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I thought I'd write about pokemon to you!
Hey you! Haven’t heard about Pokemon? WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? Sorry, if you seriously haven’t heard about Pokemon then you are such a lucky person – I envy you so much! I very much doubt it though, as the little Japanese craze has taken over the world and has become Nintendo’s biggest acquisition, and the whole franchise is said to be worth around $7billion or something obscenely high like that. Ok, so I hate Pokemon, it’s become too big, and don’t think that the craze is over – at least the madness has eased, but still the Pokemon Gameboy games sell out whenever they’re released.
Why is it that you ‘gotta catch ‘em all!’? Surely if they’re so great, one would be enough! But no, you have to collect a silly amount like 149 or something. That’s going to be quite expensive…
I’m not against kids having fun, but when you have children who can’t stop telling you about how they completed Pokemon Gold, Silver or Blue, whatever the colour, you may get a bit agitated! Blame the Japanese! They started it! But is Pokemon actually damaging to children? It’s become an unhealthy obsession, among a few, and I suppose in moderation the cartoons aren’t too bad, but it’s as though Pokemon is a drug – a freely available, and yet incredibly expensive when you think about all the merchandise out there, and in your homes, what else can children, and some adults, spend their cash on?
The cartoon is a load of rubbish from my point of view – awful animations, and really boring, but then I’m not a target audience so I suppose you kiddies like it! Pokemon’s most infamous character is the omnipresent Pikachu – it’s everywhere!! I don’t particularly care if it can transform or evolve - it’s all a load of nonsense to me! I have heard that the video games are actually quite good, although each colour is said to be a clone of the previous one. It’s insanity.
Anyway, that’s my complaint over I’m going to get my son to play football again…
I thought I'd write about pokemon to you!
Hey you! Haven’t heard about Pokemon? WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? Sorry, if you seriously haven’t heard about Pokemon then you are such a lucky person – I envy you so much! I very much doubt it though, as the little Japanese craze has taken over the world and has become Nintendo’s biggest acquisition, and the whole franchise is said to be worth around $7billion or something obscenely high like that. Ok, so I hate Pokemon, it’s become too big, and don’t think that the craze is over – at least the madness has eased, but still the Pokemon Gameboy games sell out whenever they’re released.
Why is it that you ‘gotta catch ‘em all!’? Surely if they’re so great, one would be enough! But no, you have to collect a silly amount like 149 or something. That’s going to be quite expensive…
I’m not against kids having fun, but when you have children who can’t stop telling you about how they completed Pokemon Gold, Silver or Blue, whatever the colour, you may get a bit agitated! Blame the Japanese! They started it! But is Pokemon actually damaging to children? It’s become an unhealthy obsession, among a few, and I suppose in moderation the cartoons aren’t too bad, but it’s as though Pokemon is a drug – a freely available, and yet incredibly expensive when you think about all the merchandise out there, and in your homes, what else can children, and some adults, spend their cash on?
The cartoon is a load of rubbish from my point of view – awful animations, and really boring, but then I’m not a target audience so I suppose you kiddies like it! Pokemon’s most infamous character is the omnipresent Pikachu – it’s everywhere!! I don’t particularly care if it can transform or evolve - it’s all a load of nonsense to me! I have heard that the video games are actually quite good, although each colour is said to be a clone of the previous one. It’s insanity.
Anyway, that’s my complaint over I’m going to get my son to play football again…
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Ummm, I don't really understand where your x and y values go. Still looks impressive, though
I did simultaneous equations.
Oh, and it's real cases. Stuff that you can graph without breaking your calculator :)
I did simultaneous equations.
Oh, and it's real cases. Stuff that you can graph without breaking your calculator :)
turbonutter wrote:
> Ummm, I don't really understand where your x and y values go. Still
> looks impressive, though
The formula calculates x for the case when y=0 in the formula y=a*x^2 + b*x +c (i.e. the points of intersection with the x axis).
I did simultaneous equations.
They are often useful later on.
Oh, and
> it's real cases. Stuff that you can graph without breaking your
> calculator :)
Calculators can do imaginary numbers in complex mode too, if you have the right kind. Not too expensive either. Mine is 8 years old, does all the complex stuff, and only cost £10. It hasn`t even needed a battery change yet!!! (Maybe I should do more work!)
