Pokémon Go hype over? Game is running its best year ever

By admin On Nov 4, 2020

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You would think that in the midst of the pandemic we are so glued to us that playing Pokémon Go is very difficult, but nothing could be further from the truth. Because Niantic has made the necessary adjustments to the game, it has already raked in no less than $ 1 billion in income this year.

Pokémon Go

Pokémon Go appeared in 2016 and managed to raise a whopping $ 4.2 billion in four years. So players have spent a lot of money on the game, although the average per player is probably not too bad. There are simply so many players, not everyone spends a single cent on this free-to-play smartphone game.

Amazingly considering the home stay and the huge hit that Pokémon Go was, in the 2016 release year, the game brought in “only” $ 832 million. In 2017 it was even less, but the first ten months of 2020 show that the Pokémon are all the way back, writes Sensor tower.

This year, Niantic has made sure that you don’t have to leave home so much to still enjoy Pokémon Go. This is especially true in the United States: $ 1.5 billion was spent on the game there. Japan is a close second with 1.4 billion, followed by our eastern neighbors with 238.5 million.

Do you still have Pokémon Go on your phone? In total, the game has been installed on 600 million different devices. All in all, the hype appears to be far from over: after PUBG Mobile and Honor of Kings, Pokémon Go is the game on which the most money is spent worldwide.

Niantic and innovation

There is also plenty of innovation. However, this is not always appreciated by Niantic. For example, it has reversed the implementations that make the game easier to play from home. For a few weeks now it has become more difficult to hatch eggs, because you have to drive more kilometers again.

In fact, Niantic has introduced new eggs. For this you have to hike no less than 12 kilometers before they come out. The eggs can be earned by fighting Team Rocket Leaders. However, the fan base is not happy with it: how are you going to be able to walk so many kilometers in a second corona wave?

It’s a question to which Niantic expects creative solutions, but many players still find it somewhat inappropriate in the current times. Maybe you should invest in a treadmill. Have you seen our tips and tricks yet?