Who and how earns money on Pokémon Go

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Mobile app Pokémon Go game, based on the technology of augmented reality, where players have to search pokemons around them on the streets, in parks and stores, in the near future will launch in Russia. Pokémon Go, according to SimilarWeb, in the United States has already overtaken WhatsApp and Instagram for the amount of time that users spend in the app. In a matter of days the world has gone mad, pokemon catch everything and everywhere — from military personnel in Syria to the Israeli President at his residence. Around the game started to grow a new economy. "The secret" says, who makes Japanese monsters.

How to make Niantic, Pokémon Company and Nintendo

App Pokémon Go was created by Niaintic (until 2015 was part of Google), together with the owner of the Pokémon franchise Company. Japanese Nintendo is a shareholder of both companies. Now developers can only be earned from in-app purchases. Users can download the game for free and buy the tools faster to catch and level their pokemon. For the first four days since its release, players have spent $to 14.04 million, estimated by analysts SuperData. According to SensorTower, only owners of iOS devices that bring the creators of the game about $1.6 million a day. Analysts do not believe that user interest in the game lasts a long time, but that didn't matter, because the producers are already rich, while shares of Nintendo rose more than doubled.

From in-app purchases Niantic is not going to stop. In an interview with Financial Times CEO John Hanke said that in the future it may be possible for stores, restaurants and cafes to buy placement "training grounds" and the pokemon. They will pay for each visit to the players similar pay per click in the case of contextual advertising on the Internet. Gizmodo writes: the Australian student Manu Gill found in the code of Pokémon Go a few lines, proving that the sponsorship system is already included in the game, and the first partner may become a chain of restaurants McDonald's.

Who else benefits from Pokémon Go

Museums

A training ground for pokemon that are looking for all players, as a rule, are located near attractions or in public places. Representatives of Niantic explained that most of the sites are located in areas to which access is inorganic, but some of them ended up in museums. To get to the coveted point, you need to buy the entrance ticket, for example, in new York's Museum of modern art or the Museum of science in Boston. Some of the exhibition space has already noted a surge in attendance. The daily flow of guests at Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens in Boca Raton Florida on the territory of which 15 stations increased by 25%.

Stores

In new York the owners of stores such as Sephora, H&M and American Apparel, have noticed the influx of visitors who are searching for pokemon, and began to use it in ads or posts on social networks is to offer discounts to players or to encourage them to buy more modern smart phones capable of supporting Pokémon Go. However, not everyone liked the influx of gambling guests. In some institutions, there were announcements that you can play only those who made the purchase.

Taxi

Grant Fowler, the founder of taxi service Fare from Austin, Texas, came up with a service for players of Pokémon Go that are willing to pay for travel for long distances. On his website he offered to ferry them around the city in search of monsters and training grounds. Fowler argues that because of pokemon catchers average travel time in a day has increased significantly.

Players

Enterprising players Pokémon Go also came up with several ways to earn. Some have begun to offer coaching services on Craigslist craigslist for about $20 an hour walk and a joint search for pokemon. However, this way of game contrary to the rules of Niantic. The coaches were wishing to help with the installation of the application to residents of countries where the release of the game was not. In Russia ... you can find ads with a price range from 150 to 1500 rubles (1$=63 rub).

Animal shelter

The owners of the animal shelter in Muncie, Indiana, with the help of games volunteers for dog walking. Players combine business with pleasure: take the dogs with them in search of pokemon. 

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better to leave pokemon and stay at steemit u can earn decent money here :) #longlivesteemit

If one's main focus is just about earning something of monetary value then Steemit is probably far better off in comparative terms. But people have different value systems, some cherish the tremendous entertainment value they gain by interacting with virtual organism in the real world.
On another note, for people to figure out how they might need to make money from playing the game or contributing to the ecosystem is a hell lot of work for the average Jo! It would have been better if the company behind Pokemon Go would have come up with simple earning strategies / system so that it won't cost an average Jo so much thinking to figure out how he can earn a living by being a pokemon go player. I see a possibility or even read account of people quiting their 5-9 jobs so as to go full time on Steemit.. left to be seen if someone can quit his job and earn a living from playing Pokemon Go!

Or you can just earn money by working. LOL