Pokémon Go may not be as high profile as it once was, but it remains hugely popular. The geo-location based game has also helped many people, including those with disabilities, as BBC News discovered.
Matthew Gibson, the proud collector of more than 500 Pikachu soft toys, « didn’t want to go out much » before Pokémon Go launched. « I was like, ‘mum it’s a bit windy,’… or, ‘mum it’s a bit rainy,’… I didn’t even want to go out in the sun because there was nothing to do, » said 26-year-old Mr Gibson, who has cerebral palsy and autism. But he was « fantastically excited » when the game was released and says it has led him to places he would never have explored otherwise. « I’ve [found] things in my neighbourhood that I didn’t know were there. I even go to places like the parks and the castles so I can do Pokémon while mum and dad are looking around. »
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