Nintendo Stock Jumps After Pokemon Go Launch

[PhilSynowiec]

Following the launch of the augmented-reality game Pokemon Go, Reuters reports that Nintendo stock has jumped up 25 percent. The jump adds a cool $7.5 billion and posts record since Nintendo began trading in Tokyo in 1983.

The game uses iPhone and Android sensors, along with real-world maps, to create an augmented-reality Pokemon experience. Players can go around cities capturing virtual monsters, gaining items, and conquering gyms while gaining quite a bit of exercise.

Pokemon Go is currently available in the United States, New Zealand and Australia. The Wall Street Journal reports that the game will soon launch in Japan, the United Kingdom, Europe and the rest of the world.