Yes, this game, which triggered a global craze, was released in Brazil two days before the start of this Olympic Games, that is, on August 3. The direct consequence of this move is that everyone has lost interest in the Olympic Games. Although there are many people inside and outside the Olympic venues, when you look closely, they are all "hunting elves" with their mobile phones.
"Nobody cares about the Olympics, everyone is rushing to the next place to catch the elves."
Lourdes Drummond, a student, said, "I used to watch the match between Brazil and Sweden, but after Pokemon Go came out, I was not interested.
Claro, the third largest mobile phone company in Brazil, speculated that about 200 Wan Li users have downloaded the game since its launch. A company executive said that more than half of their users are catching elves in and around the Olympic venues.
Not only ordinary people, but also professional athletes can't escape the magic of Pokemon Go. For example, Uchimura Kohei, a Japanese gymnast, downloaded the game after arriving in Brazil and paid nearly $5,000 (about RMB33,000) for international phone calls!
However, even if he is addicted to Pokemon, his strength is still indescribable. He succeeded in winning two gold medals, becoming the fourth player in history to win a Grand Slam in a row and the only one in 40 years.
Games change the world: does Pokemon Go reduce obesity and even improve law and order?
Apart from snubbing the Olympic Games, what did Pokemon Go bring to Rio? Surprisingly, most of them are positive effects.
Compared with traditional games, the positive impact of Pokemon Go is obvious, which requires players to go out and play games.
"I have never left home before, but now every time my mother asks me to buy something, I go out immediately," said Rafael Mora Barros, an IT major. The game can help alleviate the obesity epidemic in the cradle.
Joao Carlos Barssani, a sociologist at 3 1 year-old, also said that Pokemon Go even improved the local security: "In the past, people were afraid to go to many areas with high crime rates, such as parks and squares."
"With so many people around you now, you don't have to worry about being robbed of your mobile phone anymore," a man named leonardo pereira agreed.
It seems that changing the world with games is really not a slogan.