If the big names of 2016 were Pokemon

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It’s being called the “best exercise app out there,” “wonderfully immersive” and has sent Nintendo’s stock soaring almost 25 percent.

“Pokemon Go” is a smartphone app — an “augmented reality” game — reminiscent of the old Pokemon games on Game Boy and other platforms that is poised to surpass Twitter in daily user count.

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