Go Pokémon fever increases Nintendo shares – El Universal

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# PokémonGo

Thanks to the newly launched application for smart phones Pokemon game Go, Nintendo shares rose more than 56 percent on the Tokyo stock Exchange and the tool reached more than 21 million users per day in the United States, while in other countries and wait for their official arrival.

according to tech consultancy SurveyMonkey, this application of augmented reality game surpassed Candy Crush (with 20 million daily users) and in the first 24 hours of departure reached the top of the most downloaded applications in the apps Store in the United States.

achievement in the stock market in Tokyo game developed by Niantic Incorporated and distributed by Nintendo, it represents a historic increase since 1983, when the firm launched in Japan the Nintendo Family Computer (Famicom) than in the rest of the world was marketed under the name Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).

coach Pokémon, Sir Lord Tirado, told Notimex that there is an increase in the number of fans of the franchise, although in Mexico yet is not available officially as it is already in the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Germany.

“as a follower of Pokémon, I find it interesting the phenomenon of using augmented reality I have been in contact with more followers of Pokémon before using the phone, “he said.

Considered that the game is entertaining and that” can now make transactions (in fact I buying Pokeballs). Perhaps because it is not the version of Mexico, I have noted that failure of the GPS recognition, but have been minimal failures “.

From the social point of view, he said, Pokémon Go “is getting a lot of attention. This phenomenon also happened in portable Nintendo consoles, but not as is happening on mobile devices. “

The official launch of the game for Mexico and Latin American countries until further notice will be delayed, according to Niantic Inc., because of faults detected after launch. It is expected that this application in Mexico is one of the most downloaded both IOS and Android, following the global trend of the phenomenon.

Pokemon Go is a free augmented reality game in the user will travel in a real and virtual world. On the map found on the mobile device appear Pokeparadas that are fixed sites will find Pokémones, thanks to GPS and an indicator of proximity Pokémon.

Once located, the user must launch pokeballs accurately to catch him, then he has to train for battles against other trainers, which will be held in virtual gyms that are in the real world, which are marked on the map.

While the trainer acquires more experience, unlock more content in the game as súperpokeballs, which have higher power to capture. If you want to buy different items in the game, you have to buy (with real money) with pokemonedas, and visit the virtual game store.