days and died. It's entirely possible PokemonGO will do the same, but it does seem more sustainable compared to Miitomo. Regardless, Pokemon GO is doing so fantastic because the game is basically what every Pokemon player has dreamed of. I don't think the same level of hype, attention, and profitability would apply to say Super Mario on your phone.
Also, I vote yes to merging the topics.
Title: Re: Anyone else bitten by the Pokemon Go bug yet?
Post by: gf78 on July 12, 2016, 11:21:41 am
It should tell them that putting their games on popular, good selling hardware will make them money. Not this goofy, gimmicky systems they release. ::)
I disagree with you. Miitomo did well for a few days and died. It's entirely possible PokemonGO will do the same, but it does seem more sustainable compared to Miitomo. Regardless, Pokemon GO is doing so fantastic because the game is basically what every Pokemon player has dreamed of. I don't think the same level of hype, attention, and profitability would apply to say Super Mario on your phone.
Also, I vote yes to merging the topics.
I wasn't speaking of cell phones only, but of console hardware as well. If Nintendo released Pokémon Go on the 3DS only, you would have a maximum of 60 million people playing it - which admittedly is quite a lot - if everyone who owned a 3DS were playing it. We know that's never going to happen. However, how many cell phones are out there? A billion active? More? It's a much larger potential audience.
Same goes for the console games. Nintendo could theoretically sell a maximum of 12.3 million copies of a game for Wii U. Mario Kart 8 is their highest selling game at 8 million which is super impressive. Now imagine that Mario Kart 8 was available on the PS4 and Xbox One which currently have a combined install base of over 60 million. It would be a huge revenue stream. And is that any different really than what they have already done - releasing games on non-Nintendo cell phone hardware?
Title: Re: Anyone else bitten by the Pokemon Go bug yet?
Post by: ignition365 on July 12, 2016, 11:33:29 am
It should tell them that putting their games on popular, good selling hardware will make them money. Not this goofy, gimmicky systems they release. ::)
I disagree with you. Miitomo did well for a few days and died. It's entirely possible PokemonGO will do the same, but it does seem more sustainable compared to Miitomo. Regardless, Pokemon GO is doing so fantastic because the game is basically what every Pokemon player has dreamed of. I don't think the same level of hype, attention, and profitability would apply to say Super Mario on your phone.
Also, I vote yes to merging the topics.
I wasn't speaking of cell phones only, but of console hardware as well. If Nintendo released Pokémon Go on the 3DS only, you would have a maximum of 60 million people playing it - which admittedly is quite a lot - if everyone who owned a 3DS were playing it. We know that's never going to happen. However, how many cell phones are out there? A billion active? More? It's a much larger potential audience.
Same goes for the console games. Nintendo could theoretically sell a maximum of 12.3 million copies of a game for Wii U. Mario Kart 8 is their highest selling game at 8 million which is super impressive. Now imagine that Mario Kart 8 was available on the PS4 and Xbox One which currently have a combined install base of over 60 million. It would be a huge revenue stream. And is that any different really than what they have already done - releasing games on non-Nintendo cell phone hardware?
That's going on the assumption that the folks who would buy it for X1/PS4 wouldn't be the same people who would buy the Nintendo system + the game. If that 8 million only became 9 million, it might not be worth it in the long run (assuming Nintendo is selling systems at a profit)
But yes, I get what you are saying.
Title: Re: Anyone else bitten by the Pokemon Go bug yet?
Post by: gf78 on July 12, 2016, 02:48:35 pm
That's going on the assumption that the folks who would buy it for X1/PS4 wouldn't be the same people who would buy the Nintendo system + the game. If that 8 million only became 9 million, it might not be worth it in the long run (assuming Nintendo is selling systems at a profit)
But yes, I get what you are saying.
I was thinking more along the lines of Nintendo ditching their hardware business altogether. In that case, you go from (example: right now) an install base of 12.3 million customers to 60+ million customers.
People point to Sega going 3rd party as some kind of "cautionary tale" and the reason Nintendo shouldn't do the same. Sega didn't flounder because they got out of the hardware business. Sega floundered because they scuttled studios, combined others and generally starting making some really crappy games. In fact, some of Sega's very best games IMO were released when they went 3rd party. Toejam & Earl III, Panzer Dragoon Orta, Crazy Taxi 3, Gunvalkyrie, Jet Set Radio Future, Sega GT 2002/Online, Virtua Fighter 4....Sega fired out of the gate with fantastic games and ports of the Dreamcast's best. Later, they just pretty much starting churning out crap.
Nintendo would only have to continue making quality games like they do now and not worry about the hardware side. They would instantly have quintuple the audience, using today's installed base as a reference. They wouldn't lose any fans because people who can't live without Mario, Zelda and Pokémon (among others) are going to buy the system these games are on. They will also gain sales along the way from those people who would never buy a Nintendo system.
Look, what Nintendo has been doing for decades now is not working. They cannot dictate terms to 3rd parties like they did in the early days because these publishers just flock to Sony and Microsoft. Their stubborn refusal to change & adapt with the times has proven time & again, generation after generation that their business structure is unsustainable.
They finally cave after several years and release the Amiibo's. Nintendo stepped out of their comfort zone and tried something new. THEY MADE A LOT OF MONEY!
They finally release a real mobile game/app after years of refusing to budge on it. THEY MADE A LOT OF MONEY!
Title: Re: Anyone else bitten by the Pokemon Go bug yet?
Post by: ignition365 on July 12, 2016, 04:01:35 pm
That's going on the assumption that the folks who would buy it for X1/PS4 wouldn't be the same people who would buy the Nintendo system + the game. If that 8 million only became 9 million, it might not be worth it in the long run (assuming Nintendo is selling systems at a profit)
But yes, I get what you are saying.
I was thinking more along the lines of Nintendo ditching their hardware business altogether. In that case, you go from (example: right now) an install base of 12.3 million customers to 60+ million customers.
People point to Sega going 3rd party as some kind of "cautionary tale" and the reason Nintendo shouldn't do the same. Sega didn't flounder because they got out of the hardware business. Sega floundered because they scuttled studios, combined others and generally starting making some really crappy games. In fact, some of Sega's very best games IMO were released when they went 3rd party. Toejam & Earl III, Panzer Dragoon Orta, Crazy Taxi 3, Gunvalkyrie, Jet Set Radio Future, Sega GT 2002/Online, Virtua Fighter 4....Sega fired out of the gate with fantastic games and ports of the Dreamcast's best. Later, they just pretty much starting churning out crap.
