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= Wikipedia Article on Pokemon Go: Good but not Great = A Wikipedia article has been created alongside the craze that has been Pokemon Go. Although the Wikipedia article on Pokemon Go has some minor issues regarding accuracy and citations, it is a overall well written article following Wikipedia’s goals of neutrality and accuracy.

The main issues are missing citations and minor accuracy issues. There is no source for the information given in the introduction. Later on in the article, there is no citation when the page talks about factors for catching Pokemon. There is also an accuracy issue on the topic of total downloads. Wikipedia states that there were 15 million downloads in the first week. Another source, found from the University of Michigan online database, states that there were 20 million downloads in the first week. The App Store and Google Play Store do not release download numbers so estimates are from third-parties which explains the slight differences. Wikipedia states that the recorded number of downloads was from SensorTower but the information should be more clear by stating the actual download numbers are unknown. There is another slight accuracy issue when the page states that the stock price increased by up to 50% on July 14th when in fact the article that Wikipedia pulled from stated that the stock price went up 56%. Another article also contradicts Wikipedia stating the stock price rose over 50% on the 14th. There is also a slight organizational mistake with regard to the “three-step-glitch.” It is introduced without an explanation about what it is; the explanation comes in a later subsection.

Overall, this Wikipedia article is good with regard to neutrality and accuracy. All the information that I cross checked with other references, other than the slight issue with downloads and stock price, was accurate. The Wikipedia article states that Pokemon Go reached 100 million downloads (this statistic is available on the Google Play Store) in 33 days. An article found on the University of Michigan’s online database and another article both state that Pokemon Go passed 100 million downloads in a around a month. These articles were written 33 days from the release of the game. The information about the three-step-glitch is not well organized in the article but the information about it is accurate. Stock price fluctuation is also very accurate. The article states that stock price doubled in value within a week then severely dropped 18% or 6.7 billion yen on July 25.

Neutrality is handled very well in this article. The areas where bias would be most noticeable are in the critical acclaim and cultural impact sections. Both these sections have positive and negative information about the game: it bolstered local businesses and also caused disrespectful behavior at sensitive locations such as Auschwitz. The critical response section pulls from both good and bad reactions to the game and thus is able to create an accurate overall impression of the game. Furthermore, the language in the article is bias free.

The Wikipedia article written on Pokemon Go is well written with regards to Wikipedia’s policy on neutrality and accuracy. There are minor issues with citations and accuracy but these are not large enough to discredit the article from being good.