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Was analyzing the statistics to proof my point, which was "there are not so many people playing this kind of games, so the risk is manageable". After I saw the

by nirui 5y ago

Was analyzing the statistics to proof my point, which was "there are not so many people playing this kind of games, so the risk is manageable". After I saw the statistics (Hope I got everything right), which are: - Pokemon Go: over 2.2m comments, 4.3 stars on Google Play Store - Ingress: over 0.1m comments, 3.6 stars on Google Play Store - Minecraft: over 1.1m comments, 4.6 stars on Google Play Store - Call of Duty: over 1.4m comments, 4.5 stars on Google Play Store - Clash Royale: over 1.8m comments, 4.2 stars on Google Play Store - Roblox: over 4.6m comments, 4.5 stars on Google Play Store - GTA: over 0.99m reviews, "Very Positive" on Steam - CS: GO: over 5.6m reviews, "Very Positive" on Steam - Apex Legends: over 0.23m reviews, "Very Positive" on Steam - PUBG: 1.4m over reviews, "Mixed" on Steam - DOTA: 1.5m over reviews, "Very Positive" on Steam Oh boy, Pokemon Go really wasn't "just a small game nobody plays" after all.

sharken 5y ago
Extrapolating the numbers to cover the whole nation has so many pitfalls that they should have left it out and kept to the facts instead. With that said it does seem like Pokemon GO poses a substantial risk, i am reminded of this clip from the early days https://youtu.be/MLdWbwQJWI0 https://youtu.be/MLdWbwQJWI0
- makeitdouble 5y ago
  I feel like it’s unfair to attribute all the crowd behaviors to a simple game, especially as these spawn must have been random. These people would have done the same if their idol was spotted in the park. I mean, we can look at other stampedes and we wouldn’t fault religion or celebrities for being crazy popular. There can be efforts made into limiting the ill effects, but bursts in popularity are hard to plan for. The systemic issue would be people not giving a shit about society rules. https://youtu.be/ucyia07AlMk https://youtu.be/ucyia07AlMk
- neolog 5y ago
  whoa
- globular-toast 5y ago
  Did that guy just abandon his car with a passenger in it to go and catch a Pokemon?
- wongarsu 5y ago
  That clip sure is crazy, but how does it show substantial risk? It's a lot of people crossing the street to enter a public park, and one person parking behind another stopped car and exiting his car. If you have a mass gathering, surely Central Park is one of the best suited locations for it. Technically, crossing the street like this might be illegal in the US, but it doesn't seem to endanger anyone.
tim333 5y ago
Wikipedia has Pokemon as the worlds #1 media franchise, well ahead of Star Wars and Marvel. Also "Pokémon Go made $1.23 billion revenue in 2020, higher than its peak usage in 2016" https://www.businessofapps.com/data/pokemon-go-statistics/ https://www.businessofapps.com/data/pokemon-go-statistics/

by nirui 5y ago

sharken 5y ago

Extrapolating the numbers to cover the whole nation has so many pitfalls that they should have left it out and kept to the facts instead. With that said it does seem like Pokemon GO poses a substantial risk, i am reminded of this clip from the early days https://youtu.be/MLdWbwQJWI0 https://youtu.be/MLdWbwQJWI0

makeitdouble 5y ago
I feel like it’s unfair to attribute all the crowd behaviors to a simple game, especially as these spawn must have been random. These people would have done the same if their idol was spotted in the park. I mean, we can look at other stampedes and we wouldn’t fault religion or celebrities for being crazy popular. There can be efforts made into limiting the ill effects, but bursts in popularity are hard to plan for. The systemic issue would be people not giving a shit about society rules. https://youtu.be/ucyia07AlMk https://youtu.be/ucyia07AlMk
neolog 5y ago
whoa
globular-toast 5y ago
Did that guy just abandon his car with a passenger in it to go and catch a Pokemon?
wongarsu 5y ago
That clip sure is crazy, but how does it show substantial risk? It's a lot of people crossing the street to enter a public park, and one person parking behind another stopped car and exiting his car. If you have a mass gathering, surely Central Park is one of the best suited locations for it. Technically, crossing the street like this might be illegal in the US, but it doesn't seem to endanger anyone.

tim333 5y ago

Wikipedia has Pokemon as the worlds #1 media franchise, well ahead of Star Wars and Marvel. Also "Pokémon Go made $1.23 billion revenue in 2020, higher than its peak usage in 2016" https://www.businessofapps.com/data/pokemon-go-statistics/ https://www.businessofapps.com/data/pokemon-go-statistics/