The city -based mobile game manufacturer and publisher will receive a portfolio of the developer Nintic, including “Pokémon Go,”.Pukkin Bloom “ Companies said Wednesday, and “Monster Hunter Now,” in a $ 3.5 billion deal.
Nantic’s Games earned $ 1 billion in 2024, and “Pokémon Go” According to Scopali, the top 10 mobile game has been there since its inception in 2016.
Players – also known as trainers, who wander and fight the monsters in the real world with digital overlay, called the increased truth – has logged 30 billion miles into the app. The game, a thrilling when he debuted, is one of the 20 million weekly active players.
More than 253,000 people participated in Los Angeles and Orange Counties last month Virtual The “Pokémon Go” event, about ten years after its release.
According to a sensor tower report from 2023, in 2024, those who played mobile games globally in 2024 spent $ 82 billion, while fewer people are downloading gaming apps, the report says they are spending more time and money on them.
“We look forward to accelerating the team’s creativity through our partnership,” said Tim O’O. Some sports in the world have brought the scale and longevity of ‘Pokémon Go’.
On Wednesday, the development team working on the “Pokémon Go”, headed by Ed Woo, is living together on Wednesday under the scope. Blog Post. Wu said the new ownership would be a positive step for the game, which he called his “work of life”.
Other sports obtained by Scopali include “Camp Fire” and “Wyferr”. The “monopoly,” “miracle force force” and others in its portfolio already have “monopoly go,” “Marvel Strike Force” and others.
“The Ninctic game has always been a moment to connect and impress people,” said John Hanke, the founder and chief executive of Ninak, and I am sure he will continue to work as part of Scopali. “
San Francisco -based Ninteck will maintain its technology and will rotate it to a new company called Ninteck Local Inc.. Release On its website, which will help machines to communicate with the real world using artificial intelligence. The company will maintain its other sports that will use a growing realistic tech, “English prime” and “Period”.
This story originally appeared Los Angeles Times.