Marketplace®

Daily business news and economic stories

Are people taking Pokemon Go too far?

Maybe catching Pokemon while visiting a memorial isn't a good idea…

A woman holds up her cell phone as she plays the Pokemon Go game in Lafayette Park in front of the White House in Washington, DC, July 12, 2016.
A woman holds up her cell phone as she plays the Pokemon Go game in Lafayette Park in front of the White House in Washington, DC, July 12, 2016.
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images

A quick follow to our story about Pokemon Go yesterday.

We told you people are basically playing that game everywhere.

Well, from the Marketplace Desk of Too Much of a Good Thing these updates:

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is warning people not to play the game while driving:

Because c’mon.

Also,the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC has had to ask people not to play there.

Related Topics

Collections:

Latest Episodes

View All Shows
  • Marketplace
    22 minutes ago
    25:34
  • Make Me Smart
    5 hours ago
    15:36
  • Marketplace Morning Report
    8 hours ago
    6:39
  • Marketplace Tech
    13 hours ago
    7:09
  • Million Bazillion
    3 days ago
    28:24
  • How We Survive
    6 days ago
    25:04
  • This Is Uncomfortable
    6 days ago
    26:12
  • Financially Inclined
    3 months ago
    12:30
  • The Uncertain Hour
    4 months ago
    22:50
  • Corner Office from Marketplace
    5 years ago
    20:58