Image credit – The Wall Street Journal
Pokemon GO is a huge hit and while we are hearing that the game is somewhat on the decline, there is no denying the cultural impact it has had on society. There is also no denying how it changed the gaming landscape where augmented reality gaming suddenly looked very viable. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, it also appears there is no denying how this has impacted Nintendo in a positive way.
We should remind you guys that Nintendo has no hand in Pokemon GO. The game is between Niantic and the Pokemon Company, and we suppose the only connection would be that Nintendo does own a portion of the Pokemon Company. However given how closely related Nintendo and Pokemon are, it isn’t surprising to see Nintendo reap some of the benefits.
As you can see in the charts above published by The Wall Street Journal, it shows how Pokemon GO has caused an increase in sales of the Nintendo 3DS console. It also shows how there is an increase in sales of Pokemon games following its release, and the spike in sales after the release of Pokemon GO is really quite hard to chalk up to mere coincidence.
However just like how Pokemon GO’s popularity has waned a bit, so has the sales of Pokemon games and the Nintendo 3DS, but we suppose Nintendo welcomed the spike in sales all the same, no matter how brief it was.
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