Looks like this is the core argument for why Pokemon Go is a tragedy:
"""Even Google couldn’t make Ingress work without reskinning it as Pokémon. And while Pokémon is popular and basically harmless, the alternating reality it offers is still that of a branded, licensed, kiddie cock-fighting fantasy."""
I think the real tragedy is that the author of this thing can't lighten up and enjoy something that is making all kinds of people happy.
Edit: He even links to this example of why it is a wonderful thing! https://imgur.com/KAwwxFp
But no, it's a tragedy because it's corporate-branded and juvenile. OK.
"""Even Google couldn’t make Ingress work without reskinning it as Pokémon. And while Pokémon is popular and basically harmless, the alternating reality it offers is still that of a branded, licensed, kiddie cock-fighting fantasy."""
I think the real tragedy is that the author of this thing can't lighten up and enjoy something that is making all kinds of people happy.
Edit: He even links to this example of why it is a wonderful thing! https://imgur.com/KAwwxFp But no, it's a tragedy because it's corporate-branded and juvenile. OK.