Nintendo would only have to continue making quality games like they do now and not worry about the hardware side. They would instantly have quintuple the audience, using today's installed base as a reference. They wouldn't lose any fans because people who can't live without Mario, Zelda and Pokémon (among others) are going to buy the system these games are on. They will also gain sales along the way from those people who would never buy a Nintendo system.
Look, what Nintendo has been doing for decades now is not working. They cannot dictate terms to 3rd parties like they did in the early days because these publishers just flock to Sony and Microsoft. Their stubborn refusal to change & adapt with the times has proven time & again, generation after generation that their business structure is unsustainable.
They finally cave after several years and release the Amiibo's. Nintendo stepped out of their comfort zone and tried something new. THEY MADE A LOT OF MONEY!
They finally release a real mobile game/app after years of refusing to budge on it. THEY MADE A LOT OF MONEY!
I didn't word that well. I was stating that if Nintendo stopped producing consoles and sold their games on PS4/X1, but their games only sold a fraction more by releasing on other platforms, it wouldn't necessarily be the best choice for them, especially if their console is being sold at a profit. 8mil sales + console profits might be better than 9mil sales alone. It's an example. You can't say for certain that more people would buy it if it were on more platforms, as far as you know they'd still only sell that many. But again, I get what you are saying.
Some of Nintendo's 3rd party rules are a little ridiculous, but they have been changing their rules for the better for the last few years (IMO they are the most indie friendly). But their rules are in place to prevent the platform from being bloated with broken and trash software. Feel free to correct me, but I've never in my life played a game on a Nintendo console that felt broken and untested like every single piece of software released for X1/PS4. Nowadays you get a new game, but it feels like it's still in its beta stages. I've not had that experience with a game on a Nintendo platform. I've seen plenty of times companies release software on platforms but the Nintendo version is delayed because Nintendo's QA department said No-go, fix these issues first. A lot of folks believe these rules shouldn't exist in this day and age, because we aren't in the world of the 1980's Atari run pre-crash market, and maybe that's true, but I have nothing against it.
But at this point, I don't think it's Nintendo's 3rd party rules that are keeping devs away, it's the outdated and difficult hardware to work with.
Title: Re: Anyone else bitten by the Pokemon Go bug yet?
Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 12, 2016, 04:21:39 pm
It should tell them that putting their games on popular, good selling hardware will make them money. Not this goofy, gimmicky systems they release. ::)
I disagree with you. Miitomo did well for a few days and died. It's entirely possible PokemonGO will do the same, but it does seem more sustainable compared to Miitomo. Regardless, Pokemon GO is doing so fantastic because the game is basically what every Pokemon player has dreamed of. I don't think the same level of hype, attention, and profitability would apply to say Super Mario on your phone.
Also, I vote yes to merging the topics.
Miitomo's problem is that there isn't anything to do in it. The minigame thing is boring and limited and the social interaction is minimal and boring. I still interact with it, mostly because it's like 5 minutes at night and I keep up on clothing items I like for the costumes and such, but if it had more minigames and things to really do, it might've been interesting. Pokemon Go has a much more engaging game and collecting aspect to it, with lots of expandibility to keep it fresh for quite awhile. It's also very useful as an exercise tool to get people moving, which is a big pull for me. I'm more interested to get out for walks and such, even in the heat.
Title: Re: Anyone else bitten by the Pokemon Go bug yet?
Post by: rayne315 on July 12, 2016, 04:51:54 pm
Miitomo's problem is that there isn't anything to do in it. The minigame thing is boring and limited and the social interaction is minimal and boring. I still interact with it, mostly because it's like 5 minutes at night and I keep up on clothing items I like for the costumes and such, but if it had more minigames and things to really do, it might've been interesting. Pokemon Go has a much more engaging game and collecting aspect to it, with lots of expandibility to keep it fresh for quite awhile. It's also very useful as an exercise tool to get people moving, which is a big pull for me. I'm more interested to get out for walks and such, even in the heat.
lol same here I got the app on Wednesday when I noticed it dropped and since then my daily steps has gone from a measly 3000-4000 to well over 10,000+ (yesterday my step counter showed 22,000) and yesterday I even went on a 10 mile bike ride to grab some more pokeballs and to hatch all my eggs fast. unintended side effects of the app was actually finding 3 of my co-workers all out doing the same thing as me, even one that if you looked at him you would NOT expect him to be into pokemon.
Also pokemon go is on a tried formula that even after 3+ years of operation has over 1 million active users (ingress) and is a lot less visible than the pokemon franchise, so I do not expect Go to go anywhere anytime soon.
side note did anyone else buy Nintendo stock before the release of go?
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 12, 2016, 07:56:39 pm
I just realized that it'll take 100 Magikarp to get a Gyrados lol
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: desocietas on July 12, 2016, 08:19:43 pm
I just realized that it'll take 100 Magikarp to get a Gyrados lol
I thought it was 200? I read it was 400 candies to evolve, and you get one candy per catch and one per transfer...
You get 3 candies per catch and 1 per transfer.
Ahhh, my mistake! I wasn't paying much attention to those numbers...
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: redblaze57 on July 12, 2016, 10:36:40 pm
Is it bad that I want this to happen to someone so badly with this game?
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: bikingjahuty on July 13, 2016, 12:07:28 am
My experience with Pokemon GO so far.
I downloaded the app last Thursday, and while it was a fun time, I didn't become full on obsessed with it until the next day. All I wanted to do was go out and explore in order to find more Pokemon. I actually used my whole weekend in order to just hunt Pokemon and train. Aside from having fun and catching Pokemon, it has been great having that carrot there to go outside, walk around, and even talk to other people that I normally would not; going out to a public place, specifically an area rich in Pokestops and Gyms, I easily see at least 20 people walking around looking for Pokemon and trying to take over gyms. It has been overwhelming to say the least seeing how Pokemon has reached a level I have not seen it at since it first became popular in the late 90s/early 2000s, and it may even be bigger than that.
