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‘Pokemon GO’ Wins Exercise Award from Outdoor Activities Group

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We’ve mentioned in the past that if there’s been one clear benefit from the Pokemon GO (Free) craze is that the game got people up and walking. Now Suomen Latu, the Outdoor Association of Finland, has celebrated that fact by giving Pokemon GO its annual award. This award is given to the organization or person that has inspired the Fins to be more physically active. The group has stated that the game managed to bring together old and young in outdoor activities, and even though Finland is starting to get quite cold, people are still playing the game in all kinds of locations around the country.

I think it’s an interesting moment in mobile gaming because we’re seeing how mobile games can be more than just games you play on the go; they can actually be developed in such a way as to have mobility at their core. Congratulations to Pokemon GO, then, and I’m hoping we’ll see more mobile games make people get up and walk around more.

[via Yle]

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  • 9 Comments

    1. Mrbestapps

      Does anyone know if this game has a good ending? Unlike cough cough the show cough cough

      1. Jay

        Ya, there's a secret level where the knives get replaced with chainsaws and lumberjack tools

        1. Mrbestapps

          Ooooo sounds, so disappointing. Ugh the ending was so bad :(

      2. ED Annunziata

        Its never going to end!

    2. Alexythimia23

      Isnt their already a game called slice exactly like this! This just looks like they slapped the dexter brand on it, does anyone know if its the exact same game?

      1. nini

        It is, kinda surprised to see it again but like the Dexter branding it feels like it came back long after it was relevant.

        1. Alexythimia23

          Well i guess there is no point in forking out for it again, i already have it in my purchased history...that said...im not sure if it work on ios 9.3?

      2. ED Annunziata

        No we made 120 new levels and new blade behaviors.

        :)

    3. nini

      Just in time for Halloween if it was still 2013.