Pokemon Go Reaches Spain

Pokemon Go Reaches Spain – mobile gaming phenomenon is now available on the Costa Del Sol

Pokemon Go is a mobile gaming phenomenon which is making it´s way around the world, attracting millions of dedicated players already. Now Pokemon Go Reaches Spain. Expect to see people using mobile phones on the Costa Del Sol to track down these digital creatures and add them to their virtual collection.

What is is?

Pokémon is a Nintendo franchise that launched in the 1990s. In its world, “trainers” travel the world to catch varied monsters called Pokémon — rats, dragons, swordlike creatures, and more — and use these critters to fight each other. The trainer’s goal is to “catch ’em all,” as the franchise’s slogan suggests, and become a Pokémon master by defeating prestigious trainers known as gym leaders and Elite Four.

So what is Pokémon Go? Unlike previous Pokémon games, it’s not for Nintendo’s handheld consoles; it’s a free download for Android and iOS devices. It also doesn’t play at all like previous Pokémon games: Although the goal is still to catch ’em all, Pokémon Go is an augmented reality game — it mixes real-world elements with the game.

How does it work?

Pokémon Go uses your phone’s GPS and clock to decide which Pokémon appear in the game. If you’re at the park, more bug and grass types appear. If you’re by a lake, more water types appear. If it’s night, more nocturnal ghost and fairy types do. So Pokémon won’t just come to you; players have to traverse the real world to catch ’em all.

Pokémon Go also has gyms — where you can fight gym leaders — and PokéStops based on real-world locations, which create hubs where players can meet. (You can buy, with real money, items to lure Pokémon to these stops; that’s how Niantic, the game’s developer, makes money.)

Controversy

The game has already seen it´s fair share of controversy. Two men have been injured in California whilst tracking a Pokemon on a dangerous cliff edge. There have been reports of people waiting in Pokemon locations to rob game players. Other game players have found themselves tracking Pokemon characters to inappropriate places like funerals, hospitals, and the Holocaust Memorial Museum in America.

Written by Dave James