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Anyone else lost their sanity for the sake of communing with the younger generation?
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At what point does it evolve from the child's game to the adult's insanity?
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I play Minecraft with my niece and nephew, but it hasn't taken away from my stamp collecting.
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I avoid all that nonsense by taking mine fishing or swimming! Fresh air, sunshine and a lake full of water are still great alternatives.
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Shouldn't they be doing volunteer community service work?
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Well frankly, my children are required to do community service as part of school here in VA. I don't begrudge them (and myself) some downtime from their other activities. Shouldn't us adults wasting our time on "nonsense" like stamp collecting also be doing community service instead?
I just caught a Growlithe and upgraded my Tauros to 400 CP! Woot!
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Sure guys, when the weather's bad. It's either that or commando war games with paint ball guns. They both provide for a valuable learning experience. Gotta keep these kids well rounded now-a-days.
WB
P.S. are you really comparing stamp collecting to looking for virtual Pokemon with an iphone? Oh My!!
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Aren't the concepts of "required" and "community service" mutually exclusive?
If it's required it's not service. What a farce! If they ever tried that mess down here most of the parents would immediately withdraw their children from public school and make other arrangements.
Pokémon Go is going to save Nintendo and I'm glad to see that happen. They single-handedly created the home gaming industry. Good for them!
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The game is offered through Niantic Labs. It must be quite a licensing contract they have with Nintendo.
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Yeah, Niantic is probably making a bundle now, perhaps 30% of the total. But who knows. The daily revenue on IOS only is supposed to be about $1.5 million.
Hey, all leisure activities are equally valuable in my book, whether its collecting stamps, playing games, participating in sports, whatever. Frankly, I spend more time playing FIFA 16 on the X-Box, at least lately. That's a major contributor to my time being sucked away from stamps.
But its nice to keep up with the youthful trends and spend time with the kids doing things they enjoy. My wife and I try to engage with the kids doing things they like and the kids in turn do things we adults like. We went out to dinner last night and battled a bunch of other folks at the restaurant for the near-by Pokemon gym. Great fun.
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I was behind a car yesterday. He was going very slowly and weaving quite badly. People were afraid to pass him. Finally he pulled into a turn lane at a light and I was able to pull up beside him. He was about 17 or 18 and his face was glued to his phone screen searching for the pokecritters as he drove down the road.
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Not surprised, though I have only experienced the marked slow down in speed when near a Pokemon Stop.
I took the kids to a nearby town center development where all the hip, young, metros hang out and where there were many Poke Stops and Lure Modules. (The lure modules and some stops are placed by businesses and attract Pokemon and customers.) There were also two 10-level gyms. My kids wanted to power up. At least half of the people doing the Pokemon thing were young adults, possibly more. Most children were playing in the fountain.
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Interesting idea. There are some board games with a stamp collecting theme, but that's not the same. Not sure if you are serious, but I don't think such a venture would be successful.
Nintendo has been developing the brand for 20 years, the characters are ... well ... animated characters. They developed an excellent card game and tournament system, played by kids and adults, as well as TV shows (again, the highlight being animated characters) and very successful games for the DS etc.
Anything to be so successful would need some special draw. I don't think virtual stamps are going to grab the interest of young folks the same way a cutesy animated character does with story lines centered around a fantasy world, training fantasy creatures, and putting them to battle against other trainer's creatures in the local gyms. I can see it now. "Hey guys lets go watch the stamp show!" "That postman is just so cute trying to cancel that stamp." "Wow, look at those people mailing letters - ah - what's a letter?" "My stamp collection can beat your stamp collection with its Thunderbolt attack!"
Also not sure why virtual stamps would be more attractive than the real things.
I think the reality is that stamps are not that interesting to most young folks. I introduced them to my kids and they are no longer interested. Sports, school, soccer, band, gaming come first. It was the same when I was a kid, just swap out gaming with board gaming and its the same. They will come back to it when they are older...or not.
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I spent the weekend collecting virtual Pokemon with my children. There will be no more time for stamps as I have caught only 35 out of hundreds. So far, I'm a Level 9 Trainer on Team Valor. My best Pokemon are lowly 539 Pidgeot and a 532 Snorlax (need more Snorlax candy). Also, my dog sure has gotten a lot of walks lately.
