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The company 'Scoply', which is invested by the government of Saudi Arabia, has decided to buy the popular mobile game 'Pokemon Go'. Niantic, the maker of Pokemon, has announced that it is going to sell its game and gaming division to Scopely for $3.5 billion. In December 2016, Pokemon Go was also available in South Asian countries including Nepal.
Along with Pokemon Go, Niantic's game developers and mobile games like Monster Hunter Now and Pikmin Bloom will also be owned by the Saudi company . Niantic, which has gained fame as a company making games based on Augmented Reality (AR) technology, selling its famous games to a company under the government of Saudi Arabia has been watched with interest among the gaming industry.
Some have analyzed this purchase as part of Saudi Arabia's strategy to diversify its oil-dependent economy. According to The Guardian, Saudi aims to make itself a 'global hub' for gaming. For this, the Saudi company has said that it is going to develop "Forever Games" using the expertise of Niantic. A forever game can be played forever or never and is always being upgraded The games to go are .
Pokemon Go currently has over 100 million monthly active users worldwide. When this game was released in 2016, more than 500 million people downloaded it in the first year. After the Covid lockdown in 2020, its craze decreased. It was a problem to play this game after not being able to go out during the lockdown. In this, players (Pokemon Trainers) go to the Pokestops shown on the map with GPS location and data turned on, search for Pokemon, catch them and battle by strengthening them.
Pokemon Go is built on AR technology and combines both virtual and real worlds. During the game, while pointing the phone's camera at a certain place, pokemon can be seen, so you have to go looking for pokemon. Catching those Pokemon earns a number in the game . At one time, while playing Pokemon, some players got lost, got into an accident, and even got injured after hitting a pole.
Pokemon Go sales show the growing importance of AR and live-service games in the gaming industry . In addition, another analysis indicated that government investments could play a decisive role in the future of gaming. This is expected to secure the future of Pokemon Go and establish Saudi Arabia as an important player in the global gaming market .
