Nintendo, McDonald's Japan shares up as players say Pokemon GO hits Japan

TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares of Nintendo rose as much as 7 percent on Friday, erasing earlier losses after players reported the company's blockbuster mobile phone game Pokemon GO had been released in Japan. Shares in McDonald's Japan, which will collaborate on the game, rose as much as 9 percent. (Reporting by Hideyuki Sano; Editing by Clara Ferreira Marques)

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