Now that I've said what I like about Pokemon GO, here is what I haven't been so crazy about. The demand for this game was vastly underestimated, but I guess I can't get mad since Pokemon has not been this big in nearly two decades. I have experienced an hour of not being able to login to the app, my Pokemon tracker not updating for 15+ minutes despite being somewhere far from where I originally was, the game freezing after trying to catch a Pokemon, freezing, when I try to manage my Pokemon, freezing when I try to use an item, and all sorts of other issues. Probably the biggest issue is the sever login issues. I'm assuming 90% or more of these issues are because of the overwhelmed GO servers hat cannot handle an app that has overtaken Tinder and Twitter, and for that it is hard for me to be too frustrated when these issues occur. In fact, I've tried justifying them as a natural handicap that more closely mimics the real life difficulty of finding and catching wild Pokemon. Still, if I had to choose I'd rather the game run way better because of additional servers added.
Overall, the app is awesome and it is crazy to see how popular it has become. I actually have plans this coming weekend to do a 24-hour Pokemon hunt starting Friday. I haven't done this sort of thing in years, and this app is truly something special.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: gf78 on July 13, 2016, 09:28:58 am
Luckily where I live, there isn't many "hotspots" where people would be wandering around and/or gathering. Because I have to tell you, where I live if some stupid hapless bastard wandered onto my property or pretty much any of my neighbors property, they will end up with some buckshot in their ass. :o
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: turf on July 13, 2016, 09:37:18 am
Luckily where I live, there isn't many "hotspots" where people would be wandering around and/or gathering. Because I have to tell you, where I live if some stupid hapless bastard wandered onto my property or pretty much any of my neighbors property, they will end up with some buckshot in their ass. :o
It's crazy that folks have lost good sense. Don't wander into someone's backyard. Don't step off into traffic. They even had to tell folks to not play the game inside the Holocaust Museum. It's a game. It's not your whole life.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: rayne315 on July 13, 2016, 10:04:46 am
Luckily where I live, there isn't many "hotspots" where people would be wandering around and/or gathering. Because I have to tell you, where I live if some stupid hapless bastard wandered onto my property or pretty much any of my neighbors property, they will end up with some buckshot in their ass. :o
It's crazy that folks have lost good sense. Don't wander into someone's backyard. Don't step off into traffic. They even had to tell folks to not play the game inside the Holocaust Museum. It's a game. It's not your whole life.
but how am I going to be the very best? like no one ever was? if I don't take risks for those elusive pokemon that only spawn in your lawn gf?
lol jk I find it ridiculous how people are focusing on the app so much. I cant wait for the bracelet accessory to come out and hopefully prevent a lot of these stupid people from getting hurt.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: gf78 on July 13, 2016, 10:06:23 am
Luckily where I live, there isn't many "hotspots" where people would be wandering around and/or gathering. Because I have to tell you, where I live if some stupid hapless bastard wandered onto my property or pretty much any of my neighbors property, they will end up with some buckshot in their ass. :o
It's crazy that folks have lost good sense. Don't wander into someone's backyard. Don't step off into traffic. They even had to tell folks to not play the game inside the Holocaust Museum. It's a game. It's not your whole life.
It's completely ridiculous. Not the game, it's just a game. The morons of our society that have lost all sense. I go outside all the time and wander around. But I'm not staring through the camera of my phone. I'm enjoying nature.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: kashell on July 13, 2016, 10:28:40 am
Luckily where I live, there isn't many "hotspots" where people would be wandering around and/or gathering. Because I have to tell you, where I live if some stupid hapless bastard wandered onto my property or pretty much any of my neighbors property, they will end up with some buckshot in their ass. :o
It's crazy that folks have lost good sense. Don't wander into someone's backyard. Don't step off into traffic. They even had to tell folks to not play the game inside the Holocaust Museum. It's a game. It's not your whole life.
but how am I going to be the very best? like no one ever was?
To catch them without getting run over is your real test, to train them is your cause!
You will travel 'cross the highways, searching far and wide...
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: rayne315 on July 13, 2016, 10:29:52 am
im actually surprised just how streamlined this app is data wise. in the last 2 days (~47 hours) and being on LTE probably 20-24+ of those hours (9 for work each day and ~2 hours outside each day) it has only used up only .131gb of data. if this trend continues exactly that means the app will use 2gb in a 30-day period when on 10-12 hours a day. I have apps that are less intensive that require more data in the same period of time, one that if left on my desk will eat half a gig a day.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: tripredacus on July 13, 2016, 07:05:14 pm
I find it interesting on where it is putting the stops. I would imagine that it took landmark info from some other mapping source. For example, if you use Google Maps, you can see locations that people have tagged.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 13, 2016, 08:03:08 pm
I find it interesting on where it is putting the stops. I would imagine that it took landmark info from some other mapping source. For example, if you use Google Maps, you can see locations that people have tagged.
There's this really small park I know nearby that it's basically like just a pond for some ducks with a fence around. It's like 2 minutes to walk around it, but it has 4 stops on it lol I think two are for the entrances, one for the sign, and one for something else. So I basically just drive around it and hit 4 stops in like 15 seconds.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: desocietas on July 13, 2016, 09:06:09 pm
I find it interesting on where it is putting the stops. I would imagine that it took landmark info from some other mapping source. For example, if you use Google Maps, you can see locations that people have tagged.
There's this really small park I know nearby that it's basically like just a pond for some ducks with a fence around. It's like 2 minutes to walk around it, but it has 4 stops on it lol I think two are for the entrances, one for the sign, and one for something else. So I basically just drive around it and hit 4 stops in like 15 seconds.
Haha. The landmarks are all based on Ingress, the other AR game that Niantic created. Basically all the user-submitted landmarks for Ingress turned into Pokestops and Pokemon Gyms in Pokemon Go. Because of that, there might be some outdated landmarks. In my area, there are still landmarks marked for items that no longer exist as of the last few years, like murals or certain storefronts.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: rayne315 on July 15, 2016, 10:01:28 am
Well I found out something very important for not being upset with pokestops. you will still get items even if they did not come out in bubble.
I was running around town yesterday while I only had 4 pokeballs + 1 greatball but kept hitting all the pokestops before they fully loaded in so I would not get the bubble showing I got the items. well I ran into a few pokemon I wanted and noticed I had ~20 pokeballs (cant remember exact amount, so I started testing this and sure enough every spot I hit that did not bubble still gave me items, BUT did not turn the pinkish and remained blue. after words you are still capable of spinning it but it tells you "Try again later" and that is to tell you you already got your reward there.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: telly on July 15, 2016, 04:47:39 pm
Has anyone been having trouble getting steps to record accurately for hatching eggs? I swear I walk a ton but it takes longer than it should to hatch anything.
