I love all of this. You’ve truly nailed it. It is about story, context, and something to buy into that’s proven its worth—something to believe in, even if it’s imaginary. Top it off with technical novelty and wizardry for a little added magic. All on our beloved handhelds.

I offer a complementary viewpoint here: https://medium.com/@luckylou/the-behind-pok%C3%A9mon-go-f3b8c4e84690#.yj04lnoks

And just as I was about to publish I saw your post and its title so I had to change mine! Props.