Disney Go

[MJ6987]

With the runaway success of Pokemon Go, surely this is a matter of time.

Like they did with Disney Infinity after the success of Skylander.

 

[rteetz]

I don't think they would develop an app like this. Maybe something for the parks but I can't see them doing a world wide app.

 

[closetmickey]

I think that Pokemon Go is receiving too much criticism regarding user safety for Disney to go in that direction.

 

[MJ6987]

I don't think they would develop an app like this. Maybe something for the parks but I can't see them doing a world wide app.

Yes, something in the parks would be very cool. The infrastructure is already being built up - the free wifi, the charging stations and most people have a smart phone in their hand. Walk around the park trying to "catch" sets of Disney characters who are hiding in different locations...

 

[circus4u]

I would hate to see this. I can see it now, Disney Go combined with Food and Wine and nobody watching where they are walking!

 

[basketlacey]

I think this would be awesome!

 

[Mr Mannn]

I would only want to catch Jessica Rabbit...and maybe Jasmine. But my wife says she would make me throw them back. wah.

 

[Kellars]

But maybe not in the parks....DISNEY GO in the resorts so people would check out different destinations/attractions while staying on property.

 

[luisov]

I don't think they would make an exact replica of the Pokemon Go app as it is. They would have to make lots of modifications in order to make it a product that meets the standards of a Disney product. As a previous post said, there's a lot of legal issues and weird situations arising from this app that I'm sure Disney wouldn't like to deal with.

However, it's clear that many companies will take advantage of the success of this game to come up with other 100 similar games. It's true that Disney usually looks at successful games and comes up with their own Disnefied version, so who knows.

 

[Accident]

I don't see pokemon go being long term sustainable in this form. A week later and it's a very different crowd and not like it was the first week. It'll keep getting hype and more and more places get it but we'll see who is really still playing it in a month or two.. I also think they really screwed up getting billions of dollars when they didn't release that wristband at the same time.. I know people who already can't play more because they ran out of mobile data plan in just a few days.

Now it is having some nice impact.. my daughter made a bunch of friends from it, I met some interesting people, mobile phone carriers are rethinking their data plan strategies... They are going to really need some tricks up their sleves to keep this momentum going.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

Disney is terrible at making games...or hasn't anyone noticed?

The one interesting thing they ever did was that vmk thing...and they yanked that after a short time

 

[luisov]

Disney is terrible at making games...or hasn't anyone noticed?

The one interesting thing they ever did was that vmk thing...and they yanked that after a short time

Not that we have to worry about that anymore since Disney Interactive is history. If they can license their properties to someone who is capable enough, I think something cool could be developed. Though by the looks of recent apps like Magic Kingdoms, Disney's Crossy Road and such, there's nothing to get hyped about.

 

[rteetz]

Not that we have to worry about that anymore since Disney Interactive is history. If they can license their properties to someone who is capable enough, I think something cool could be developed. Though by the looks of recent apps like Magic Kingdoms, Disney's Crossy Road and such, there's nothing to get hyped about.

I play magic kingdoms

 

[luisov]

I play magic kingdoms

I played it for a while, but it really wasn't what I thought it would be. By the end it felt like any other micro-management type of app where you have to pay to get more ''fairy dust'' to unlock features, and wait too many hours to make a real progress in the game. It's just not my kind of game.

I'm not saying apps like Crossy Road, Magic Kingdoms and such are bad. They are just Disney versions of other games that have been successful before. I'd like Disney to release a game that truly feels different and fresh to everything else that is out there. Take Mickey's Castle of Illusion as an example. It may be a platform game similar to any Mario game, but it was very well done and it felt original.

 

[Travis B]

Why waste their time? As @Accident mentioned we've yet to see how the momentum with this goes. I am loving Pokemon GO but I don't know how well the same format would work with other IPs. It's a PERFECT match with Pokemon, but I don't see it spreading. I also don't know how much people will be willing to walk/travel to play most games. Like I said this is a very unique situation with the unique format and content match up so well.

