Mobile gaming doesn’t often get a blockbuster release, but it has had two so far in 2016 — although the latest has already easily eclipsed everything before it.
Pokémon Go is the fastest mobile game ever to reach No. 1 in terms of revenues on iOS and Android, according to app-market tracking firm App Annie. It reached that position on the charts in the less than a day on iOS and just four days on Android. The previous record holder, developer Supercell’s Clash Royale strategy battler, needed two days on iOS and seven days on Google Play to reach No. 1. Supercell launched that app to massive hype and expectations from its millions of fans still playing long-time top-grossing No. 1 Clash of Clans, but Nintendo appeals to a wider audience.
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