Pokémon Go causes GameStop sales to jump 100% in some stores

Even with Pokémon Go taking over the digital world of mobile gaming, physical retailer GameStop is still seeing the benefits.

GameStop is seeing brisk sales at its stores that are near important locations in the top-grossing Pokémon Go iOS and Android game, chief executive officer Paul Raines said today during an interview with CNBC. The corporation runs the largest game-focused retail chain in the world, and it has a majority share when it comes to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 console sales in the United States. But even as gamers are downloading more of their content from digital stores, GameStop is putting itself in the middle of that business. Pokémon Go, which is generating millions of dollars every day from the $36.9 billion mobile-gaming market, is the latest example of how GameStop is keeping itself relevant.