'Pokemon GO' Phenomenon Prompts Shelter Dog-Walking Service, Invades Real Estate Listings, and More
The whole Pokemon GO [Free] craze is unlike anything I've ever seen before. I totally get that people who aren't partaking in all the craziness are sick of hearing about all things Pokemon, and to be perfectly honest I'm pretty sick of it myself. But that hasn't diminished my sheer amazement at how this strange, barely-working game has brought people together all over the world and become such a household name it's being discussed by presidential candidates and South Korean cities. Love or hate the game, this sort of thing doesn't happen everyday, and I can't think of any video game, mobile or otherwise, that's had this sort of effect on the entire planet. And it's not even out in all parts of the world yet! Anyway, Gamasutra has a nice roundup of the "quotable pop culture impact" of Pokemon GO, and has collected some quotes about the game from some pretty unlikely sources. Two of my favorites: From this story over at CNBC, a real estate agent named Jay Glazer included the phrase "I'm fairly certain there is a PIKACHU at this open house, don't miss it" in a real estate listing. He admits that out of the ten people who stopped by the listed house that day, only one of them even knew what Pokemon GO was, but he still thinks it's worth including because, as Glazer states,
"I think at the end of the day the goal is to get as many people through the door and interested in the apartment, and ultimately, if there's a 'Pokémon' obsessed person out there w...
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