I've been wondering how this will impact Universal's Nintendo expansion... There's a ton of potential there. A little Pokemon zone with an actual gym, exclusive Pokemon, etc. The merch possibilities alone - they'll be minting money. Yet another reason for Disney not go pursue this, IMO. They need to do what they do and focus on innovation, not desperately imitate what someone else does better. Especially when they company that does it is soon going to have a major presence just down the street.

If anything, Disney should try to get park-exclusive Pokemon or stuff like that. I have no idea if Nintendo would do it, though, considering their new relationship with Universal.

 

[rteetz]

I've been wondering how this will impact Universal's Nintendo expansion... There's a ton of potential there. A little Pokemon zone with an actual gym, exclusive Pokemon, etc. The merch possibilities alone - they'll be minting money. Yet another reason for Disney not go pursue this, IMO. They need to do what they do and focus on innovation, not desperately imitate what someone else does better. Especially when they company that does it is soon going to have a major presence just down the street.

Im guessing by the time universal builds their Nintendo area Pokemon go won't be popular anymore. Mobile games go through phases. Angry birds was huge now isn't, candy crush was huge now isn't, clash of clans huge now not so much. Pokemon go is huge now but a few months from now some new game will be out getting the attention.

 

[Accident]

I've been wondering how this will impact Universal's Nintendo expansion... There's a ton of potential there. A little Pokemon zone with an actual gym, exclusive Pokemon, etc. The merch possibilities alone - they'll be minting money. Yet another reason for Disney not go pursue this, IMO. They need to do what they do and focus on innovation, not desperately imitate what someone else does better. Especially when they company that does it is soon going to have a major presence just down the street.

The second I heard nintendo I knew it was going to a lot of pokemon... It's so diverse that pokemon would fit into the new water park, it'll fit everywhere they might want to add it..

My daughter has always loved pokemon and wears a pikachu sweatshirt into the parks when the weather allows.. I can't tell you how many people completely forget about where they are to talk about pokemon, how they love it. Kids ignore princesses and favorite characters because a pikachu just went by...

The more I think about it.. I think if your under 30, pokemon might be as popular if not more than disney. If you over 30, you probably have a child that grew up on pokemon (as I did) so it has a special place in your heart as well. I never really looked at what the show was before but it's inclusive, about learning, about working with others that are different, about exploring your world around you.. There is a lot of good that comes out of the simple concept of bug catching that has been in japan for centuries...

disney responce already exists but never rolled out world wide. My daughter and sisters have been playing tsum tsum for years.. it's just trinkling into this market but the game itself hasn't.. I suspect that is about to change as that is family friendly where as pokemon go isn't. pokemon go is a stalker, predator , kidnappers dream and that why disney can't take that approach in a game.. They can augment somethign but that can't make destinations out in the wild...

 

[jaxonp]

People already don't watch where they are going to the parks... Not sure this would make it any different. It's already a mess navigating the parks as it is.

 

[Travis B]

Im guessing by the time universal builds their Nintendo area Pokemon go won't be popular anymore. Mobile games go through phases. Angry birds was huge now isn't, candy crush was huge now isn't, clash of clans huge now not so much. Pokemon go is huge now but a few months from now some new game will be out getting the attention.

Maybe so, it will definitely be interesting to see how it plays out. The main difference is that Pokemon has been around forever, and is a much bigger franchise than any of the other mobile games you mention. Even if GO starts to fade in popularity, I believe it could reinvigorate the franchise enough that we may see it in Universal. It's just so marketable.

 

[Lesverts]

Pokemon is the 3rd highest selling video game franchise of all time. Only behind Mario and Tetris. Pokemon never went away, it just wasn't at the forefront of popular culture. It is still widely played and there is a large and active community around it. Thuere are literally thousands of PokeTubers (Pokemon youtubers) that cover everything from main series let's plays to the card game, competitive battling, shiny hunting and it goes on and on.