It's crazy walking through campus and seeing crowds of people all on their phones. There's a place with three Pokestops next to each other and they always have lures and a ton of people around.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: ignition365 on July 15, 2016, 06:26:28 pm
Has anyone been having trouble getting steps to record accurately for hatching eggs? I swear I walk a ton but it takes longer than it should to hatch anything.
It's crazy walking through campus and seeing crowds of people all on their phones. There's a place with three Pokestops next to each other and they always have lures and a ton of people around.
the app has to be open to record steps.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: telly on July 15, 2016, 06:27:01 pm
Has anyone been having trouble getting steps to record accurately for hatching eggs? I swear I walk a ton but it takes longer than it should to hatch anything.
It's crazy walking through campus and seeing crowds of people all on their phones. There's a place with three Pokestops next to each other and they always have lures and a ton of people around.
the app has to be open to record steps.
I do have it open when I'm walking, but it still feels long to me
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: maximo310 on July 15, 2016, 06:28:07 pm
Has anyone been having trouble getting steps to record accurately for hatching eggs? I swear I walk a ton but it takes longer than it should to hatch anything.
It's crazy walking through campus and seeing crowds of people all on their phones. There's a place with three Pokestops next to each other and they always have lures and a ton of people around.
Yes, this happened twice yesterday. The walk counter for one of my eggs stalled at 1.96 km/ 2km, after restarting it got stuck at 1.97km/2km. So I ignored it for a while, played around with cataching a few more wild pokemon, and after a half a mile it finally hatched. The app also freezes at times, and I wish there were more wild pokemon in residental neighborhoods, but I'm having an ok time with it so far.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: tripredacus on July 16, 2016, 04:49:42 pm
I'm fairly certain that the ability to catch pokemon has nothing to do with the neighborhood you are in. It seems to be based on time/distance (on average) before a new one shows up. Today I had difficulty being able to login. It stinks because I went to a big town festival thing, walking all over the place but it wouldn't login until after I had left. Also I have found that some times there is a pokestop inside of a building, but GPS doesn't work inside the building. So I was technically there but the app couldn't tell and kept saying I was too far away. Then I move toward it (based on the map) and the avatar has a walking motion but doesn't move.
The only complaint I have about it so far is that it gets stuck a lot. Not freezing up like I've seen some people say. You can tell there is a communication issue because the maps has you in the correct place, but nothing will show up on the map. You just have the pokeball animation going. The way I have to fix it is to force close the app from the Battery page in settings (not in running applications, oddly enough) and then re-open it. Its a pain to go through that process.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: telly on July 16, 2016, 06:32:20 pm
Yeah, I think one of the biggest problems I have with it are the buggy connection issues.
It also really isn't that fun if you're in a rural area. The Pokestops, Gyms, Pokemon, playing with other people... you really need to be in a more populated area to experience the game to the fullest.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 17, 2016, 03:08:52 pm
Went to a couple hundred person meetup today at a local downtown park and had the best hunting time. Lures everywhere, lots of people hunting. Got tons of new pokemon, lots of leveling, and it's really great when uncommons or rares show up as people were looking for an Alakazahm in the area, a Rhyhorn, and an Arcanine. Tried to catch the Arcanine before my battery died, but used up all my pokeballs.
Probably gonna start going to this park every few days and wander the area as there's easily a dozen pokestops and apparently the three in this one spot have regular lures on it.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: telly on July 17, 2016, 03:14:44 pm
That's what I do too; there's a section of three Pokestops in one area and people always put lures on it, so I always go there to look for Pokemon. There's always at least 15-20 people there each time I go. One time there was a guy playing music from R/B/Y on a saxophone, it was awesome :D
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: necrosexual on July 17, 2016, 03:53:21 pm
hoo boy found this on consumerist. (https://consumerist.com/2016/07/14/pokemon-go-strips-users-of-their-legal-rights-heres-how-to-opt-out/) might wanna fire up those emails. just tossing this out here.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: tripredacus on July 18, 2016, 10:54:27 am
It is interesting about how my own behaviour is somewhat changing. Usually, if I needed to go to the store to get something, I would drive there. Now I can think, I can walk and catch pokemon along the way. Alas, a lot of those times this weekend, the servers have been busy... so I drove instead.
hoo boy found this on consumerist. (http://"https://consumerist.com/2016/07/14/pokemon-go-strips-users-of-their-legal-rights-heres-how-to-opt-out/") might wanna fire up those emails. just tossing this out here.
Many companies have this. I believe that Sony was the first to have such a clause after PSN got hacked.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: fazerco on July 18, 2016, 01:50:38 pm
nvm
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 18, 2016, 05:00:00 pm
At first I felt like I didn't want regular Pokemon again after the casual experience of Go, because I'm not much for handhelds anymore, but I've wanted to play again lately, but still not on handheld. It's made me realize how much I would love a proper Pokemon game on consoles. If the NX does well, does anyone think they'll put any real effort into a proper big Pokemon game on the system? Something more than just a Snap or a Stadium type of experience, but like a 3D open world where you can find and catch Pokemon just out in the world. I wonder if Pokken is them kinda dabbling into different experiences for the consoles, testing the waters. Game Freak doesn't even have to do it themselves, they could just work with another company to make it like with Pokken.
To make it even easier, they don't have to introduce new Pokemon, though maybe just a few special ones, since they have 700 Pokemon right now and could just utilize all of them for a console game. In the meantime, I guess I'll just look at handheld emulators on the PC to get my experience out of them. I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd love to see a proper Pokemon on console.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: rayne315 on July 18, 2016, 05:15:53 pm
I'm fairly certain that the ability to catch pokemon has nothing to do with the neighborhood you are in. It seems to be based on time/distance (on average) before a new one shows up. Today I had difficulty being able to login. It stinks because I went to a big town festival thing, walking all over the place but it wouldn't login until after I had left. Also I have found that some times there is a pokestop inside of a building, but GPS doesn't work inside the building. So I was technically there but the app couldn't tell and kept saying I was too far away. Then I move toward it (based on the map) and the avatar has a walking motion but doesn't move.
The only complaint I have about it so far is that it gets stuck a lot. Not freezing up like I've seen some people say. You can tell there is a communication issue because the maps has you in the correct place, but nothing will show up on the map. You just have the pokeball animation going. The way I have to fix it is to force close the app from the Battery page in settings (not in running applications, oddly enough) and then re-open it. Its a pain to go through that process.
