13 Biggest WTF Video Game Moments Since 2010

by Joe Pring

1. Pokemon GO Conquers The World

Pokemon Go Tips
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How old were you in the late nineties and early noughties?

If the answer is in the region of 10-13, then you'll understand exactly why Pokemon Go's launch enjoyed the burst in popularity that it did. Simply put, Niantic's mobile money making machine is the reincarnation of a craze from yesteryear, the only difference between then and now being the method of delivery.

Pokemon's generation-spanning appeal is the reason why, at the height of summer 2016, witnessing groups of grown adults searching parks and art galleries for digital creatures was a sight you wouldn't blink twice at. For us, it was like flicking a switch that had been in the off setting for a long time; whereas before we dealt in stacks of flimsy trading cards, this time it was all done through a touchscreen.

That's right, kids, you may think we're the weirdos now, but give it another twenty years. Who knows, by then we could have twenty and thirtysomethings running around trying to catch real Pokemon by chucking balls in their faces. You just never know with this crazy world.

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Joe is a freelance games journalist who, while not spending every waking minute selling himself to websites around the world, spends his free time writing. Most of it makes no sense, but when it does, he treats each article as if it were his Magnum Opus - with varying results.