Nice article! Some things to note:
The partnership with Animoca( http://www.animocabrands.com/cryptokitties-licence) Is bigger than you think it is - These are the guys that help the likes of Disney get their products over to China
It isn't actually out yet in China. It'll be released (hopefully) in the week following feb 16
This rise was done mainly by a few whales, one that spent over 190 eth and has 630+ gen0s (mainly fast) - This guy https://etherscan.io/address/0x1472b6ba77e40d1e17b909fe30fb12f806c0905e