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'Stealth hit' Pokemon game sends Nintendo shares soaring

Fan buzz around life-simulation game "Pokemon Pokopia" sent Nintendo shares soaring on Wednesday, with some hailing the new ...

'Stealth' Pokemon hit boosts Nintendo Switch 2 momentum sentiment

By Sam Nussey TOKYO, March 12 (Reuters) - Nintendo said on Thursday it has sold more than 2.2 million copies of "Pokemon Pokopia" in the four days since launch as the game's popularity helps offset ...

Nintendo Shares Surge After Reports of Pokémon Pokopia Success

Monster hit.

Nintendo Shares Surge as Success of New Pokémon Game Boosts Sentiment

Nintendo shares surged Wednesday, as the successful launch of its new Pokémon game helped lift market sentiment. Nintendo's stock rose as much as 11% Wednesday morning in Tokyo before paring some ...

New Pokemon titles Wind and Waves mark 30 years for hit franchise

The Pokémon Co. will release two new Pokémon games in 2027 for Nintendo Co.'s Switch 2 console, the company announced during ...
The Economist

Thirty years on, Pokémon is still a monster hit

When the first Pokémon video games were released in Japan in February 1996, few executives expected it to become a global craze. Yet “Pokémania” quickly spread: today the Pokémon Company has sold ...