TL/DR:  Nintendo has added 23 Billion dollars to it's valuation since Pokimon Go has come out.  (That's almost as much as the UK lost (28 Billion) the first day after Britex.)

Gamers use the Pokemon Go application on their mobiles in Beirut on July 17, 2016.

By Jason Abbruzzese14 hours ago

Pokémon, whoa.

Nintendo is now worth more than double what it was before the launch of Pokémon Go, as investors continue to drive up the price of the video game company's stock.

In dollar terms, Nintendo has added a whopping $23 billion to its value in less than two weeks.

The chart below illustrates just how steep the rally has been. 

NTDOY data by YCharts

The share price increase has sent Nintendo's market capitalization — the value of the company based on its stock price — to more than $40 billion.

That's more than one of its rivals in the video game industry, Sony, which is around $38 billion. 

Nintendo's shares rose almost immediately after the game was released and skyrocketed after the popularity of Pokémon Go became apparent. Some firms have released data showing it to be the most popular mobile game of all time, with daily active users rivaling some of the most popular apps including Google Maps and Snapchat. 

The frenzy has also meant a lot of money and shares trading hands. The sheer volume of trading has been staggering. Nintendo now owns the record for the most traded stock in the history of Japan's market. 

Nintendo's rally comes despite only having a tangential interest in Pokémon Go.

The game itself was developed by Niantic, a private company that spun out of Google. The Pokémon characters are property of The Pokémon Company. Nintendo has an partial ownership stake in both those companies, meaning they'll get a cut of the game's success.

Nintendo's stock rally, however, has been widely attributed to the possibility that the company will be able to translate the success of Pokémon Go into future games with its popular game franchises including Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda.

http://mashable.com/2016/07/19/nintendo-worth-more-than-sony/#tg4PjMCvluqF

Hold on to your hats folks, Nintendo stock is dropping like it's hot. Let's hope it recovers. But to be fair, it's still much higher than it was. Nintendo and Niantic can't simply sit on this. They should have had Gen 2 near completion or already completed to keep the fuel going. Updates are sorely needed.

#Late

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I can finally sleep at night

now fix the distance steps plz

Any ideas how they make money with it?

Goes to show sony stock is undervalued right now.

The game has in-app purchases/microtransactions.

Didn't Nintendo just lose 10%?

Often when things go up that much, they fall down after a bit.

It's a huge jump if you look at the last 5 years, so it may fall down a bit, or keep going up.  Just depends on their finanicals.

And Nintendo itself didn't even make this game?

Wow!!!! The opportunities for Nintendo has just gotten bigger!