Google Maps is overrun with Pokémon for April Fools'

Collapse
X
Collapse
 
  • Page of 1
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous template Next
  • m0de
    Marble Eater
    • Jan 2006
    • 1437
    #1

    Google Maps is overrun with Pokémon for April Fools'

    And you can catch them.

    http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/31/5566854/pokemon-google-maps-april-fools-2014
    The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts.
    Tags: None
    • Snowcrafta
      V's beta-male entourage
      • May 2005
      • 2873
      #2
      Re: Google Maps is overrun with Pokémon for April Fools'

      I'm at 34 right now. The trick is to go to all major cities/landmarks and search there. San Francisco has 5 I believe (GGbridge, Marina, Fishermans Warf, Union Square, GG Park)

        Comment

        • xNiX
          FFR Player
          • Dec 2012
          • 1063
          #3
          Re: Google Maps is overrun with Pokémon for April Fools'

          That's a lot of gas.

            Comment

            • Izzy
              Snek
              FFR Simfile Author
              • Jan 2003
              • 9195
              #4
              Re: Google Maps is overrun with Pokémon for April Fools'

              At first I thought you would just could only zoom in and out and go all over google maps in a browser to catch pokemon, but this is pretty cool. I assume you can actually go places. I can't wait for more large scale augmented reality tech in the future.
              Last edited by Izzy; 04-2-2014, 08:26 AM.

                Comment

                • Evascythe
                  evascythe
                  • Mar 2005
                  • 2909
                  #5
                  Re: Google Maps is overrun with Pokémon for April Fools'

                  I've found Emolga and Gyarados so far.


                  Originally posted by moches
                  I love your avatar and you seem like a chill dude

                    Comment

                    • welsh_girl
                      FFR Player
                      • Apr 2004
                      • 1365
                      #6
                      Re: Google Maps is overrun with Pokémon for April Fools'

                      I found 37 and gave up, gets pretty boring.

                        Comment

                        • Afrobean
                          Admiral in the Red Army
                          • Dec 2003
                          • 13262
                          #7
                          Re: Google Maps is overrun with Pokémon for April Fools'

                          My Google Maps says it's up-to-date but I never updated it for this. Weird. I guess I can't take part in this.

                          I just wanted to say, however. Why isn't this idea a real thing? Why isn't a Pokemon augmented reality MMORPG a real thing? Google has an augmented reality game called Ingress and it's kind of boring. Basically, it's capture-the-flag meets MMORPG. You level up by capturing flags and flags can take higher levels or larger groups of people to capture.

                          But there are no major "straight" MMORPGs. Why can't we have an augmented reality game that plays like Pokemon? Or WoW, even? Instead of meeting up with a handful of Ingress players to capture the flag at a particular landmark, why can't we meet up to battle a dragon? Why can't we find monsters on the street to capture and battle against other nearby players? Why isn't the game they teased in their April Fools video real? Obviously Nintendo probably wouldn't license Pokemon on a competing platform, but how hard would it be to develop a new IP around the idea?

                            Comment

                            • top
                              Banned
                              • Apr 2012
                              • 1907
                              #8
                              Re: Google Maps is overrun with Pokémon for April Fools'

                              i like afro's thinking. that sounds amazing

                                Comment

                                Previous template Next
                                Working...