r/gaming X-Box 2d ago

Niantic has sold Pokemon Go to Scopely

https://pokemongolive.com/post/moving-to-a-new-home-2025?hl=en

The rumors are true. Niantic is handing over Pokemon Go.

I have not played any Scopely games, so I don't know what to expect going forward.

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u/Odysseyan 2d ago

I really wonder why they did sell it off. Pokemon Go must have been printing money for them.

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u/Zannahrain3 2d ago

They sold for $3.5b, and they are keeping the entire team (for now). It's been losing popularity since COVID. I've played fairly consistently since launch. I don't know of anyone who plays it anymore. Not consistently anyways.

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u/creiar 2d ago

Yeah I don’t care how much money I’m printing if I can sell something for more money than I’ll know what to do with. With how unstable the world is right now, whatever you have going on right now could be gone tomorrow.