Does Pokemon Go show that MS was wise to back AR??.

[vivster]

zero129 said:

vivster said:

There is no "AR compatibility". Every smartphone that has a camera can do this. The simplest application of it would be Google Translate. There are several AR apps out there but people haven't really adopted them yet because in most situations it's less efficient than just looking up stuff on the internet or having a dedicated app. AR also has the disadvantage to be basically bound to certain places. In terms of games that is very inconvenient. Pokemon is not the first GPS game, not even the best, yet you didn't see people raving about this before it.

If you want a realistic evaluation of the success of AR games just picture the same game without Nintendo or the Pokemon brand attached to it.

Yes. But maybe many people didnt really know or understand AR before?. Now that they have, and now that Pokemon has brought AR awereness to many people. Maybe more of them people will now seek out other AR apps to try?. I mean doesnt everything take that killer app/trend to kick things off?.

It could be a great push for more AR apps but there is also the worst case scenario. If people get eventually tired out by pokemon and sick of running around they're probably not inclined to jump right into the next AR experience. See motion controls. In the end people look for the most convenient source of entertainment. Pokemon go is a nice refresher but I assume people will just go back to conventional gaming after it. Not to mention that the popularity goes way above the Nintendo fan or even gamer. There are a lot of casuals involved and they will certainly not seek out games by themselves after this.