Gotta Catch ‘Em All… But Be Careful

It’s been about four months since the world lost its goddamn mind over Pokémon Go, and with the game having recently been rolled out across 15 more countries, the GPS-enabled mass-multiplayer reinvention of the 90s cartoon is showing no sign of slowing down. On the day Niantic released Pokémon Go,it shot straight to the top of the app store, and within 24 hours, it had beaten every other game in popularity. Now it has over 25 million active users in the United States alone, making it the biggest mobile game in this country’s history.

At its peak, Pokémon Go has attracted more users than Twitter, Tinder, and even Pornhub. Let that sink in for a minute. A smartphone game where adults are walking the streets to catch imaginary monsters is currently... Read More