Monopoly Go maker Scopely to acquire Niantic’s games business for $3.5B

Monopoly go manufacturer Very agreed to obtain NessedWorkplace of incoming games Pokémon goIn a bargain worth $ 3.5 billion.

Purchase Nianikik will also bring all the game development teams, as well as Pokémon Go, Pikmin Bloom and Monster Hunter Very. Both SCopely also captures companion apps and services Campfire and Wayfare to the portfolio of Campfire and Scopely’s Video game. Companies, action, SCOPELY’s community, stressed the commitment of social practices, he said.

More than 30 million businesses of the Nianic Games (MAU), increased more than $ 1 billion in 2024.

Go to Pokémon, Niantic continues to be a global sensation, which has been ranked as the first 10 mobile games since the date of starting 100 million + a unique player in 2024.

The combined portfolio of the companies will create one of the world’s largest global player communities, in 2024 with more than half a billion players. In Scopely, Nianic game teams will continue to meet the ambitious road mollus led by Kei Kawai and Ed Wu for a long time game studio.

As one of the largest, fastest growing companies in mobile games, is famous for high social practices that bring people together and make life better by game. The company’s always developing digital playgrounds – Go to the Star Trek, go to the Star Trek: Marvel Strike remains part of the life and more – years of players. This procurement provides a commitment to the game, which provides a loyal obligation and enthusiasm, investing more in your favorite games with deep-dealing communities covering the world. “

“Scopely focused on cultivation of meaningful communities through a love of the Personal Play, and Niantic Games are one of the best in the world. We are waiting for a wide global audience and provide innovative experiences that will focus on people in the real world.” “The world’s less game has reached the scale and longevity of the Pokémon Go ‘, which reaches more than 100 million players last year.”

He added, “Experience, as well as a unique abilities to coordinate with people, the live events that attract millions of participants with Pokémon. After spending time with Niantic, it became clear that this organization’s inclination to create leading results and exclusive players in industry.”

Pokémon GO with more than 20 m active players per week Since the date of its start in 2016, the top 10 mobile titles each year.

Favorite experience reaches players in more than 190 countries, the mass, which takes a medium-scale-in-the-day game, a large-scale-deeplying fan unity.

About half of all players return to the game seven days a week. Real-Life-Life (IRL) increases the headline, and together with Pokémon brings millions of people together in many continents; In 2024, only two million tickets were sold for Pokémon Go Fest. Participants have caught 150 million + Pokémon since the collection. I caught the fair number of them.

Pikmin Bloom was created with Nintendo. Niantic, Niantic Bloom Blooming in Niantic 2021 to help the world cover the world in flowers. The title closes 2024 with a record year. The game hit more than three years since the highest active player was shot.

The players took 3.94 trillion steps in 2024 and gathered in Japan, USA, Germany and Taiwan community events. Pikmin Bloom Journey brought together a single 10,000+ participants in Tokyo last year.

Monster Hunter is now the latest game of Niantic, and this is especially the players with storms in Japan. After starting in September 2023, the game only reached 15 million + in seven months. Increasing Playerbase also applied the incident quickly, which in October last year with 20,000 people with 20,000 people participating in the first monster hunter in Shibuya, Japan.

More than 50% of the audience plays every day of the week, reflect a player society that is deeply engaged in the existing portfolio.

Campfire and Wayfarer are social companion applications and services that drive deep engagement along Niantic games. Campfire combines local player communities for the real world game that protects the IRL friendships. Wayfarer allows players to map new places for your favorite Nanan Games, directly shapes their adventures in their favorite games.

These applications represent the innovative approach to Niantic’s spatial games and emphasize the driver’s driver to continue the player’s experience. In 2024, only 6 million + people, in person, looked at the meeting in person.

The passenger community has added more than 11.5 million new roads to Niantic games since 2019.

“Niantic games are always a bridge to connect people and I am sure that both of our Niankik John Hanke, founder and Nianik CEO are the exceptional experience working with the world’s largest and most favorite intellectual features and deep care about the world’s largest and most favorite intellectual features and the world’s best care shows. This partnership is great for our players and believe that our games are the best way to provide long-term support and investment needed to be ‘eternal games’ for future generations.

During the purchase, Niantic Spatial Inc, Niantic Spatial Inc, Niantic Spatial Inc, Niantic Spatial Inc, Niantic Spatial Inc., Niantic Spatial Inc., the next generation map, provides devices and machines to understand and interact with the physical world. Niantic will continue to have a “subtle head” and “peridot” to the games of Spatial and AR.

All members of Nianik Gamemaking team, rented leaders together with Kei Kawai and ED Wu, will participate in 2300 Skopel to develop and operate their favorite experiences and operate in Central America, Asia, Emea, North America and Central America.

“In the last 10 years, we have an incredible joy to serve hundreds of millions of coaches in our true world community, and I really believe that the best will come.” “Our mission remains clear: to inspire people to discover people in the real world.

The operation is subject to the terms of the custom connection, including adjustment approvals. Goldman Sachs & Co LLC serves as an exclusive financial advisor of Niantic & Fenwick & West LLP. JP serves as an exclusive financial advisor as a legal advisor of Morgan, Scopely and Skandden, Arps, Slate, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP.

Pokémon Go, Pikmin Bloom and Monster Hunter now sent a message to communities.

“We have long been admired the innovative game developed by Nianik Games Team and Live
Communities that make the headlines into favorite experiences are today. We treat deep respect
What makes these games special – Freedom to explore, fake and oven along the way
The excitement of the discovery, “Scopely said.” We believe in our partnership with the Nianik Games team – this will be found in all of them – in advance, and first of all, the excitement of you before and before you will achieve the excited long-term goals. “