The Pokemon Go game application is on course to surpass Twitter and become the most downloaded app in the US.

 

游戏Pokemon Go正超越Twitter成为美国下载量最高的APP。
 

 

The game was jointly¹ developed by Japan-based Pokemon Company and California-based Niantic.

 

Japanese video game developer Nintendo holds a 32 percent stake in the former, while the latter was separated from Alphabet, the parent company of Google.

 

The game is topping rankings at official online application stores for smartphones powered by Apple or Android after being downloaded millions of times.

 

Stock shares of Nintendo have surpassed 30 billion US dollars after surging by over 50 percent over the past week.

 

The success of the mobile game app comes at a time when the traditional businesses of the Japanese game giant are stuck in stagnation².

 

The game is expected to be released in Asia and Europe within days.

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