Pokemon Go is not "Game" but "Competition".

My Level of Pokemon Go is now 21.

Recently I feel that

Pokemon Go is not "Game" but "Competition".

I love "Game" and I play many games by dedicated game console such as Nintendo 3DS, WiiU and so on.

Of course, downloaded and play Pokemon Go, but I feel “This is not Game”.

Although there are many definition of Game,

I define Game as “The thing we can participate intently and make us fun all the time.”

When I chose new game to play next, I always apply this define.

If I apply one to Pokemon Go, is it Game?

My answer is No.

Pokemon Go has another value from the game I chose to play.

Pokemon Go has value to gather Pokemon going to various place.

We can feel the presence of Pokemon, real world.

This is huge value.

But, Is people playing Pokemon Go really fun during all the time of playing?

I found very strong Pokemon at many place, but people having one only do “Competitioon”.

Only to victory other people, they are training and capturing more strong one with a lot of walking and spending huge time.

But, is it fun to play?

Of course, I can understand that it is very glad to victory other people. 

But does they have fu all the time?

I guess they put effort to victory, but is “Effort” necessary in playing game?

In September, Pokemon Go plus was on sale.

Pokemon GO Plus back in-stock at GameStop: https://t.co/jleZuLsrOE pic.twitter.com/3lMsM6lB4M

— Nintendeal (@nintendeal) 2016年10月10日

If we have one, we can get Pokemon automatically and don’t have to watch screen.

Automatically?

Is it fun to get Pokemon automatically?

This is the evidence Pokemon Go is not “Game” but “Competition”.

Pokemon Go has both aspect of “Game” and “Competition”.

I play Pokemon Go with fun, and I play one as “Game”, not “Competition”.