Here are some facts about Pokemon GO —
- It has 2 times the number of downloaders of tinder.
- Nintendo stock is up by over 50% since Pokémon GO came out.
- It is developed by Niantic Labs which used to be an internal startup at Google.
- The Pokemon servers are crashing as millions are playing the game at the same time.
- Pokemon Go requires users to walk around and explore their real-life surroundings in search of Pokemon. This has apparently inspired gamers to get outdoors and get moving.
- Gizmodo predicts that millions of young Americans will eventually learn the metric system because of Pokémon GO, which displays distance in kilometers instead of miles.