Pokemon Go made tons of cash final 12 months, which you deduced by the headline. But, you knew that already, regardless.
According to a new report from cell market agency App Annie, by way of VentureBeat, the Niantic Labs-developed Pokemon Go generated $950 million in income from July-December 2016.
“By attracting millions of non-gamers, it reached a level of success that eludes even some of the most successful traditional video games,” reads the report. “This was thanks to the game’s beloved intellectual property, simple mechanics, real-world augmented reality gameplay, and perhaps most of all, its social nature.”
In August, app optimization and advertising and marketing weblog Sensor Tower reported the sport had earned $160 million in revenue since one month put up launch. By October, per figures reported by App Annie, Pokemon Go change into the quickest cell sport to reach $600 million in revenues.
Pokemon Go was additionally probably the most downloaded sport on Android and iOS final 12 months. It didn’t generate probably the most income, although, because it got here in third behind Monster Strike and Clash Royale, respectively.
Today, Pokemon Go was updated to version 0.53.1 on Android and 1.23.1 on iOS, and whereas it improved GPS monitoring and utilized different fixes, there wasn’t any new content material made accessible.
However, dataminers appeared over the information which recommend extra second era Pokemon are on the best way.
Niantic has promised extra new options on a extra common foundation, so hopefully Pokemon Go gamers might be making an attempt to catch, or hatch rather, extra second-gen creatures quickly.
Pokemon Go launched in restricted markets on July 6, 2016 earlier than slowly rolling out to different areas.
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