According to a survey conducted by Bloomberg, Nintendo shares rose by 114.04% after Pokémon GO launched on July 6. For comparison, on the day the game launched, the shares were worth 14,380 yen, and 13 days later, on July 19, they were worth 30,780 yen.
Nintendo’s market value on the Tokyo Stock Exchange also doubled and ended up surpassing Sony’s, reaching the impressive level of 38.88 billion dollars on July 19, while the owner of PlayStation stood at 38.38 billion.
It is worth remembering that Nintendo has been breaking several records thanks to Pokémon GO, including the record for the largest movement of money in Tokyo, at around 14.5 billion dollars, even before the game reached the Land of the Rising Sun.
The question is: how far will Nintendo go when the game is released in all the planned countries? We will have to wait and see!
Popular Success, Criticized by Specialists
Released on July 6, the game received mixed reviews from the media, but it was one of the most downloaded applications in the United States during its first days on the market.
Among the specialists’ criticisms are the large number of freezes and the gameplay considered “shallow,” something that could have been explored much better. In addition, it has also been causing controversy with the police in the United States because the app can distract people while they play.
Regardless of the criticism, Pokémon GO has already been downloaded more than 30 million times around the world in less than a month.
