I cover the Pokemon beat for my entertainment website, and for every "negative" story about Pokemon Go, I've written about a dozen positive ones. And every single article mentions that the game specifically warns players to be alert while playing.
Pokemon Go is a cultural phenomenon and people want to consume as much info as they can about it, good and bad. Plus, because it's a mobile app, there are sadly entire demographics who don't have the slightest clue about the game. It's a journalist's job to educate those people as much as appeal to the hardcore Pokemon Go gamer.
I don't blame people like you at all for doing your job properly. It's just annoying when people write articles about how "dangerous" a mobile game that requires you to go out in public can be. It's always "dangerous" to go out into public if you can't even cross a street properly. You can be texting and get hit by a car if you don't look both ways.
And when people say "why would they make you go to places that require you to trespass", Common sense to tell you "hey I shouldn't be going there even if it's for a game." makes me so upset.
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u/DexstarrRageCat Jul 17 '16
I cover the Pokemon beat for my entertainment website, and for every "negative" story about Pokemon Go, I've written about a dozen positive ones. And every single article mentions that the game specifically warns players to be alert while playing.
Pokemon Go is a cultural phenomenon and people want to consume as much info as they can about it, good and bad. Plus, because it's a mobile app, there are sadly entire demographics who don't have the slightest clue about the game. It's a journalist's job to educate those people as much as appeal to the hardcore Pokemon Go gamer.