Personal Narrative: Pokemon Go: Changing The Gaming World

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Gotta Change the Gaming World Pokémon Go is a cellular game that uses real life places to engage players. It uses a GPS feature which makes the user walk to find the rarest of Pokémon. However, it’s not the features that make this game so popular. Most people born in the 21st century probably watched this anime film at least once in their life. Eight out of ten people that I have asked said that they have been addicted to Pokémon growing up as a kid. I even grew up watching this show. Pokémon Go is beneficial to society because it allows players to engage in exercise, communicate with fellow trainers, and it is an advancement in technology. I believe that Pokémon Go can change the gaming world and have a positive effect on society because the game endorses people to exercise. It is not like any other game where people sit in a chair for hours just sitting and staring at a screen all day. There is a mode in Pokémon Go where trainers can hatch Pokémon eggs. In order to hatch these eggs, trainers would either have to walk two kilometers, five kilometers, and ten kilometers. If trainers walk ten kilometers …show more content…
I feel as if it will unite countries in tournaments that will last for a long time. It’s not just about playing a game sometimes. It’s the fact that the designers of this fabulous game, made it specifically for people to actually go and walk to places. With this it allows people to meet. I wasn’t the most talkative person in college. I am an introvert, but Pokémon go helped me understand people through a common topic. If you don’t know someone you can just talk about your favorite Pokémon. You can also take cute photos with Pokémon and share them online. I see Pokémon Go being really successful in the next few years I am really glad that this game was invented because without it, I would still be playing console games in my room by myself without talking to anyone around the

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