"Pokemon Go" is on a roll. After the media frenzy that greeted its release last week, the augmented reality game is now the biggest mobile game in U.S. history.
According to a survey report by SurveyMonkey, "Pokemon Go" has already defeated previous record holders Draw Something and Candy Crush after it registered almost 21 million daily active users in the United States on its first full week from July 6 to July 12, NBC News reported. Draw Something's record stood at 16 million while that of Candy Crush was roughly 20 million.
Due to the popularity of "Pokemon Go," the stocks of part-owner of The Pokemon Company Nintendo all over the world experienced a sudden huge increase. "Pokemon Go" is now expected to surpass the daily user count for multimedia and image messaging mobile application Snapchat on the Android platform.
In other news, online prices for the first edition of "Pokemon Go" Plus have soared after the user craze caused a high demand, the Mac Rumors reported. Originally costing at least $35 before Amazon, Nintendo Store and GameStop announced that the "Pokemon Go" gadget has been sold out, auction sites like eBay are now crawling with resellers that are offering the gadget for as much as $140 for pre-orders and as high as $250 for the Buy It Now option.
While not necessary to play "Pokemon Go," the "Pokemon Go" Plus handheld accessory is still useful for players as it notifies them if there is a Pokemon nearby by vibrating. It can also be used to throw a Poke Ball without having to open your smartphone device.
"Pokemon Go" is still available for free download on the App Store for iOS and Google Play Store for Android. There has been no news if Nintendo and The Pokemon Company intends to release it for other platforms.
