Nintendo just grew by $7.5 billion thanks to 'Pokémon Go'
 

Nintendo just grew by $7.5 billion thanks to 'Pokémon Go'
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Pokémon Go has emerged in just a few days as a cultural phe**me**n.*

In an even shorter amount of time, it's also looking like a savior for Nintendo.*

The hope that Nintendo may have finally *****ed mobile gaming sent shares in the company soaring, adding around $7 billion to the value of the company in the past couple days of trading in Japan.*

The frenzy reflects just how unexpected of a success Pokémon Go has been, and how low expectations have been for the Japanese video game company.*

Nintendo had previously eschewed mobile gaming, a stance that its former CEO Satoru Iwata has been walking back in recent years. Nintendo launched its first mobile game, Miitomo, in conjunction with DeNA in February.* Read more...


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