Pokémon Go maker Niantic is reportedly selling its games division

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Pokémon Go maker Niantic is reportedly selling its games division

Niantic, the company behind the popular augmented reality game Pokémon Go, is looking to sell its game development business, Bloomberg reported.

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The popular smartphone game "Pokémon Go" could soon be sold in the course of a billion-dollar deal. According to a report, the previous developer company Niantic negotiates the separation from their gaming business for about $3.5 billion. The game producer Scopely, behind which the Saudi Arab sovereign fund is behind, wrote the financial service Bloomberg, citing informed persons. "Pokémon Go" became a global hit at the start of the summer of 20…

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‘Pokémon Go’ Maker Nears $3.5 Billion Deal to Sell Games Unit

Niantic Inc., the company behind the 2016 hit Pokémon Go, is in talks to sell its video-game business to Saudi Arabia-owned Scopely Inc., according to several people familiar with the discussions.

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Scopely is in advanced discussions to buy out the video game activity of Niantic, the publisher of Pokémon Go.

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Niantic is reportedly planning to sell Pokémon GO along with its games division for $3.5 billion to another company

When it launched in 2016, Pokémon GO became an instant global hit, and now developer Niantic is reportedly planning to sell its games division to mobile game company Scopely for $3.5 billion. Niantic has yet to publicly comment on this report. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/H2iODTaCtp4 The adventures continue with Pokémon GO! 🌍✨ Source: Polygon

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Niantic, developer of Pokémon GO, to sell off games division

Niantic, the company behind popular augmented reality games Ingress and Pokémon GO, is reportedly looking to sell its games division. Ingress broke onto the scene more than a decade ago and was massively popular. It landed on Android devices in December 2013 and then launched for iOS the following year. Niantic enjoyed great success with Ingress for quite a few years thanks to its unique style of gameplay that merged gaming with the real world. …