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Pokémon Go emerges as the most played mobile game, beating out Puzzle & Dragons and Monster Strike.
Read More »What’s next for Pokémon Go? Niantic on its blockbuster year
To say that Niantic’s first year as an independent company was special would be massively underselling it. In October 2015, the firm spun itself out from tech giant Google, where it had been run as one of the company’s start-ups. The following July, Niantic released Pokmon Go. The title brought …
Read More »Niantic: ‘It’s important to design games specifically for mobile’
The chief marketing officer of Pokmon Go firm Niantic, Mike Quigley, has said it’s important for titles on mobile to be made precisely for the platform. In the past, companies such as Rockstar and Square Enix have brought ‘traditional’ console and PC experiences such as Grand Theft Auto III and …
Read More »Pokemon Go sends Super Mario Run expectations sky high
The unimaginable success of Pokemon Go seems like an almost impossible target to aim for, but that’s exactly what Nintendo is doing with the release of Super Mario Run in December. In terms of expectations, we all saw what happened when we delivered Pokemon Go. And honestly I was quite …
Read More »Nintendo cuts profit forecasts after $50m loss last quarter
Nintendo has cut its profit forecasts for the financial year after its second quarter earnings release showed that the company lost around $50 million over the last few months. The release showed that Nintendo’s revenue for the quarter was around $1.32 billion, which was down 33% compared to the same …
Read More »Pokémon Go’s Halloween event will give you more Drowzees
Pokmon Go is getting its first seasonal event, in the form of the Halloween update that will increase the spawn rates of spooky critters. Starting on October 26th spawn rates for spooky Pokmon will increase. These Pokmon include the likes of Gastly, Gengar, Haunter, Zubat, Golbat, Drowzee and Hypno. While …
Read More »Pokémon Go is fastest mobile game to make $600 million
45% of android gaming for last quarter was taken up by Pokémon Go
Read More »Study shows Pokémon Go has a higher retention rate than Clash of Clans
It's losing 3.9 million players a week, but it's not so bad
Read More »Niantic taken to The Hague over Pokémon Go
Location-based game accused of causing Pokéfans to trespass on a protected natural area
Read More »Pokémon Go and No Man’s Sky boost digital revenue to $6.1 billion in August
With two massive digital releases dominating August’s charts it is no surprise that this was a big month for digital spending. According to SuperData Research sales of digital games and microtransactions hit a total of $6.1 billion in August, which is an increase of 11 percent compared to August 2015. …
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