Last month Pokémon Go overtook Facebook, in terms of usage, proving it might just be the most popular Android app of all time!
Everyone is talking about Pokémon Go, there is no escaping its powers. It has been reported that the release of the game was tweeted over 15 million times, that’s 3 million more mentions than Brexit!
The new mobile game is set to see the government benefit ..how? In lowering the obesity rate of course!
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Pikachu is rapidly losing weight since the release of the new game
Candy Crushed!
Discount Supplements conducted in-depth research into the game and found that just 2 hours of catching Jiggly-puffs can work off a whole McDonald's cheese burger!
When compared to the calories burnt when playing Candy Crush (just 23kcal in 2 hours) it is pretty impressive.
Hours playing versus miles covered and Pokémon collected
Research by Discount Supplements shows that within 12 hours of continuous play you can burn over 1,600 calories which is 65%*1 of your daily allowance of calories according to NHS guidelines. Not only that but you will collect over 240 Pokemon and walk an average distance of 30 miles!
Before & After
Craig, a self-certified Pokémon Guru, has been playing the mobile game every hour of every day since its release on 13th July.
22 days of 12 hour play, while eating the recommended daily allowance of calories on a health diet, means Craig managed to lose an astonishing 10 Ibs (22 x 1600 = 35,200 calorie/3,500 = 10Ibs).
Please note: Craig is fictional. However, if he was real and played Pokémon for 12 hours straight every day, he would not only lose weight but his job, girlfriend and sense of reality.
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Pokemon is the first video game of its type to migrate from traditional gaming consoles, such as the Game Boy on which it originated in 1996, to an Android game playable anywhere at any time on a mobile device. Super Mario, Tetris and Yoshi’s Cookie, all Nintendo console games, can be found available as mobile apps but none take you out of your front door into the open air.
We predict that Pokemon Go is just the beginning in a new wave of active mobile games which will migrate to the Android phone, wristwatch and more!
Watch this space!
*1 All figures used in this report are based on averages. The number of calories burnt is an estimation based on the average male weight and height. Weight loss and fitness levels are ultimately affected by your diet and overall health.
Mobile data costs are based on the average price for 1MB of data in the UK.
Sources:
calorielab.com
reddit.com
juststand.org
echocredits.org
o2.co.uk
calorielab.com
reddit.com
juststand.org
echocredits.org
o2.co.uk