The staff is staying intact, so let’s hope for lots of brakes being thrown.
Considered one of Nintendo and The Pokemon Firm’s main companions has been acquired.
As was initially rumored final month, Niantic has bought their gaming division to Scopely, publishers of Monopoly Go and house owners of Marvel Strike Pressure. Monetary phrases weren’t made public however the rumored acquisition worth was US$3.5b.
The division that handles Pokemon Go is remaining intact, in accordance with the announcement by Pokemon Go staff lead Ed Wu. Niantic and The Pokemon Firm introduced the cellular “actual world” accumulating sport in 2015 and launched it as a worldwide phenomenon a 12 months later, whereas in 2021 Niantic additionally partnered with Nintendo for Pikmin Bloom – an identical actual world exploration sport.
Scopely is an American-based firm that was acquired by the Saudi Arabia-backed Savvy Video games Group – additionally considered one of Nintendo’s largest exterior shareholders – in 2023.