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‘Pokémon GO’ Video Game Maker Niantic Acquired By Scopely For $3.5 Billion

Mobile gaming firm Scopely is paying $3.5 billion to acquire the video game business of Niantic, including marquee asset Pokémon GO. The deal also brings titles like Pikmin Bloom and Monster Hunter Now into Scopely’s portfolio, along with other apps and live experiences Niantic’s teams will...

finance.yahoo.com

Mobile gaming firm Scopely is paying $3.5 billion to acquire the video game business of Niantic, including marquee asset Pokémon GO.

The deal also brings titles like Pikmin Bloom and Monster Hunter Now into Scopely’s portfolio, along with other apps and live experiences

 

[Three]

Who tf is scopely

 

[lh032]

Who tf is scopely

anuscope

 

[Astray]

Who tf is scopely

One of the biggest mobile game makers in the world.

 

[Three]

One of the biggest mobile game makers in the world.

It's the first time I've heard of them but looking at their acquired portfolio I can see why. Strange that they came out of nowhere. I would have thought the likes of Supercell, ABK and T2 would be on top of getting these game IPs too.

 

[Shubh_C63]

In a blog post announcing the deal, Scopely said more people attended Pokémon GO Fest last year than Coachella, Lollapalooza, Glastonbury, Electric Daisy Carnival, and Tomorrowland combined. Damn. Also, As of 2024, Scopely was the second-biggest mobile game developer in the world in terms of revenue.

One US company being acquired by another US company. Nintendo will keep working as usual I guess.

 

[willothedog]

In a blog post announcing the deal, Scopely said more people attended Pokémon GO Fest last year than Coachella, Lollapalooza, Glastonbury, Electric Daisy Carnival, and Tomorrowland combined. Damn. Also, As of 2024, Scopely was the second-biggest mobile game developer in the world in terms of revenue.

One US company being acquired by another US company. Nintendo will keep working as usual I guess.

aren't they owned by a Saudi company

 

[CuteFaceJay]

Only 3.5bil? They got low balled.

 

[Sebastian1295]

Isn't pokemon go essentially dead now? It was huge when it first came out years ago but now no one seems to give a crap about it.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Isn't pokemon go essentially dead now? It was huge when it first came out years ago but now no one seems to give a crap about it.

It's still big. They have a huge number of MAUs and brings in a lot of revenue yearly. It's just that people don't talk about it like they did at launch when it went viral and everyone and their mother played it.

Pokemon Go Live Player Count and Statistics

Quick Stats: Discover how many people are playing Pokémon Go right now. On this page, you will learn Pokémon Go live player count or at least the estimated number of people playing this game. We will provide you an estimated graph of Pokémon Go player count month to month for the past 2 years...

activeplayer.io

 

[pulicat]

Isn't pokemon go essentially dead now? It was huge when it first came out years ago but now no one seems to give a crap about it.

They had made $545 million in 2024, which is more than Genshin Impact.