Pokemon Go fever sweeps the Tri-State

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Joelle Curtis walked around UC's campus Monday, July 11, for student orientation but she was also glued to Pokemon Go on her phone.

"I actually downloaded it at lunch and then I started playing it and I caught my first one," Curtis said.

Curtis and millions of others are trying to "catch 'em all" - the game's slogan.

"A couple of my teammates were talking about it and at first I thought it was kind of cheesy at first but it's pretty addictive," said UC football player Kendall Calhoun.

The game is pretty simple. The phone uses your GPS to determine the user's location. User's shoot a pokey ball to catch Pokemon. Points are earned for each character caught. It's similar to a scavenger hunt.

"It's fun and it kind of gets you outside and you can exercise without being bored," said Rieley Herald.

She and her family stopped at Taft's Ale House in Over-the-Rhine. It's one of the many designated Pokey stops where people can swipe their phone and win free Pokey balls and other items for the game. And, it could end up being good for business.

"I've definitely seen a lot of people coming by and swiping, a lot of playing at tables as well. Definitely seeing a solid crowd with it," said supervisor Jake Wedding.

The Serpentine Wall was full of people playing Pokemon Go Monday night.

"I've met a ton of people down here catching Pokemon and it kind of has brought everybody together," said Chace Saunders of Northern Kentucky.

There were some concerns about the game. The game can access personal information from a user's Google account if it's used to log in to the game. And in a St. Louis neighborhood, a robber staked out a Poke stop and robbed a person. User's should be aware of their surroundings when playing the game.

It also uses a lot of data and drains battery life quickly.