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Four reasons behind success of 'Pokemon Go'

Producer shares how game app became a megahit

TOKYO -- There are four main reasons for the international success of "Pokemon Go" according to one of its architects. 

Tsunekazu Ishihara, president of Pokemon Co., the producer of the megahit game app, told his employees about four phenomena behind 'Pokemonomics'.

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