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The announcement video had me thinking this was some sort of Pokemon GO / Fitbit cross-over. Thankfully, it's just a game.

Taek 10y ago
Thankfully? I would be very excited to have another AR game. I feel like most so far have dropped the ball, but I also feel like AR gaming is going to be completely dominant in 10-20 years. Would have preferred an AR Mario game to just about anything else Mario. Then again I'm not a huge Mario fan in the first place.
- themodelplumber 10y ago
  Same here, I felt pretty let down. I was thinking that Pokemon Go was such a hit that this was a natural follow-on to that, and that it really _might_ have people running down the streets (and hopefully not into traffic) with smiles on their faces. Admittedly my AR vision got weirder and weirder along with the various parkour moves, and when the guy jumped an impossible distance my brain felt like it was going to collapse, wondering how this game could possibly work. lol, all that mental effort and then: Touch platformer.
pepijndevos 10y ago
I thought the same. But running while looking at your phone seems like a recipe for disaster. Maybe an audio game could work? Imagine a simple app that plays the coin sound when you jump.
- Fnoord 10y ago
  > Imagine a simple app that plays the coin sound when you jump. Imagine calling it a magic leap. Oh, and nobody ever makes the first jump ;) I agree btw, I also initially thought this was a AR game. Perhaps Nintendo were making one, or its a hint for things to come? While I do think that'd be awesome, and also has potentially interesting health effects (not necessarily all positive!) I think it is also dangerous in crowded cities. It'd be unpredictable. Imagine someone suddenly jumping in the air while you picked up a cup of coffee on the go from Starbucks? Or while you got your smartphone in your hands?

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The announcement video had me thinking this was some sort of Pokemon GO / Fitbit cross-over. Thankfully, it's just a game.

by politician 10y ago

Taek 10y ago
Thankfully? I would be very excited to have another AR game. I feel like most so far have dropped the ball, but I also feel like AR gaming is going to be completely dominant in 10-20 years. Would have preferred an AR Mario game to just about anything else Mario. Then again I'm not a huge Mario fan in the first place.
- themodelplumber 10y ago
  Same here, I felt pretty let down. I was thinking that Pokemon Go was such a hit that this was a natural follow-on to that, and that it really _might_ have people running down the streets (and hopefully not into traffic) with smiles on their faces. Admittedly my AR vision got weirder and weirder along with the various parkour moves, and when the guy jumped an impossible distance my brain felt like it was going to collapse, wondering how this game could possibly work. lol, all that mental effort and then: Touch platformer.
pepijndevos 10y ago
I thought the same. But running while looking at your phone seems like a recipe for disaster. Maybe an audio game could work? Imagine a simple app that plays the coin sound when you jump.
- Fnoord 10y ago
  > Imagine a simple app that plays the coin sound when you jump. Imagine calling it a magic leap. Oh, and nobody ever makes the first jump ;) I agree btw, I also initially thought this was a AR game. Perhaps Nintendo were making one, or its a hint for things to come? While I do think that'd be awesome, and also has potentially interesting health effects (not necessarily all positive!) I think it is also dangerous in crowded cities. It'd be unpredictable. Imagine someone suddenly jumping in the air while you picked up a cup of coffee on the go from Starbucks? Or while you got your smartphone in your hands?