No, john2290 just understands the legal system of the US works with lawsuits.

Honestly, do they need to emulate Nintendo to achieve that kind of success? Formulas like these most likely won't work if they're tried again. Also, both companies don't need the bad publicity for copying Nintendo's idea. Fans would just look at their attempts as cheap cash grabs and wouldn't buy them. Both companies need to look for success with their own formulas and ideas.

It's Pokemon.

It's on mobile.

It's sociable.

Pokemon Go was only a phenomenon because of the strength of the Pokemon brand.

No because they never had a real big Hit anime/cartoon for their games!

I don't think so.
And I don't see what's the big deal with pokemon go.It's a shitty mainstream phone game.

Sure, but that isn't what is asked in the OP. Ingress never made nearly as much buzz as Pokemon Go does.

Oh, that would be quite a use for AR, if the Monster is rampaging in your city. And hundreds of fellow hunters join you in the fight to bring the beast down. This could be epic.

This is a pretty good comparison, the walkman surely was a cultural phenomenom like Pokemon Go is today. Even today a movie like Guardians of the Galaxy features the walkman.

Popularity isn't asked for here. Sure GTA, COD, Battlefield, Halo are very popular. But do they create a cultural phenomenom?

Would a master chief hell march catch on like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0WnZyxp_Wo

I can talk to my sister or my mother about Pikachu and they have an inkling what I talk about. But Master Chief? COD doesn't even feature something memorable, no figure, scenery or something else associated with. Assassins Creed have Templars and Assassins, but both words are more well known for their original meaning for the Everyday Joe. How much T-Shirts with battlefield themes do you have compared to Pokemon themes? That is a cultural phenomenom.

That said, Minecraft does have the potential.