Ok, I happen to have first hand experience with the craze that is taking place amongst all young people who’ve downloaded this app. Being the father of 3, ages ranging from 11-19, I’ve seen them and their friends go nuts using this app. Essentially, it turns them into real Pokemon trainers, sending them out into the streets to catch Pokemon. They can battle at designated gyms. The app is sheer genius, wonderfully created, and it has given both Nintendo and the Pokemon catalog a significant boost.
As such, shares of Nintendo shot higher by 10% in Japan. It trades here, via adr, under the ticker symbol NTDOY.
It’s also #1 in the Apple App Store.
Boom
Frankly, I’ve never seen anything like this. I was driving last night and witnessed scores of teens walking around with their phones out, in search for Pokemon. This is definitely bullish for the stock.
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LOL, funny this is in the news today. A co-worker of mine in his 20’s showed me that game yesterday. I can understand pre-teens liking this game, and maybe even teens… But this man is an adult….
But Pokemon came out in 1997, so he’s reminiscing.
What?
No Howdy Doody or Ninja Turtles app?
Me and a buddy went scouring for pokemon in the major park in our town, there were several groups of people our age (mid 20s) doing the same thing. It was kind of surreal.
You are right Fly, it is so reminiscent. That is what’s attractive about it. And it gets people off their ass and moving.
And it gets people off their ass and moving.
Nice feature.
I haven’t witnessed use of or heard talk about Pokemon Go here in the southern corner of the left coast. Maybe because nobody walks. Maybe because the little pocket I spend my daily life in doesn’t happen to have PG players. I’ll have to ask my son about it.
Yes, if there’s anything Americans need in the extreme, it’s to get off their asses. For sure.
The servers have been crashing crashing with the mass downloads.
Mmmm