This article originally appeared on The Next Web. The tremendous popularity of the game has stoked a fair share of controversies. Pokémon Go crossed over 500 million downloads this month. Players were then advised to pay attention to their surroundings to keep themselves safe. Pokémon Go app is also a great example of a location-based (LBS) game and geo-based augmented reality. This game has already picked up more users than Twitter and helped push Nintendo’s market capitalization over 69 billion in 2020 (and counting). The game has also been blamed for a spike in road incidents. If you haven’t been living under a rock, you’ve heard about the Pokémon Go app.
Thanks all.- Rickeybot September 19, 2016Įarlier this year, reports of armed robbers using the game to lure players to Pokéstops surfaced. Still talking to police and will go to hospital soon. I got mugged playing Pokémon GO in Central Park. The livestream caught the robbers face in the act which stays on while he flees with the loot. Pokemon Go's geolocation feature allowed authorities to determine that the assault had taken place next to the Sweeny Memorial Bench "Pokéstop" The man then snatches the player's belongings, which include three mobile phones.
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Pokémon Go Plus now available in 'limited quantities' worldwide RickeyBot was livestreaming while playing Pokémon Go in the vicinity of New York's Central Park around midnight when he was assaulted by a suspect. The footage shows the suspect punching the unaware player in the neck, causing him to fall to the ground with his camera still on.
Now, footage of a gamer being assaulted and robbed has surfaced.
Instances of players being mugged while trying to catch characters have been in the news of late. Pokémon Go and controversy seem to go hand-in-hand. RickeyBot was livestreaming himself while playing the game near New York’s Central Park at 12 am when he was assaulted.PHOTO: AFP
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