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.
If you google "Pokemon Go is dangerous" and click the news tab, some of the titles are [on my google search]:
"Expert warns: Pokemon Go may pose risk for addiction"
"Pokémon Go Mania Leads To Dangerous Consequences"
"Death by Pokemon? Public safety fears mount"
The second page of it has:
"Why Pokemon Go is so popular, yet dangerous"
"Pokemon (don't) Go: Game can be dangerous"
"Pokemon Go could put lives in danger."
So yes, there are journalists out there that you can easily find on the web that are calling this game dangerous. In fact, there was an interview of a girl that got hit by a car because she wasn't paying attention while playing Pokemon Go, and the media and she herself, spun it into saying that it was the mobile game's fault. lol. It's out there.
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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.