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Poll shows just how addictive Pokémon Go is in Canada
Canada’s Global News commissioned an Ipsos poll to find out just how pervasive Pokémon Go has become since its debut earlier this month, and as you’d expect, three out of ten players agreed that it was “taking over their lives.” The study found that nearly 30% of Canadian users (out of 1,100 users participating in the poll) were skipping their day-to-day activities to catch pokémon.
There are some positives to playing Pokémon Go. Unlike other mobile games, Niantic’s AR title encourages you to explore your neighborhood in your quest to find new pokémon. And that usually means walking around a lot. From Sean Simpson, vice president of public affairs for Ipsos Canada:
For example, the average person who has downloaded the app has walked about 13 kilometres, three quarters have met other people who are playing Pokemon Go and two thirds have discovered a new part of their city.
If you’re sitting at a Pokestop with your head down and just looking up to check if you’re headi…