Awuphoswa hype yokugqibela yonyaka, iHype enxulunyaniswa noMary wasentsomini, oyena mntu ngemibhobho yamanzi owaziwa kakhulu kwihlabathi kwaye ukusukela nge-15 kaDisemba ophelileyo sele efumaneka kwiVenkile ye App ngohlobo lweSuper Mario Run. Lo mdlalo, ofumene inani elikhulu lophononongo olubi, ngenxa yokuba abasebenzisi abazimiselanga ukuhlawula i-euro ezili-10 ezixabisa umdlalo opheleleyo. Ngaphandle kokuvelisa ukhuphelo olungaphezulu kwezigidi ezingama-37 zesicelo, ezi ngxelo zimbi ziye zabangela ukuba ixabiso lenkampani liwele kwimarike yemasheya, njengoko besibhengezile kwiintsuku ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo.
Kodwa ayinguye wonke umntu ovakalise ukungonwabi kwabo xa kufuneka behlawule ukuze badlale, into abanye abasebenzisi abayiqhela kakubi, kuba bekukho abasebenzisi abaninzi abahlawule i-9,9 euro ukubiza ukuvula wonke umdlalo. Bonke aba basebenzisi bavumele iNintendo ukwazile ukungena kuphela kulo mdlalo malunga nezigidi ezili-14 zeedola, apho i-30% ithathwa yi-Apple, yokwenza isicelo ngqo kwiivenkile zayo zesicelo.
Kula ma-37 ezigidi ezikhutshelweyo, Ezili-11 zazo zivela e-United States, i-1,5 yezigidi e-United Kingdom ngelixa iJapan, ilizwe lakwaNintendo, ukhuphele lo mdlalo izihlandlo ezingama-7,5 ezigidi. Umhlaba wonke wabelana nabanye, zizigidi ezili-17 ezikhutshelweyo. Abasebenzisi baseMelika bashiye kumdlalo i-8 yezigidi zeedola, iJapan i-3 yezigidi kunye ne-United Kingdom i-600.000 yeedola. Amanye amazwe agqibe nge-2,4 yezigidi zeedola, ingeniso yezigidi ezili-14 ezifunyenwe sesi sicelo ngeentsuku ezintathu zokuqala zokufumaneka kwiVenkile yeApple.
Okucacileyo kukuba umbono wePokémon GO ukuvumela iintlawulo ezincinci uvumele inkampani yaseNiantic ube ngumphuhlisi kunye nengeniso ephezulu kulo nyaka, uluvo lokuba ukuba uNintendo ebeyisebenzisile, kunokwenzeka ukuba ibizakuvelisa ingeniso eninzi kunentlawulo enye edityanisiweyo yee-euro ezingama-9,99 kwaye ibiya kuthintela uninzi lweempendulo ezimbi ezithe zafunyanwa sisicelo.