A few days ago, Nintendo’s mobile-gaming phenomenon Pokemon GO celebrated its second anniversary. According to the statisticians at Sensor Tower, the augmented reality adventure title has raked in a cool $1.8 billion dollars since its 2016 launch.
Everyone remembers that insane Summer, which saw viral videos featuring insanity-driven mobs of people running around New York in an unprecedented effort to catch ’em all. Among the grim stories of corpse discoveries and disastrous live events were far more positive tales of an engaging community spirit and a genuine moment of unity for gaming, as so many people, across the globe, became part of the game’s instant success.
Source: Destructoid Pokemon GO has made a staggering .8 billion in two years