Acquisition will welcome Niantic’s entire game team, including tenured leaders Kei Kawai and Ed Wu; beloved games “Pokémon GO,” “Pikmin Bloom,” and “Monster Hunter Now”; and companion apps and services “Campfire” and “Wayfarer” to Scopely’s diverse portfolio. Niantic games delight over 30 million players a month and drove more than $1 billion in revenue in 2024.
Saudi is buying it for all the data that’s been collected. What’s the use for it, who knows?