Pokemon Go Dev Says It Won't Undergo Major Changes Under New Leadership

George Yang
4/11/2025

Niantic has claimed that Pokemon Go will not undergoing any major changes after it was acquired by Saudi Arabia-owned Scopely back in March for $3.5 billion.According to IT Media and translated by Automaton, both Niantic and Scopely met in Japan and put out their first statement regarding the merger. "The direction of our game will not undergo any major changes under the influence of Scopely," a Niantic representative explained. "They will just be supporting its further improvement, and we will keep doing what we’ve been doing since the beginning. To put it more bluntly, please rest assured that we will not be shutting down the game."Scopely added that it has evaluated Pokemon Go and how well it has been received by players, indicating that Scopely sees value in the game and wants to continue supporting it.Continue Reading at GameSpot...

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