Episode #35
Hyperfixation - Pokémon GO: 10 Years of Catching ’Em All
Ep. 35 - On this episode, Danny is taking us back to the summer of 2016, when parks were packed, PokéStops were sacred gathering places, and perfectly reasonable adults were wandering around outside trying to catch a digital Pidgey. With Pokémon GO recently celebrating its 10-year anniversary, we’re looking back at the game that became a full-blown cultural phenomenon almost overnight. Danny dives into how Pokémon GO came to be, what made it explode in popularity, the absolute chaos of its early days, and how the game has managed to stick around for an entire decade. Whether you were out hunting for rare Pokémon in 2016, still play today, or somehow watched the whole thing unfold from a safe distance, come revisit one of the strangest and most wholesome collective obsessions of the 2010s. Embrace the spiral and stay curious. _______________________________________________________________ **FOLLOW US! We will release a historical video of the two of us that will either be cute or really cringe or maybe both, but only WHEN we reach 500 followers on one platform. So please like and subscribe! If you like this podcast, feed our coffee addictions at: https://buymeacoffee.com/hyperfixatio... Instagram: @hyperfixationtime (www.instagram.com/hyperfixationtime/) YouTube: @HyperfixationTimePod ( / @hyperfixationtimepod ) TikTok: @hyperfixationtimepodcast ( / hyperfixationtimepodcast ) Email: hyperfixationtimepodcast@gmail.com SOURCES: https://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2016/07/26/monster-game/ https://pokemongohub.net/post/featured/pokemon-go-through-the-years-2016-the-year-the-world-walked/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjIvBqT2qco&list=PLSGOfs3d3ac3AE-8ZitPot7kxzu43nyYf https://pokemongo.fandom.com/wiki/Teams
