New Zealand Man Quits Job To Play Pokemon Go Full-Time

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- The mobile game Pokemon Go has been making headlines for more than a week now. But for one man, it's more than a game.

The Guardian reports 24-year-old Tom Currie from New Zealand has quit his job to become a full-time Pokemon hunter.

He'll embark on a two-month journey of the country with the hope of capturing all the characters in the game.

Currie says he wanted an adventure and needed a break from work.

His mother says she's glad he's enjoying his life and seeing so much of New Zealand, backing him 100 percent.