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Pokemon Is The Most Successful Mobile Game Of All Time

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You may have noticed an influx of people wandering around your neighborhood or perhaps you may have seen packs of young people crowding around areas of interest that would normally be easygoing. Whats going on?

It 's called Pokemon GO, a mobile game based off Nintendo 's Pokémon - and has turned out to be huge cultural phenomenon. The game uses the GPS on your mobile device to track and capture Pokémon located at various locations around the world. One of the unique features of the game is that a Pokémon can be caught while using Augmented reality (AR) - you can catch a Pokémon while looking at the real world location of the Pokémon.

While Pokémon has been around since the 90s it has never seen this much success - Pokémon GO has become the most successful mobile game of all time.

Since the game requires players to physically get up and look for Pokémon it has been praised by some for its ability to encourage people to be more active, it has millions of people are roaming around at all hours of the day actively looking for that next Pokémon. Often times players can be seen hanging around PokéStops - notable locations in the real world that are marked in blue on your in-game map. These stops can be neighborhood playgrounds, historical landmarks, and even local businesses.

The thought of getting people to be more active is great, and the game actually does just that - all you need to do is take a look around your neighborhood. You will see that car parked to the side of

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