If you download ingress and look at the maps for your area you can figure out where all the most active pokemon spawn points are. on ingress there are these white dots (exotic matter) that will spawn randomly throughout the map and where you see large amounts of it clustered all together you will find quicker and more spawning pokemon in pokemon go.
I used it at my work to figure out where all the major spawn locations are to help if a rare pokemon shows up. there are 5 clusters around me (that will be detectable on 3 footprint radar from my desk) 1 directly on top of me 1 near the cafeteria 1 in the cafeteria 1 10 feet from the entrance to the factory and 1 in the middle of the parking lot. so if a rare pokemon spawns I at least know the locations to walk to to be able to catch it
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: spac316 on July 18, 2016, 11:10:22 pm
It certainly is giving Nintendo a boost in stocks. They certainly needed it after the lackluster sales of the Wii U. http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/07/18/nintendo-breaks-stock-market-records-thanks-to-pokemon
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 18, 2016, 11:15:18 pm
It certainly is giving Nintendo a boost in stocks. They certainly needed it after the lackluster sales of the Wii U. http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/07/18/nintendo-breaks-stock-market-records-thanks-to-pokemon
They needed at least SOMETHING to keep them going with their weak second half of the year lol Aside from Pokemon, there's not much else big coming out. Pokemon in particular will probably do better than usual as the Pokemon hype is at an all time high.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: spac316 on July 19, 2016, 03:15:56 am
^ Yeah and now apparently they are worth more than Sony for the time being. http://enthusiast.gg/1942/nintendo-is-now-worth-more-than-sony
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 19, 2016, 05:05:36 am
^ Yeah and now apparently they are worth more than Sony for the time being. http://enthusiast.gg/1942/nintendo-is-now-worth-more-than-sony
And all it took was a busted, feature lacking, phone app lol
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: gf78 on July 19, 2016, 02:50:07 pm
Ok...I tried this game/app out and my feelings haven't changed much from when Pokémon first came out: I don't really care. I think it's great it has people out moving and all, but there just isn't any appeal for me. My wife and I were sitting in Fazoli's and we both downloaded it. We caught a few Pokémon sitting there. She was looking for them on the map on our way home.
Basically, all I saw the game was is that at random a Pokémon will pop up. Looking at it through the camera, it's just a little figure superimposed on what's in front of you. You then flick balls at it's head to "capture" it with no particularly interesting animation to it. Ok......
Like I said, glad that you all are enjoying it and be safe while doing it. It's not for me.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: spac316 on July 21, 2016, 10:20:15 pm
Welp, I just downloaded it. I like it.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: rayne315 on July 22, 2016, 11:46:02 am
It certainly is giving Nintendo a boost in stocks. They certainly needed it after the lackluster sales of the Wii U. http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/07/18/nintendo-breaks-stock-market-records-thanks-to-pokemon
yeah I really hope I wasn't the only one to buy/own stock in Nintendo before the release of Pokémon Go not going to get into numbers but I made a LOT (unrealized at this point) by trusting in them.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: turf on July 22, 2016, 03:17:08 pm
It certainly is giving Nintendo a boost in stocks. They certainly needed it after the lackluster sales of the Wii U. http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/07/18/nintendo-breaks-stock-market-records-thanks-to-pokemon
yeah I really hope I wasn't the only one to buy/own stock in Nintendo before the release of Pokémon Go not going to get into numbers but I made a LOT (unrealized at this point) by trusting in them.
Well done! Get out now!
When things calm back down to normal, I'm going to buy one share of Nintendo Stock just to have the certificate framed. I think that'll look great on the wall.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: gf78 on July 22, 2016, 03:48:10 pm
It certainly is giving Nintendo a boost in stocks. They certainly needed it after the lackluster sales of the Wii U. http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/07/18/nintendo-breaks-stock-market-records-thanks-to-pokemon
yeah I really hope I wasn't the only one to buy/own stock in Nintendo before the release of Pokémon Go not going to get into numbers but I made a LOT (unrealized at this point) by trusting in them.
Well done! Get out now!
When things calm back down to normal, I'm going to buy one share of Nintendo Stock just to have the certificate framed. I think that'll look great on the wall.
I'm not an expert, but I thought you had to buy a minimum of 100 shares of stock.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: rayne315 on July 22, 2016, 03:52:26 pm
It certainly is giving Nintendo a boost in stocks. They certainly needed it after the lackluster sales of the Wii U. http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/07/18/nintendo-breaks-stock-market-records-thanks-to-pokemon
yeah I really hope I wasn't the only one to buy/own stock in Nintendo before the release of Pokémon Go not going to get into numbers but I made a LOT (unrealized at this point) by trusting in them.
Well done! Get out now!
When things calm back down to normal, I'm going to buy one share of Nintendo Stock just to have the certificate framed. I think that'll look great on the wall.
I'm not an expert, but I thought you had to buy a minimum of 100 shares of stock.
Im not sure actually. I go through a financial firm so I can jut tell them how much to allocate to it. in other words im capable of buying percentage shares.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: turf on July 22, 2016, 03:54:29 pm
It certainly is giving Nintendo a boost in stocks. They certainly needed it after the lackluster sales of the Wii U. http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/07/18/nintendo-breaks-stock-market-records-thanks-to-pokemon
yeah I really hope I wasn't the only one to buy/own stock in Nintendo before the release of Pokémon Go not going to get into numbers but I made a LOT (unrealized at this point) by trusting in them.
Well done! Get out now!
When things calm back down to normal, I'm going to buy one share of Nintendo Stock just to have the certificate framed. I think that'll look great on the wall.
I'm not an expert, but I thought you had to buy a minimum of 100 shares of stock.
Depends on who you go through. You have to go through a broker. There are places that do just what I'm asking. You buy one stock and they frame the certificate and all that noise.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: tripredacus on July 25, 2016, 12:39:30 pm
After having been trapped out in the middle of nowhere for a week, having this game allowed me to pass the time and have something to do. While I have seen other people playing the game, I have yet to notice these people talking to others. So it still seems to be a single player experience.
Team playing is actually needed to handle gym battles properly, so I'm going to have to find some other players in my neighborhood to do that. When I was away, my co-worker joined the same team as me, so taking over the gym was easier.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: fighterpilot562 on July 25, 2016, 01:02:14 pm
Heading down to Santa Monica Pier today, I heard there is a crap ton of pokemon there.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: rayne315 on July 25, 2016, 01:22:20 pm
Heading down to Santa Monica Pier today, I heard there is a crap ton of pokemon there.
so I just found out the exact spawns for Pokémon in this game (and it make perfect sense). the entire game is pulled directly off of Ingresses existing data meaning ALL pokestops and gyms you see are portals in Ingress with gyms being portals that were visited the most in Ingress.
