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Pokemon Go developer Niantic has admitted that part of its strategy in creating the successful game was building a foundation from which similar titles can be launched. In other words, expect similar games to Pokemon Go to emerge from the studio, and in the not too distant future, too. In …
Read More »Pokémon Go breaks five world records
Since its launch in July, mobile smash hit Pokmon Go has set a number of world records. That’s according to Guinness World Records, with research courtesy of SuperData. The duo report that Pokmon Go grossed the most revenue of a mobile game in its first month, generating a huge $206.5m. …
Read More »Pokemon Go daily user count falls by 15m
Decline beginning for mobile location-based phenomenon
Read More »Pokemon Go has lost around 15m daily users
The number of people playing Pokemon Go every day has dropped by around 35 per cent from the game’s peak. Bloomberg reports that Axiom Capital Mangement data shows that daily active users peaked at around 44m in the middle of July. A month later that had dropped to around 29m. …
Read More »Pokemon Go makes $200m in first month
Niantic’s Pokemon Go has completely blown away the month one performances of mobile’s former giants. That’s according to estimates from Sensor Tower, which estimates that worldwide Pokemon Go revenues passed $200m in the app’s first month of availability. To put that into perspective, that’s way ahead of Clash Royale. Supercell’s …
Read More »Pokemon Go has been banned in Iran
Iran has become the first country to issue a nation-wide ban on Pokmon Go, after it was ruled that the popular app presents a ‘security’ risk. As reported by theBBC, the High Council of Virtual Spaces government body, which controls activity and content permitted online, decided to completely outlaw Niantic’s …
Read More »Iran bans Pokémon Go over security concerns
Government body High Council of Virtual Spaces rules to outlaw app, with suggestions that a fatwa applies to the monster-catching possibly playing a part
Read More »Niantic explains shutdown of ‘aggressive’ third-party Pokémon Go apps
‘There is a range of motives here from blatant commercial ventures to enthusiastic fans but the negative impact on game resources is the same’
Read More »Tracking sites were hurting Pokemon Go service, Niantic explains
Developer Niantic has delved deeper into the reasons behind its decision to put a block on third party Pokemon tracking sites. The shutdown came into effect earlier in the week, with Niantic previously claiming that such services were interfering with our ability to maintain quality of service for our users”. …
Read More »Niantic faces Pokémon Go lawsuit over New Jersey trespassing
Local man says players keep asking to enter his backyard to catch Pokémon
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