GG here is that link.

gamingeek said:

No. Surely that's staged?

I hope it is because if it isn't that means people are getting more stupid.

He was live streaming the game when it happened.

"Just went for a walk in my lunch hour, round a local park. Saw a gym in my team's colour in the distance... saw it burn down and go Red as I got closer... saw a guy walking towards me with his phone out and cackled wildly, knowing I was about to take it back! ...I love this game."

"I started playing it kind of as a joke/out of curiosity when I saw the foot traffic at the aforementioned hotspot this weekend. As someone who lives in an urban area (Boston/Cambridge), I've actually stopped at a lot of the landmarks that I never knew existed - the little descriptions are nice. A mural depicting a union protest on a railway, the house of the founder of MIT, etc."

"GUYS I'M AT MY OFFICE AND VENUSAUR IS ON MY NEARBY ,WHAT DO I DO "

A french community tried to make an event but had to cancel it because authorities told them "NO".

The reason why they contacted them it's because of the amount of replies: 6K

"The popularity of this thing is outmatched. Seen nothing like it. I was walking around downtown Berkeley and two people asked me if I was using GO randomly without even seeing my phone screen. And i'd say about 75% of EVERYONE i saw that had a phone out was playing the game. About 100 people in my 30 minute walk. Groups of people congregating around pokestops using lures all over the place. It. is. insane."

"Was kinda shrugging this off and not really getting into it, and then the next thing I know I'm running over to an alleyway with a group of 15 strangers and a couple friends at 1am to catch a Hitmonlee. This game man."

"Got out of bed and went for a walk at 8am this morning to go find a Kabuto that appeared near my house. I don't have to be in work for another 6 hours today and I'm voluntarily getting out of bed to go find a Pokemon, I don't know what's going on anymore."

"Forgot to mention earlier, there's a park near me that is absolutely infested with Charmanders, and thusly people trying to catch them. Right before the park closed at 10pm, a park ranger was saying out of his vehicle's loudspeaker, "Pokémon GO players — reminder that the park closes at 10pm." He didn't address us as "park-goers," but instead "Pokémon GO players."

"I just got back from our local downtown area and it was packed tonight with Pokemon Go players. Never seen anything like it. A city policeman drove by slowly to patrol the area and in the passenger seat was another cop who was playing pokemon go. He was trying to catch a Golbat, he said."

"My boyfriend has anxiety and is a recovering PTSD sufferer from his time in the military. He's quiet and while he's social, he definitely avoids a situation where he has to meet new people. My man can be shy and very social with those he's comfortable with. But he's also a bit hard due to his time in the military, so his direct nature can sometimes be off putting to people he tries to socialize with. It doesn't help that he's a big guy who is 6'5. So he seems super imposing. Watching him play Pokemon go and talk to strangers is really helping him out and coming away with more confidence around strangers and social situations now because of if. It's really nice and inspiring to see. I also think it's really adorable. I like him a lot and it feels great to have feelings for someone like this again. "

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqMhEXZ8q9o

YouTube comedian/rapper/traveler/interviewer JoeGoes made a Pokemon GO video at Venice Beach. ^

"Went to Trivia tonight at a pub and someone popped a lure nearby. EVERYONE started talking about Pokemon, older tables around us and everything. Ended at 10:30 and got my wife to go walk around with me and there were hordes of people out playing and being super excited. 10:30PM on a Wednesday night! Caught a Hypno with a group of 15 people and everyone was stoked. This is so much fun. Wife is super into it now too, which is fantastic for me. We spent the next half hour trying to track down a Machomp only for him to elude us! People were out in the rain under umbrellas earlier, straight outta work in full suits, catching Pokemon. Something about all this just makes me so happy as a gamer. I'm seeing so many peoples inner childs awakened by this, it's just a super awesome experience. "

"As a person that suffers from severe social anxiety, this game has been a godsend for getting me out of the house and socializing with random people. Made my first venture out with some friends today and had a blast chatting with people I would never have the ability to talk to otherwise. "

"Went out to a local trail today with a roomie that has a bunch of pokestops along the way. We chat up a few other trainers and make our way along the trail and eventually come near a town hall with a bunch of cop cars parked out front. A voice behind us as we pass it inquires "you guys find anything good?" We turn around and see a cop with a big grin, he seems genuinely excited about it. Since this was our first time doing this spot we didn't have much to tell him, though heard from another trainer there was a Horsea around the local Starbucks. He wished us happy hunting and we went on our way. This game. Such a warm communal feeling that just fills you up, and the exercise and being in parks makes it all the better. I haven't felt this exuberant for the total experience from a game in ages. Just marvelous."

gamingeek said:

So tomorrow I will try and convince my father to let me use his spare super expensive Xperia Z Ultra for Pokemon Go.

Godspeed.

​http://gonintendo.com/stories/261557-pokemon-go-pegged-as-un-islamic-by-top-egyptian-clericsAmazing

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The servers are destroyed.  The app is released in 26 more countries today.

Dvader said:

gamingeek said:

So tomorrow I will try and convince my father to let me use his spare super expensive Xperia Z Ultra for Pokemon Go.

Godspeed.

I wasn't really interested, but I did try downloading it anyway. My four year-old, $600 (roughly 430 USD) phone was too outdated.