Pokemon Go has taken over my city, I've never seen anything like this.

[the_dengle]

Nuvendil said:

the_dengle said:

A point of interest in the real world that gives players items for visiting. A lure can be used to attract swarms of Pokemon to the general area. If two or more Pokestops are close together, their fields of effect can overlap. Lures placed on multiple stops will 'stack' under these circumstances, making them hotbeds of activity for Pokemon and players.

@OT: We all live in a Pokemon world.

Which is why I could totally see Nintendo/Niantic/Pokemon Co selling Pokestop status to various businesses.  GameStop and Best Buy in particular come to mind since they tie into gaming and technology sales and would be pleased as punch to have tons of people drawn to their locations via a game.  Also, gym status could be sold to individual locations...my word, the business posibilities.  I could see malls being all over this, wanting multiple stops and 2 or 3 gyms in the building, especially really large ones. 

I think most malls already have Pokestops. The nearest one to me has at least half a dozen leftover from the Ingress portals. I'm sure there will be an adjustment period as certain locations (especially churches) ask to be removed from the network while many businesses happily volunteer to take their place.