Over 2,000 hooked Australian gamers of the newly released smartphone game Pokémon Go appeared in front of the majestic Sydney Opera House and Harbor on Sunday for a “meet-and-greet” and a massive catch of pokémons in the city.
Guy Bloomberg, a content manager at PAX Australia and Oz Comic-Con, created an event called “Pokémon Go Walk in Sydney #1″ to congregate fellow lovers of the smartphone game. Around 13,000 users were interested in attending the event as of that day.
Thousands turned out for today’s #PokeGOwalk in Sydney, Amazing!
A photo posted by Guy Blomberg (@yugstar) on Jul 9, 2016 at 7:34pm PDT
Such a perfect day for it too! #PokeGOwalk https://t.co/akt8A1v168 pic.twitter.com/IiqnAmxcS5 — Guy ‘Yug’ Blomberg (@YugSTAR) July 10, 2016
In an interview with Mashable Australia, Bloomberg confessed that he only expected 1,000 people to attend his event. “I did not think it would be that big, so I was very surprised. It’s definitely a thing. It’s getting people out of the house,” he told the news site.
When someone suddenly sees a creature up for grabs, someone would yell out to stay alerted and catch the pokémon. Then, gamers would share snapshots of their experience using the hashtag #PokeGoWalk.
Such a perfect day for it too! #PokeGOwalk A photo posted by Guy Blomberg (@yugstar) on Jul 9, 2016 at 5:30pm PDT
A Pikachu, Krabby and an Electabuzz were spotted during the walk and attendees were hastily and frantically rushing toward them.
In a Facebook post on the event’s page, Bloomberg invited other gamers to join future Pokémon Go events.
“Fantastic turnout, perfect weather, and so many lures! Thanks, everyone! We’re continuing to walk around the suggested path around the harbor towards King Street Wharf, feel free to continue along with us,” he wrote.
Was craving some fresh seafood this morning. #PokeGOWalk pic.twitter.com/LtVk4RitvX
— Gabe P.B. (@mr_poohbear) July 9, 2016
Gianna Francesca Catolico