It has recently been reported that UCL are franti- cally suing both Nintendo and Niantic over intellectual theft — claiming that Pokémon Go, an app allowing 18-30 year olds to pretend they used to enjoy Pokémon, has directly copied features from UCL’s own UCL: Go!
“Not only are the titles very similar,” argued one representative of UCL, “but both apps feature poorly designed maps, are prone to crash mid-use, and in no way enhance your actual experience of life”
Nintendo and Niantic seem to have mounted their defence on one key difference: people actually use Pokémon Go without being instructed to by their Tran- sition Mentor. However, UCL's developers have struck back, and are arguing that Pokémon Go directly copies UCL: Go!’s “free to play” model — although shocking statistics have come to light revealing that most users of UCL’s app have spent upwards of £9000 a year in ‘pre- app purchases’.
Out of the two, Pokémon Go seems to be enjoyed the most around campus, albeit secretly. Users have been warned, however, that the most common spawns are Pidgeys, Ratattas and fucking Fresher