Anyone else lost their sanity for the sake of communing with the younger generation?
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At what point does it evolve from the child's game to the adult's insanity?
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I play Minecraft with my niece and nephew, but it hasn't taken away from my stamp collecting.
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I avoid all that nonsense by taking mine fishing or swimming! Fresh air, sunshine and a lake full of water are still great alternatives.
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Shouldn't they be doing volunteer community service work?
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Well frankly, my children are required to do community service as part of school here in VA. I don't begrudge them (and myself) some downtime from their other activities. Shouldn't us adults wasting our time on "nonsense" like stamp collecting also be doing community service instead?
I just caught a Growlithe and upgraded my Tauros to 400 CP! Woot!
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Sure guys, when the weather's bad. It's either that or commando war games with paint ball guns. They both provide for a valuable learning experience. Gotta keep these kids well rounded now-a-days.
WB
P.S. are you really comparing stamp collecting to looking for virtual Pokemon with an iphone? Oh My!!
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Aren't the concepts of "required" and "community service" mutually exclusive?
If it's required it's not service. What a farce! If they ever tried that mess down here most of the parents would immediately withdraw their children from public school and make other arrangements.
Pokémon Go is going to save Nintendo and I'm glad to see that happen. They single-handedly created the home gaming industry. Good for them!
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The game is offered through Niantic Labs. It must be quite a licensing contract they have with Nintendo.
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Yeah, Niantic is probably making a bundle now, perhaps 30% of the total. But who knows. The daily revenue on IOS only is supposed to be about $1.5 million.
Hey, all leisure activities are equally valuable in my book, whether its collecting stamps, playing games, participating in sports, whatever. Frankly, I spend more time playing FIFA 16 on the X-Box, at least lately. That's a major contributor to my time being sucked away from stamps.
But its nice to keep up with the youthful trends and spend time with the kids doing things they enjoy. My wife and I try to engage with the kids doing things they like and the kids in turn do things we adults like. We went out to dinner last night and battled a bunch of other folks at the restaurant for the near-by Pokemon gym. Great fun.
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I was behind a car yesterday. He was going very slowly and weaving quite badly. People were afraid to pass him. Finally he pulled into a turn lane at a light and I was able to pull up beside him. He was about 17 or 18 and his face was glued to his phone screen searching for the pokecritters as he drove down the road.
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Not surprised, though I have only experienced the marked slow down in speed when near a Pokemon Stop.
I took the kids to a nearby town center development where all the hip, young, metros hang out and where there were many Poke Stops and Lure Modules. (The lure modules and some stops are placed by businesses and attract Pokemon and customers.) There were also two 10-level gyms. My kids wanted to power up. At least half of the people doing the Pokemon thing were young adults, possibly more. Most children were playing in the fountain.
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re: Now Collecting Pokemon not Stamps
Interesting idea. There are some board games with a stamp collecting theme, but that's not the same. Not sure if you are serious, but I don't think such a venture would be successful.
Nintendo has been developing the brand for 20 years, the characters are ... well ... animated characters. They developed an excellent card game and tournament system, played by kids and adults, as well as TV shows (again, the highlight being animated characters) and very successful games for the DS etc.
Anything to be so successful would need some special draw. I don't think virtual stamps are going to grab the interest of young folks the same way a cutesy animated character does with story lines centered around a fantasy world, training fantasy creatures, and putting them to battle against other trainer's creatures in the local gyms. I can see it now. "Hey guys lets go watch the stamp show!" "That postman is just so cute trying to cancel that stamp." "Wow, look at those people mailing letters - ah - what's a letter?" "My stamp collection can beat your stamp collection with its Thunderbolt attack!"
Also not sure why virtual stamps would be more attractive than the real things.
I think the reality is that stamps are not that interesting to most young folks. I introduced them to my kids and they are no longer interested. Sports, school, soccer, band, gaming come first. It was the same when I was a kid, just swap out gaming with board gaming and its the same. They will come back to it when they are older...or not.
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