Pokémon go uses the Ingress exotic matter (white dots on map) as the spawn points for all the Pokémon (although I am not aware of how frequently they will spawn from those locations). so obviously if you download Ingress and look at the map you will physically see all the possible Pokémon spawn points, and places where there are giant clusters of exotic mater will spawn more Pokémon.
how Niantic created this exotic mater in ingress though is entirely based off of Googles assets (as they previously owned Niantic). dots are placed where people with mobile phones use any bit of Google functionality (googleing, maps, g-mail, etc.) off of Wi-Fi, and after so much data has been used in a certain spot it will create a dot. so what becomes obvious knowing this is that places where a LOT of people congregate see a REDICULOSE amounts of Pokémon spawns. so places like santa monica pier where there are no areas to connect to the internet and have a lot of foot traffic are the BEST places to go to find lots of pokemon and rare ones.
Here in my town this became clear when I went down to the Mark and the Expo center, Which are venues for concerts, sports, conventions, etc. that are frequented by lots of people. only 1 pokestop each but anywhere you walk there are 5+ spawns.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: ignition365 on July 25, 2016, 01:34:37 pm
Niantic is an independent company that is privately held. Yes, Google owns stock in Niantic, but so does Nintendo and The Pokemon Company among many other companies.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: rayne315 on July 25, 2016, 01:47:15 pm
Niantic is an independent company that is privately held. Yes, Google owns stock in Niantic, but so does Nintendo and The Pokemon Company among many other companies.
This was before google pushed it out. for the largest majority of the time Niantic was directly owned by google. it was an internal google startup project that started in 2010 and spun off to be independent of google late last year.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: ignition365 on July 25, 2016, 02:33:57 pm
Niantic is an independent company that is privately held. Yes, Google owns stock in Niantic, but so does Nintendo and The Pokemon Company among many other companies.
This was before google pushed it out. for the largest majority of the time Niantic was directly owned by google. it was an internal google startup project that started in 2010 and spun off to be independent of google late last year.
Your initial statement is a misleading statement, there is no reason to state "their parent company" as Niantic has no parent company, and it just furthers the misconception that Google is Niantic's parent company.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: rayne315 on July 25, 2016, 03:41:26 pm
Niantic is an independent company that is privately held. Yes, Google owns stock in Niantic, but so does Nintendo and The Pokemon Company among many other companies.
This was before google pushed it out. for the largest majority of the time Niantic was directly owned by google. it was an internal google startup project that started in 2010 and spun off to be independent of google late last year.
Your initial statement is a misleading statement, there is no reason to state "their parent company" as Niantic has no parent company, and it just furthers the misconception that Google is Niantic's parent company.
ah I see what you mean. I thought you were bringing it up because you may have thought the 2 were unrelated. I have edited my post to remove this inacuracy
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: fighterpilot562 on July 28, 2016, 11:57:49 am
Tied a long shoe string to my iphone 5s otterbox, by the charger, there is a a loose piece of rubber you can easily tie one end too. taped the other end to my ceiling fan, so far seems to be working for eggs. Will report back in a bit to see how far it goes.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: rayne315 on July 28, 2016, 01:00:13 pm
Tied a long shoe string to my iphone 5s otterbox, by the charger, there is a a loose piece of rubber you can easily tie one end too. taped the other end to my ceiling fan, so far seems to be working for eggs. Will report back in a bit to see how far it goes.
lmao..... you sir are cheating... I like it! ive heard of people putting them in the back of an rc-car and running it around, or putting them in quad copters, but yours seems like the cheapest method. keep me informed I have a full inventory of eggs that need attention.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: fighterpilot562 on July 28, 2016, 01:28:14 pm
Tied a long shoe string to my iphone 5s otterbox, by the charger, there is a a loose piece of rubber you can easily tie one end too. taped the other end to my ceiling fan, so far seems to be working for eggs. Will report back in a bit to see how far it goes.
lmao..... you sir are cheating... I like it! ive heard of people putting them in the back of an rc-car and running it around, or putting them in quad copters, but yours seems like the cheapest method. keep me informed I have a full inventory of eggs that need attention.
My brother has an rc car.... another idea...... too bad i sold my COD RC spy car!
My egg was at 2.44. giving it a full hour now to do its thing... bout another 30 mins.
edit: here is a pic
http://imgur.com/a/3C6Tl
another edit: 2.65 now, with an hour on the fan. Not the fastest method. but hey. require 0 work besides attaching it.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: tripredacus on July 28, 2016, 06:55:49 pm
Tied a long shoe string to my iphone 5s otterbox, by the charger, there is a a loose piece of rubber you can easily tie one end too. taped the other end to my ceiling fan, so far seems to be working for eggs. Will report back in a bit to see how far it goes.
lmao..... you sir are cheating... I like it! ive heard of people putting them in the back of an rc-car and running it around, or putting them in quad copters, but yours seems like the cheapest method. keep me informed I have a full inventory of eggs that need attention.
I am working on the best method. On Android, in developer options, disable screen sleep when plugged in. Plug in phone to car. Open app, then drive around.
This has some shortfalls, mainly, overheating. I had an idea to buy a small ice pack and put it inside of something and put the phone on top. That should solve it! ;D
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: davifus on July 29, 2016, 01:02:57 am
The things you guys do to hatch eggs.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 29, 2016, 02:34:53 am
Yeah some of this is too goofy lol I've just started going downtown and walking around. I was just walking around this park next to the harbor, but friend showed me a nice circuit into downtown and back to the park which is around 2.5km each go around I believe.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: ignition365 on July 29, 2016, 08:32:54 am
Tied a long shoe string to my iphone 5s otterbox, by the charger, there is a a loose piece of rubber you can easily tie one end too. taped the other end to my ceiling fan, so far seems to be working for eggs. Will report back in a bit to see how far it goes.
lmao..... you sir are cheating... I like it! ive heard of people putting them in the back of an rc-car and running it around, or putting them in quad copters, but yours seems like the cheapest method. keep me informed I have a full inventory of eggs that need attention.
I am working on the best method. On Android, in developer options, disable screen sleep when plugged in. Plug in phone to car. Open app, then drive around.
