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Pokemon Go: Does Anyone Even Care Anymore?

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    • Publish Date: Dec 17 2016 2:38PM
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    • Updated Date: Dec 17 2016 2:41PM
Pokemon Go: Does Anyone Even Care Anymore?

Fading from people's consciousness FAST

 
Months after Pokemon Go was launched in U.S.A, Niantic finally launched the game in India through a tie-up with Reliance Jio a few days ago. The biggest problem with this move is that no one really cares anymore.  Those who were excited by the game and enamored by it’s A.R. capabilities downloaded the game months ago when it was actually released. Niantic completely missed the boat on the smartphone game’s launch in India. 

From a phenomenon to a has-been 
When Pokemon Go first launched, it became a phenomenon almost overnight, breaking records left right and center and even crossing behemoths like Facebook and Twitter in terms of active users. 

Pokemon Go completely captured the imagination of the public in a way we haven’t really seen before. Seeing people randomly walking on the streets trying to desperately catch the elusive 'Pikachu' became a common sight, even in India. 

However, it all died out incredibly fast. While it might be a little presumptuous to say, the truth of the matter is that no one really cares about Pokemon Go anymore. Just like a pop song, which becomes the rage for a few weeks and then completely vanishes from the charts, Pokemon Go has become just a side note in history.  According to a report from app tracking firm Slice, Pokemon Go had lost a whopping 80% of its paying players since its highest point in mid-July. This was in the second week of September. The situation will be worse by now. 

Just a fad? 
Pokemon Go seems to be suffering from the same fatigue experienced by various fads such as Angry Birds or Flappy Bird: people going crazy over the game and then slowly losing interest.  Niantic hasn't helped its cause by removing features like the nearby system which caused a lot of fan backlash, and the general buginess of the game hasn't found any favors with players. 

What does Niantic need to do to revive interest? 
The big question here is how will Pokemon Go fare in the coming months. Niantic is at a crucial juncture in the game's lifecycle, where the initial hoopla is dying down and people are starting to lose interest. Niantic needs to keep users engaged with frequent updates and new features and make sure they reinvent themselves as time goes by. The plethora of bugs and issues in Pokemon Go need to be ironed out and the game needs to start feeling like a finished product. 

Is this the beginning of the end? 
Pokemon Go is a glimpse into the practical and real world application of A.R. and it will be sad to see it suffer the same fate as that of Angry Birds or Gangnam Style. What do you think? Are you excited for Pokemon Go’s launch in India? Do you think it can reclaim the magic? 
Does Pokemon Go still excites you? Let's know your views in the comments below. 
 
 

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Comments

Saaem Shaikh PADUA HIGH SCHOOL-MANKHURD

Many People died by Accident while playing Pokemon GO, My Thoughts are this is very dangerous game, but if we are playing it with safety for example, Walking carefully while playing the game. Then it is safe..

Nishi Upadhyay BHARTI PUBLIC SCHOOL (SWASTHYA VHR)

I don''t care and I never did.

P S Geethanjali Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan S.V Vidyalaya

I completely lost interest in this as I was waiting for it for a long time.I was waiting since July and as it didn''t release for 6 months my interest was banished and I started playing other new games.If it comes now who will play?They must have released the game worldwide at one time.Then I think it would be a huge hit.India is a large country which is then second largest country in the world in terms of population.Until now,A question which quizzes me is why didn''t they release in india?

Ritvik Baweja BAL BHARTI PUBLIC SCHOOL (PITAM PUR

In my opinion Pokemon Go''s long term charm is lost now. No one now cares for this silly game. Even though it was over hyped and popular but due to some issues in it probably cyber bugs, also the game wasn''t officially launched in India it lost its popularity. This obsession of playing Pokemon Go is lost forever now and the craze of catching small meke monsters has ended.

R.H.Lakshana Chinmaya Vidyalaya Virugambakkam

This game was said to be interesting at the same time people who played it died due to accidents. The game is interesting but over playing it can cause death. Many of us should learn this from this game.

Harini MS NAGARJUNA VIDYANIKETAN

The release of the game in India will keep it in the spotlight for a while. But, the hype has reduced significantly.

Kirti dahiya SHRI RAM SHIKSHA MANDIR

I think that there is no more crush for this game. And bcoz of this many people suffered a lot...

Kirti dahiya SHRI RAM SHIKSHA MANDIR

I think that there is no more crush for this game. And bcoz of this many people suffered a lot...

Piyush Chauhan Ramjas school pusa road

I think that whether it remains most in the news and newspaper but now it is vanished from most of the minds. Also pokemon go is not available in India so this country has forgotten it even I. Also by playing this game most of the people die so for safety purpose many people deleted it. For me it doesn''t excites any more.

Emima Thangapandi PADUA HIGH SCHOOL-MANKHURD

I don''t think any body cares about it,because at starting all were talking about it.But now no body talks about it.I think this is because this game is very dangerous.

Himanshi Dhawan Saffron Public School

Pokemon Go is not enthralling anymore. The Indian public act as kids who get bored from a toy they are playing with after sometime. So, yes, the fad has decreased as the people ain''t still nutty about it and so does I.

Pragya RUKMINI DEVI PUB. SCHOOL(PITAMPURA)

After so much time when finally Pokemon go has launched in India, people have lost their interest in it. Those who were very interested downloaded it long before and now no one cares about it anymore.

Mansi Jain PRESIDIUM SCHOOL INDIRAPURAM

It is no more an interesting game. People who had interest in the game have however lost it. When it was first launched it broke all records. Almost every next person was found playing the game. It was kind of a trend. And trends keep changing. We can bare a game hardly for a month. However games like candy crush are all time favorite.

Dhruva Khunekari VIDYA VALLEY

I think due to many pokemon-go related accidents, security concerns, rumours that someone is monitoring your actions and that they made temples ''pokestops'' where you might poke eggs which became ahigh court case in Gujrat high court, might be the major reason of the quick failure of this highly awaited game.

saumya QUEEN VALLEY''S SEC-8 DWARKA

POKEMON GO had a huge craze among people in the whole world. But this fever got into everyone''s mind and led them to serious accidents.If its launched in India it now could not gain popularity or else reclaim the magic. Playing this game is a great lose of time and to us. And the truth is its gone like a silly game and no one even cares for it.

Onkarpreet Bhavan Vidyalaya

Pokemon Go lost its following long back. People had already tried it be for it was even released in the country. It isn''t followed much today.

Jeffrey okeke KAUSHALAYA WORLD SCH.GR.NOIDA

I like watching Pokemon, but when it comes to dangerous games in which people can get accidents, I do not play.

JIYA TOMAR B G S NATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL

Nope, I would say that no wonder what was so exciting about this jeopardizing game that initially everyone almost ravished it, because something so very risky and distracting should always be avoided and specially after being acquainted to several accidents that have taken place due to a mere game.

Shammah Franklin VELAMMAL VIDYALAYA WLB SCHOOL

I was never very interested in it..... so I guess I don''t care...

Chirag Drew Khurana CAMBRIDGE FOUNDATION SCHOOL

Nope , no one cares for Pokémon Go now , after it''s intial release , many people faced accidents while walking , although this is a very dangerous game , the craze of it was in the starting cause it is the first game of its type , after months , Niantic saw declining of users as it became dull and boring

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