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Niantic Has Sold Pokemon Go To Scopely In $3.5 Billion Deal

By 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:James Lucas

Published Mar 12, 2025

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Niantic has sold its entire gaming division to Scopely for $3.5 billion.
This includes games such as Pokemon Go, Monster Hunter Now, and Pikmin Bloom, as well as their development teams.
Niantic will become Niantic Spatial Inc, a geospatial AI company.

Niantic has sold its entire gaming division, including the hugely popular 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Pokémon Go, for $3.5 billion to Scopely.

The California-based developer will also add iconic franchises such asꦦ Monster Hunter Now and Pikmin Bloom to its library, joining the likes of Monopoly Go! and Marvel Strike Force, along with th🎉eir entire development teams.

Pokémon Go VP's Statement On The Buyout

"Scopely expressed a deep admiration 𒆙for this community and our team," . "I have every belief Pokémon Go will further flourish as part of Scopely, not only into its second decade, but for many more years to come, under the mission of discovering Pokémon in the real world and inspiring people to explore together.

I won’t say that Pokémon GO will remain the same, because it has always been a work in progress. But how we create and evolve it will re𒊎main unchanged, and I hope that we can make the experience even better for all of you.

"Scopely's status as a private company also means we can prioritise what's best for you, our Trainers, for the long term. We believe that prioritising short-term gains at the expense of our long-term mission would be counterproductive and self-defeating. Every interaction I've had with Scopely leaders has reinforced that ꦕwe are in total agreement that the ♍scale, longevity and most of all, real world community, of Pokémon Go make it truly special. We are united in protecting that."

1🥀68澳洲幸运5开奖网:Scopely was rumoured to be in talks with Niantic last month, and fans voiced concerns at the time🧜 about P🐎okémon Go becoming pay-to-win.

Niantic, meanwhile, will become Niantic Spatial Inc, a geospatial AI company led by founder John Hanke (via ). Geospatial AI essentiall🎃y means that the company will use machine and deep learning to predict the future of specific regions. However, it's not leaving gaming behind entirely, as it will retain the 🐈rights to Ingress Prime and Peridot.