Persuasive Speech On Pokemon
Unless you've been hiding under a rock since 6 July 2016, you will at least know that millions of people all over the globe are now spending every spare moment out hunting Pokemon. (For the uninitiated who are about to correct my grammar, I'm assured that Pokemon is both singular and plural, there's no 'Pokemons'). It's an international obsession, that saw the new 'Pokemon Go' app downloaded more than 15 million times in the first 6 days after its launch in Australia, Japan and the United States.
What's a Pokemon? Technically it's a small critter found in video games. Catch one, and you can train it to help you battle others. The basic concept hasn't changed, even though (believe it or not) Pokemon are now 20 years old. That's how long ago it was when some clever computer people dreamed up the Pokemon video game for Nintendo's hand-held Game Boy device. At that stage, most people didn't have access to the internet, and Pokemon were strictly offline beasties. Even so, according to Wikipedia the Pokemon franchise has sold about 280 million units, making it the second most popular game franchise ever, based on unit sales. Gross revenues for the franchise have exceeded $46 billion over that period, which …show more content…
If you don't remember Clippy, count yourself lucky. Clippy was an irritating wannabe that sometimes made you feel like punching the screen just to make him go away. And perhaps that's the point here. We don't want enrichment foisted onto us. What we want is enrichment that is there when we need it or choose it, like a friend in our life who we invite to come places with us. Pokemon may be beguiling and magnetic, but they don't invade our space unless we opt in. Put simply, friends are for when we want to play, or share experiences, and sometimes when we want to pour our hearts out to a good listener. News flash: Dr Pokemon will see you
What's a Pokemon? Technically it's a small critter found in video games. Catch one, and you can train it to help you battle others. The basic concept hasn't changed, even though (believe it or not) Pokemon are now 20 years old. That's how long ago it was when some clever computer people dreamed up the Pokemon video game for Nintendo's hand-held Game Boy device. At that stage, most people didn't have access to the internet, and Pokemon were strictly offline beasties. Even so, according to Wikipedia the Pokemon franchise has sold about 280 million units, making it the second most popular game franchise ever, based on unit sales. Gross revenues for the franchise have exceeded $46 billion over that period, which …show more content…
If you don't remember Clippy, count yourself lucky. Clippy was an irritating wannabe that sometimes made you feel like punching the screen just to make him go away. And perhaps that's the point here. We don't want enrichment foisted onto us. What we want is enrichment that is there when we need it or choose it, like a friend in our life who we invite to come places with us. Pokemon may be beguiling and magnetic, but they don't invade our space unless we opt in. Put simply, friends are for when we want to play, or share experiences, and sometimes when we want to pour our hearts out to a good listener. News flash: Dr Pokemon will see you