‘Pokémon GO’ Video Recreation Maker Niantic Acquired By Scopely For $3.5 Billion
Cellular gaming agency Scopely is paying $3.5 billion to amass the online game enterprise of Niantic, together with marquee asset Pokémon GO.
The deal additionally brings titles like Pikmin Bloom and Monster Hunter Now into Scopely’s portfolio, together with different apps and reside experiences
Niantic’s groups will proceed to be managed by their longtime sport studio leaders Kei Kawai and Ed Wu.
Scopely is thought for cell video games like Monopoly Go, Stumble Guys, Star Trek TM Fleet Command and Marvel Strike Pressure.
Pokémon GO, first launched in 2016, stays a worldwide phenomenon. It attracted greater than 100 million gamers in 2024 and has remained a prime 10 cell title yearly since its launch. It ushered within the idea of augmented actuality, capitalizing on booming progress of smartphones.
The social side of the sport is a key a part of its enchantment, with tens of millions of gamers additionally attending associated festivals and occasions all over the world. In a weblog submit saying the deal, Scopely mentioned extra folks attended Pokémon GO Fest final yr than Coachella, Lollapalooza, Glastonbury, Electrical Daisy Carnival, and Tomorrowland mixed.
The sport’s international Google search quantity prior to now seven days was practically eight instances better than the No. 1 film on Netflix, practically 10 instances better than the No. 1 track on Spotify, and topped searches for soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo.
“Scopely has all the time been centered on cultivating significant communities by means of a shared love of play,
and the Niantic video games group is without doubt one of the greatest on the earth at this endeavor. We’re extraordinarily
impressed by what the staff has constructed over the past decade, delivering modern experiences that captivate
an unlimited, enduring international viewers and get folks out in the true world. We stay up for additional
accelerating the staff’s creativity by means of our partnership,” mentioned Tim O’Brien, Chief Income Officer
and board member of Scopely.
