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The mobile phone
game has become an instant hit with more users in the United
States than Twitter a week after launch. Players are spending
longer on the application than they do with some of the most
popular social platforms such as Instagram or WhatsApp.
The Nintendo Co game is not yet available in Mexico, but some
users have worked out how to access the game.
To play the augmented reality mobile phone game players must
physically walk or drive around in the real world to capture
Pokemon creatures.
Emilio Cacho, a 29-year-old cab driver from the city of
Minatitlan in the eastern state of Veracruz, said he began
offering services as a "Pokemon hunter" on Monday and has
received more than 20 calls since the start of the week.
"I didn't know about the game, but I heard a lot of talk about
people going out to look for Pokemons, so I thought it was a
good way to make money, now that the economic situation in
Veracruz is so difficult," he said by telephone.
He charges 130 pesos ($7.04) for the first hour to pursue
Pokemons, then 100 pesos for each subsequent hour, he said.
(Reporting by Lizbeth Diaz; Writing by Natalie Schachar)
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