Our creative director playing during her ‘lunchbreak’
You’ve obviously heard about Pokémon. Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, or living in a tech-free world. Most of us played or watched Pokémon as children. One of my best birthday parties was going to see the Pokémon movie and getting a Mewtwo card.
Fun.
But now we’re back in the 90’s and everybody is playing Pokémon again. It’s a joyous occasion, that can unite even the unlikeliest of friends. Yesterday I saw a power dressing business woman weaving through Holborn with Pokémon Go on her phone, and it warmed my heart.
So what is Pokemon Go?
Pokémon Go is a virtual reality game that brings Pokémon into the real world. As you walk around Pokémon appear and you can catch them. Real world landmarks become PokéStops that you can ‘check in’ to and collect items, and Gyms that you can battle and take over with your team.
When I first heard about it I was like ‘Oh, great.’ (INSERT EYE ROLLING EMOJI) but sitting around my dinner table listen to my cousin sell it to me I decided to download it and play and I. Am. Addicted.
Why is it so successful?
Shares in Nintendo have risen by 7 billion dollars. The app is rivaling Twitter, and has already overtaken LinkedIn and Tinder. Everyone has it. EVERYONE.
And if you don’t have it you should! It makes commuting and life in general so much more fun. Why? Because you actually want to start walking. When you have an egg that will hatch after walking 10k, you know you want to walk 10k. And as we all know, walking can be the fastest way to lose weight.
I downloaded the app before it was available in the UK, here are 10 things I learned that you need to know before you start playing:
1. If you ignore the professor and walk away without catching a starter five times Pikachu appears. Everybody wants Pikachu.
2. Place your phone on top of a record player and let it spin around if you want to hatch those rare 10km eggs without walking. I shake my head at anyone who does this. But it is quite genius.
3. If you’re following a Pokémon’s footsteps, each one is about 100m away. So if their footsteps don’t reduce, turn around and walk the other way.
4. Hold down the Pokeball to catch a Pokemon. You need to ‘flick’ the ball at the Pokémon, but holding it down makes the target circle grow and decrease. When it’s at it’s smallest it’s easier to catch. Pokémon with orange and red circles are harder to catch.
5. When you pass level 11 you’ll start to collect Great Balls and Ultra Balls at PokéStops which will help you catch rarer Pokémon.
I think it’s quite interesting to know that more and more Career Girls are finding a place for themselves in the gaming industry. Whether by working there or finding stress-release in their favorite games.
So are you playing Pokemon Go? Or is there another game you swear by for escaping from your busy lives? Let us know…
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