{"id":27823,"date":"2016-08-04T10:06:27","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T08:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/?p=27823"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:50:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:50:06","slug":"what-can-pokemon-go-do-for-the-elderly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silvereco.org\/en\/what-can-pokemon-go-do-for-the-elderly\/","title":{"rendered":"What can Pok\u00e9mon Go do for the elderly ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pok\u00e9mon Go swept through the whole world, and certainly didn’t spare seniors. Focus on this trend and its potential benefits\u00a0for a good ageing experience.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Pok\u00e9mon<\/h2>\n

Pok\u00e9mon Go seduces all ages<\/h2>\n

Augmented-reality game Pok\u00e9mon Go, developed by Niantic, is not nearly done sending players on a merry chase after Pok\u00e9mons. Just five days after its official release day, the app had already been downloaded 7.5 million times in the United States, according to Forbes. Nintendo is estimated to earn about 1.6 million euros a day in additional purchases.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most Pok\u00e9mon Go players are 18 to 30 years old, according to a survey conducted by Survey Monkey in the United States, which is not surprising considering this age group grew up with the first Pok\u00e9mon games. The participation of people aged 50 and above is somewhat more surprising\u00a0: they account for 6% of all players.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Could Pok\u00e9mon Go foster mobility and promote intergenerational bonding?<\/h2>\n

The benefits of Pok\u00e9mon Go are the same for seniors as for other age groups :\u00a0\"Pikachu-Pok\u00e9mon-Go-seniors\"<\/p>\n