Pocket Gamer Reacts: Breaking down Scopely's blockbuster $3.5bn deal for Niantic's games business
5Today Scopely officially revealed that it has acquired Niantic’s games business, including Pokemon Go, Monster Hunter Now and Pikmin Bloom, for $3.5 billion.
Shortly after the news went live, PocketGamer.biz head of content Craig Chapple and news editor Aaron Astle recorded their immediate hot takes on the matter in the first-ever ‘Pocket Gamer Reacts’ video. Specifically, they:
Discuss who’s driving the deal and whether it makes sense for Savvy Games Group and Scopely
Look at what the future holds for Niantic following the deal
Take a look at the data from Niantic and Scopely themselves on the portfolio, as well as look at AppMagic estimates.
Meanwhile, Craig gets lost in an infinite loop of press releases and blog posts on the subject.
Enjoy!
Links:
Scopely acquires Pokémon Go developer Niantic's games business in $3.5bn deal - https://www.pocketgamer.biz/scopely-acquires-pokmon-go-developer-niantics-games-business-in-35bn-deal/
Pokémon Go has 20m weekly active players nearly nine years after its global launch - https://www.pocketgamer.biz/pokmon-go-has-20m-weekly-active-players-nearly-nine-years-after-its-global-launch/
How Pokémon Go developer Niantic's games stack up ahead of a potential Scopely acquisition - https://www.pocketgamer.biz/pokemon-go-is-niantics-biggest-draw-but-pikmin-blooms-quietly-picking-up-millions/
Pokémon Day 2025: Just how big a deal are Pokémon’s mobile games? - https://www.pocketgamer.biz/pokemon-day-2025-is-here/
Pokémon Go Tour Unova – Global weekend made $19.8m in two days - https://www.pocketgamer.biz/pokmon-go-tour-unova-global-weekend-made-198m-in-two-days/