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Pokemon GO and different cell video games from Niantic have been offered to Scopely. The deal is reported to be value $3.5 billion. The corporate confirmed this by way of official websites for titles.
This sale implies that all Niantic video games will now be managed by Scopely, the cell developer liable for Monopoly Go, Star Trek: Fleet Command and Marvel Strike Drive. Whereas Pokemon GO is probably the most distinguished sport offered as a part of the deal, Scopely may even be overseeing different former Niantic video games. This consists of Nintendo’s Pikmin Bloom and Capcom’s Monster Hunter Now. At current, the prevailing groups dealing with these video games will stay in place, with no adjustments to personnel. This consists of the Pokemon GO workforce chief, Ed Wu, who wrote in regards to the sale in a weblog publish on the sport’s official web site.
The sale attracted some criticism attributable to Scopely’s reference to the Saudi Arabian authorities. Whereas the corporate is predicated within the US, it’s a subsidiary of Savvy Video games Group, an funding agency created by the Saudi Arabian public wealth fund. In the meantime, Niantic have offered off their video games division with a purpose to give attention to know-how improvement, significantly AI.
Regardless of the sport being offered to Scopely, Pokemon Go ought to see no quick adjustments. Updates and occasions will proceed as regular, such because the latest occasion that introduced Black Kyurem and White Kyurem to the sport.
Pokemon Go is out now for cell units.
