Niantic sells pokemon Go and others

[Legend]

Today we’re announcing changes at Niantic that will set us on a bold new course. We have reached an agreement for Scopely to acquire Pokémon GO, Pikmin Bloom, Monster Hunter Now, and the incredible teams working on these experiences. And we’re spinning off our pioneering…

— Niantic (@NianticLabs) March 12, 2025

[kitler53]

interesting.   no idea what to think about that.

[darkknightkryta]

I remember when Pokemon Go came out, it was wild to see people outside trying to catch Pokemon.  Like, massive groups of people.  I think killing those third party tools used to find Pokemon kind of hurt them.  Oh well.

[Legend]

I remember when Pokemon Go came out, it was wild to see people outside trying to catch Pokemon.  Like, massive groups of people.  I think killing those third party tools used to find Pokemon kind of hurt them.  Oh well.

Yeah was very wild. You'd drive through public areas and see waves of people playing pokemon.