This has some shortfalls, mainly, overheating. I had an idea to buy a small ice pack and put it inside of something and put the phone on top. That should solve it! ;D
This only works if you are consistently driving under 20 mph.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: rayne315 on July 29, 2016, 09:23:54 am
Tied a long shoe string to my iphone 5s otterbox, by the charger, there is a a loose piece of rubber you can easily tie one end too. taped the other end to my ceiling fan, so far seems to be working for eggs. Will report back in a bit to see how far it goes.
lmao..... you sir are cheating... I like it! ive heard of people putting them in the back of an rc-car and running it around, or putting them in quad copters, but yours seems like the cheapest method. keep me informed I have a full inventory of eggs that need attention.
I am working on the best method. On Android, in developer options, disable screen sleep when plugged in. Plug in phone to car. Open app, then drive around.
This has some shortfalls, mainly, overheating. I had an idea to buy a small ice pack and put it inside of something and put the phone on top. That should solve it! ;D
please don't pokego and drive.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: turf on July 29, 2016, 11:19:08 am
I take The Boy down Main St in our town a time or two a week. It's narrow, slow, and has a 8-10 Pokestops on it. It helps with hatching eggs.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: tripredacus on July 29, 2016, 11:24:02 am
Tied a long shoe string to my iphone 5s otterbox, by the charger, there is a a loose piece of rubber you can easily tie one end too. taped the other end to my ceiling fan, so far seems to be working for eggs. Will report back in a bit to see how far it goes.
lmao..... you sir are cheating... I like it! ive heard of people putting them in the back of an rc-car and running it around, or putting them in quad copters, but yours seems like the cheapest method. keep me informed I have a full inventory of eggs that need attention.
I am working on the best method. On Android, in developer options, disable screen sleep when plugged in. Plug in phone to car. Open app, then drive around.
This has some shortfalls, mainly, overheating. I had an idea to buy a small ice pack and put it inside of something and put the phone on top. That should solve it! ;D
This only works if you are consistently driving under 20 mph.
Well every little bit helps. I'm not too worried about it. I'm not using my phone while driving anyways.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: fighterpilot562 on July 29, 2016, 11:47:37 am
Tied a long shoe string to my iphone 5s otterbox, by the charger, there is a a loose piece of rubber you can easily tie one end too. taped the other end to my ceiling fan, so far seems to be working for eggs. Will report back in a bit to see how far it goes.
lmao..... you sir are cheating... I like it! ive heard of people putting them in the back of an rc-car and running it around, or putting them in quad copters, but yours seems like the cheapest method. keep me informed I have a full inventory of eggs that need attention.
I am working on the best method. On Android, in developer options, disable screen sleep when plugged in. Plug in phone to car. Open app, then drive around.
This has some shortfalls, mainly, overheating. I had an idea to buy a small ice pack and put it inside of something and put the phone on top. That should solve it! ;D
please don't pokego and drive.
When we go poke hunting with the car. the driver focuses on the road, and the passenger holds his phone and does double duty and tries to work both phones. can be a PITA when your are trying to hit poke stops with both phones when you are driving on a main road/street doing 40.
Last night, it was my best friend, my other close friend, his little sister and I all in the car lol. we hit the mall and i finally caught a pikachu, along with a bunch of other stuff. 2 pokestops next to each other had lures, so i dropped a lucky egg and incense.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: telly on July 29, 2016, 02:06:36 pm
I usually always play when I'm walking to work, I find that just by doing that I can hatch a lot of eggs pretty quickly!
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: fighterpilot562 on August 16, 2016, 12:21:35 pm
I need a freakin weezing, but there doesnt seem to be a damn koffing nest anywhere in So cal.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: rayne315 on August 16, 2016, 12:35:34 pm
I need a freakin weezing, but there doesnt seem to be a damn koffing nest anywhere in So cal.
you gotta hatch them then. I'm in the same predicament with vulpix. I have 4 of them 2 hatched and 2 caught in random spawns. I just need 10 more candy to evolve my 100% IV vulpix into one of the only pokemon I care about.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: fighterpilot562 on August 16, 2016, 12:38:32 pm
I need a freakin weezing, but there doesnt seem to be a damn koffing nest anywhere in So cal.
you gotta hatch them then. I'm in the same predicament with vulpix. I have 4 of them 2 hatched and 2 caught in random spawns. I just need 10 more candy to evolve my 100% IV vulpix into one of the only pokemon I care about.
vulpix spawn pretty regularly here, not sure where a nest is, but between my house, local mall and santa monica pier, i managed to catch enough
fly out here a week and we can hangout and play lol
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: fighterpilot562 on August 17, 2016, 08:37:00 pm
Well I have them all. And since I only really know gen 1. I'm pretty much done with it. Loo
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: tripredacus on August 17, 2016, 08:40:05 pm
Did you get the 3 international ones from eggs as well?
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: fighterpilot562 on August 17, 2016, 08:44:49 pm
Did you get the 3 international ones from eggs as well?
I heard different things on that. Some claim you can't get other region Pokémon in eggs. Some claim you can. Haven't seen anything full proof. But I didn't look very hard.
Though I read ppl are sticking eggs in gyms now
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: telly on August 18, 2016, 08:59:13 am
Is it just me or does the gym mechanic in this game seem kind of disappointing? I try to load up my Vaporeon into a gym but in like 2 hours it already gets kicked out by someone else! :(
I need more egg incubators!
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: ignition365 on August 18, 2016, 09:02:29 am
My wife and I went to a comic book store, beat the gym, put in our 2 pokemon, and headed back to the car.
Before we could get back to the car someone had already retaken the gym.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: telly on August 18, 2016, 09:11:34 am
My wife and I went to a comic book store, beat the gym, put in our 2 pokemon, and headed back to the car.
Before we could get back to the car someone had already retaken the gym.
It's really frustrating, the best you can do is throw up a Pokemon and hope someone doesn't cherrypick you. You don't really have any input into what happens.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: ignition365 on August 18, 2016, 09:16:39 am
My wife and I went to a comic book store, beat the gym, put in our 2 pokemon, and headed back to the car.
Before we could get back to the car someone had already retaken the gym.
It's really frustrating, the best you can do is throw up a Pokemon and hope someone doesn't cherrypick you. You don't really have any input into what happens.
