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Top 5 Reasons Pokemania Won’t Last

Top 5 Reasons Pokemania Won’t Last

Pokemon Go has taken the world by storm since its debut early this month, and it’s been total chaos. It’s so insane that my favorite fishing spot has morphed into a Pokémon trainer gym overnight and is now infested with the walking dead. It’s like the ’80s all over again with these kids running around, and by kids I mean grown adults in their 30s. Go back to doing inside things! Fortunately, I’ll have my epic fishing spot back by the end of the summer when Pikachu and his cuddly friends all fade into oblivion. Lets take a look at the 5 reasons Pokemon Go will be long forgotten by the times the leaves begin to fall.

Mobile Product Life Cycle

Mobile Product Life Cycle

Don’t get me wrong folks, the concept of Pokemon Go is innovative, progressive, and downright genius for any game let alone one on the mobile platform. Unfortunately, that’s exactly why it’s going to fall off. The mobile market is one of the fastest moving business platforms we have today. Games become popular overnight and plateau just as fast as they get started. Oh, how we forgot Flappy Bird and Temple Run so quickly.

Gamers Are Lazy

Gamers Are Lazy

Us gamers are synonymous for being lazy – it’s the glue that binds us all together. We love to sit around and hammer out life in the digital world because it provides us a platform to vicariously live through other people. I like that I can sit down after a crappy day of work and lose myself in a game. I know lots of folks are in the same boat, hence my surprise at all the people in the park. All we need to do is look back at the Nintendo Wii in order to remind us of how active games go.

We Look Silly as Zombies

We Look Silly as Zombies

Eventually, after nearly getting struck by a car for the fifth time, people will realize how ridiculous they are for stumbling around the neighborhood in search of digital creatures. I played the game with my buddy for roughly an hour at my fishing spot, imagine that, and nearly fell in the lake three times. After the fourth time, I realized how stupid I was for burying my head in the screen and how equally ridiculous my buddy looked stumbling around. Eventually the rest of the world will take note.

It Drains Our Batteries

It Drains Our Batteries

I’m surprised more people don’t talk about the battery life issues, because this game is a complete power suck. I confirmed my suspicions with a few of my fellow gamers, who are on multiple platforms, and they all agree the app is a battery drain. Eventually users are going to get fed up with the inevitable power issues that plague any GPS-based app.

Lackluster Battles

Lackluster Battles

My guess is 80 percent of gamers downloaded this game based on the presumption that the battles, and the game in general, would mirror that of our favorite Pokemon games of yesteryear. I certainly downloaded the game looking for a throwback fighting system that incorporated some modern components. Nope, rather the game forces you to “figure it out” in a sloppy mess of thumb flicking and hand jarring. Eventually, we’re going to want more from our Pokemon Go battles, and Niantic just doesn’t seem to be moving quickly enough to satisfy fans.

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