> Ummm, I don't really understand where your x and y values go. Still
> looks impressive, though
The formula calculates x for the case when y=0 in the formula y=a*x^2 + b*x +c (i.e. the points of intersection with the x axis).
I did simultaneous equations.
They are often useful later on.
Oh, and
> it's real cases. Stuff that you can graph without breaking your
> calculator :)
Calculators can do imaginary numbers in complex mode too, if you have the right kind. Not too expensive either. Mine is 8 years old, does all the complex stuff, and only cost £10. It hasn`t even needed a battery change yet!!! (Maybe I should do more work!)
ssxpro wrote:
> turbonutter wrote:
> Ummm, I don't really understand where your
> x and y values go. Still
> looks impressive, though
The
> formula calculates x for the case when y=0 in the formula y=a*x^2 +
> b*x +c (i.e. the points of intersection with the x axis).
I did
> simultaneous equations.
They are often useful later on.
Oh,
> and
> it's real cases. Stuff that you can graph without breaking
> your
> calculator :)
Calculators can do imaginary numbers in
> complex mode too, if you have the right kind. Not too expensive
> either. Mine is 8 years old, does all the complex stuff, and only
> cost £10. It hasn`t even needed a battery change yet!!! (Maybe
> I should do more work!)
Does this have anything to do with Pokemon or Gaming at that!
> turbonutter wrote:
> Ummm, I don't really understand where your
> x and y values go. Still
> looks impressive, though
The
> formula calculates x for the case when y=0 in the formula y=a*x^2 +
> b*x +c (i.e. the points of intersection with the x axis).
I did
> simultaneous equations.
They are often useful later on.
Oh,
> and
> it's real cases. Stuff that you can graph without breaking
> your
> calculator :)
Calculators can do imaginary numbers in
> complex mode too, if you have the right kind. Not too expensive
> either. Mine is 8 years old, does all the complex stuff, and only
> cost £10. It hasn`t even needed a battery change yet!!! (Maybe
> I should do more work!)
Does this have anything to do with Pokemon or Gaming at that!
Zeldapro wrote:
"Does this have anything to do with Pokemon or Gaming at that!"
Does it matter? : )
"Does this have anything to do with Pokemon or Gaming at that!"
Does it matter? : )
Why get rid of the craze that's brought happiness to so many people?
Ok, I know it can be annoying when so many people like something that you consider as crap (e.g. my hatred of the playstation) however it doesn't mean that getting rid of it will wipe it from people's minds and make it go away forever!
Pokemon is part of gaming history, and with only a couple more games left to come til the end of the Pokémon craze (unofficial news from Bulbagarden.com) it will no longer be part of the future....
However it'll never completely be rid of!
Ok, I know it can be annoying when so many people like something that you consider as crap (e.g. my hatred of the playstation) however it doesn't mean that getting rid of it will wipe it from people's minds and make it go away forever!
Pokemon is part of gaming history, and with only a couple more games left to come til the end of the Pokémon craze (unofficial news from Bulbagarden.com) it will no longer be part of the future....
However it'll never completely be rid of!
Nintendo'd lose so much money!
There was once a Mario craze and Sonic and sure enough the craze died down but even today Mario Kart is the biggest selling Game on the 64.
True Cards are no longer the big thing but they will be! Pokemon gold and silver sold more than Yellow smashing sales records if a game craze which has apparently died still selling millions more than when we were at the peak of the craze is a dead loss then you're wrong. Pokemon is still huge, People still buy the games G/S is the biggest selling game of all time!
Back to cards Pokemon world a GBA game has a system where you swip special cards into a special reader at the back which downloads statistics etc... These E-cards happen to be Pokemon cards and with the fact Pokemon games are selling more than ever before when world comes out many will buy it and many will buy the E-cards.
Dringo
True Cards are no longer the big thing but they will be! Pokemon gold and silver sold more than Yellow smashing sales records if a game craze which has apparently died still selling millions more than when we were at the peak of the craze is a dead loss then you're wrong. Pokemon is still huge, People still buy the games G/S is the biggest selling game of all time!
Back to cards Pokemon world a GBA game has a system where you swip special cards into a special reader at the back which downloads statistics etc... These E-cards happen to be Pokemon cards and with the fact Pokemon games are selling more than ever before when world comes out many will buy it and many will buy the E-cards.
Dringo
Mario Kart is still a best seller whoa! it was one o my first games!
And Pokemon is selling even more than it was During the craze! Why? because it is a good game!
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