A lot of times there are people who will sit at a gym all day to make sure they keep it. And then a lot of times folks will take the gym using a really high CP, but they will leave a moderately high CP pokemon. That way if you beat their pokemon in the gym, they have a pokemon that's even stronger to take it back.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: tripredacus on August 18, 2016, 10:06:53 am
The gyms make sense, there are a ton of people playing. What seems backwards is how you claim your coins for being in a gym. You put your pokemon in the gym, then go to the store and you get your 10 coins. BUT, if you put your pokemon in a gym... wait 5 minutes until it is defeated, then go to the store, you get 0 coins. This seems backwards. You'd figure you would get rewarded for keeping a pokemon in a gym, not for doing a driveby on them.
When you fight for a gym, you can't put in pokemon that are hurt. So if you use your top CP guy, he will be hurt after you empty a gym, so you put in a different one. It is better this way, because people pounce on empty gyms. You won't have a chance if you exist to heal your pokemon, then try to get back in. The only time I recommend this is if you are taking gyms with another on your team, so they can enter the gym when it becomes white.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: rayne315 on August 18, 2016, 11:55:51 am
geez ive gotten good at catching drowzee's I have gotten 4 excellent throws in a row on them, probably because out of the 580 pokemon I caught 160 of them are drowzee's its an infestation over here.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: tripredacus on August 18, 2016, 12:03:20 pm
Heh GradeAUnderA did a Pokemon Go video where he did the math and figured that Rattata, Pidgey and Weedle were 60% of the pokemon he caught. I'll believe it.
Strangely, my highest damage Pokemon is a Radicate. He does 120 on the charge up attack.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: fighterpilot562 on August 18, 2016, 10:27:52 pm
I got banned. Lol
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: ignition365 on August 19, 2016, 08:38:58 am
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: bikingjahuty on August 19, 2016, 10:53:02 am
After a brief infatuation when GO first came out, I've officially retired. It was mostly the huge missteps that Niantic made regarding the Pokemon tracking system that they have made some attempts to rectify recently, but overall it is too little, too late. It was fun while it lasted, but I'll probably uninstall the app soon.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: rayne315 on August 19, 2016, 11:50:36 am
Im guessing you either downloaded the game on an unsupported device. got bored and decided to spoof your location for the lulz. or are in an area that you just out level sniveling little kids who decided to submit your name as a hacker... one of my coworkers also got banned and she never spoofed locations but no-lifed it hard and got to level 33 or 34 and people reported her.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: tripredacus on August 19, 2016, 12:00:15 pm
Spawn rates seem to be down lately. A place I go to 1-2 times a week, where I can get maybe 50 in an hour only had about 20 yesterday.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: fighterpilot562 on August 19, 2016, 12:23:05 pm
Im guessing you either downloaded the game on an unsupported device. got bored and decided to spoof your location for the lulz. or are in an area that you just out level sniveling little kids who decided to submit your name as a hacker... one of my coworkers also got banned and she never spoofed locations but no-lifed it hard and got to level 33 or 34 and people reported her.
i played honest for the first 2 weeks or so, and pretty much caught all the local stuff, and i dont have the best data plan, so i discovered the program "Nox" which allows you to spoof gps, and even allows you to walk around. so then i started to use that.... well i finally got really bored and caught most things, i started to snipe, just to finish my pokedex. My goal was to catch all of gen 1, i caught all of gen 1 (besides the ones that arent in game yet). since gen 1 is pretty much the only ones i know. So i am not mad or surprised they got me.
I might protest it, but we will see haha.
I did visit chernobyl, hoping to see like muks and koffings, but didint have much.
I was too scared to drop into area 51 lol
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: rayne315 on August 19, 2016, 12:32:44 pm
Spawn rates seem to be down lately. A place I go to 1-2 times a week, where I can get maybe 50 in an hour only had about 20 yesterday.
yeah the spawning at my work is also taking a dive. also for the past few days I keep on getting soft banned (I assume from poor gps and constantly seeing my character teleport around) so some times for 5-10 mins all pokemon will drop off the tracker and none will show up when I walk around.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: rayne315 on August 24, 2016, 03:54:07 pm
the new appraisal system is very interesting. I knew I had a 100% IV vulpix but now with the ease of use I have found I have 4 other pokemon that are 100% in all the IV's, Ivysaur, Ponyta, Weedle, and Tauros have been added to my perfect team. the 4 noted were too low of level for me to check before and I would have trashed them on my next perge without this.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: rayne315 on September 06, 2016, 03:48:02 pm
the new appraisal system is very interesting. I knew I had a 100% IV vulpix but now with the ease of use I have found I have 4 other pokemon that are 100% in all the IV's, Ivysaur, Ponyta, Weedle, and Tauros have been added to my perfect team. the 4 noted were too low of level for me to check before and I would have trashed them on my next perge without this.
WHOOP WHOOP! just got a perfect iv snorlax!! low cp though with it only being in the 600's. this takes out 1 more perfect and a very rare one at that.
including 3 more common 100%'s im now up to this list:
Ninetales (originally vulpix), Ivysaur, Ponyta, Weedle, Tauros, Beedrill (originally Weedle), Drowzee, Gulbat, and my new Snorlax.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: fighterpilot562 on September 06, 2016, 10:24:27 pm
Working on my account, havent been caught yet, but i am not snipping this time
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: rayne315 on October 25, 2016, 11:02:13 am
For all those who still play. pokemon go is having its first event.
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Halloween is here, and Pokémon GO has its own treats to give out! Starting October 26 and lasting through November 1, you can receive way more Candies than usual. Every Pokémon you catch will award six Candies—twice the normal amount. The Professor will give you two Candies instead of one for every Pokémon you transfer to him. And your Buddy Pokémon will award Candy four times faster than they usually do. Plus, you'll get twice the Candy you'd normally get when you hatch Eggs. Walk and catch all the Pokémon you can to get your fill of Candy during this special event!
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: telly on February 16, 2017, 08:41:52 pm
Generation 2 just dropped! Has anyone been playing recently?
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: tripredacus on February 17, 2017, 10:14:39 am
I've had zero pokeballs since sometime in November. :-\
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: rayne315 on February 17, 2017, 10:20:23 am
the original phone that had my account broke so I had to get a new one. I never bothered creating an account on the previous phone... so I lost everything in December... I restarted but im definitely not anywhere near where I was nor do I have any good pokemon to mess with.
Title: Re: Pokemon go
Post by: desocietas on February 17, 2017, 02:59:20 pm