(Bloomberg) -- 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.Most Read from BloombergTrump to Halt NY Congestion Pricing by Terminating ApprovalSorry, Kids: Disney’s New York Headquarters Is for Grown-UpsAirbnb Billionaire Offers Pre-Fab Homes for LA Fire VictimsChild Migrant Watchdog Gutted in DOGE CutsChicago Council Delays $830 Million Bond Vote

(Bloomberg) – 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.

Representatives of Niantic and Scopely declined to comment. Scopely is owned by Savvy Games Group, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.

  • RebekahWSD@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 days ago

    Can’t wait for the one free pokestop spin a day and one free Pokémon in a gym a day. Better hope multiple Pokémon don’t come home at once, you’ll be charged to let them come back and still won’t get any extra coins for it. Coins from gym are put into escrow until your watch ten ads.

  • Carmakazi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    574·
    3 days ago

    Saudi Arabia-owned Scopely Inc.

    Are they buying it for the business opportunity or the massive amounts of geolocation data to assist in kidnapping and murdering women and dissidents around the world?

    • ShepherdPie@midwest.socialEnglish
      332·
      3 days ago

      to assist in kidnapping and murdering women and dissidents around the world?

      Gotta catch 'em all. Pokémon!

      The plot is right in the catch phrase.

      • bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        122·
        3 days ago

        to assist in kidnapping and murdering women and dissidents around the world?

        I will travel across the land Searching far and wide

        They even specified their tenaciousness

  • N00b22@lemmy.mlEnglish
    101·
    3 days ago

    Oh fuck no.

    They ruined Stumble Guys, don’t let them ruin Pokémon GO

      • N00b22@lemmy.mlEnglish
        5·
        2 days ago

        They turned Stumble Guys p2w, not to mention that when you open the game you get like 4 pop-ups for real life money stuff

        There are emotes that can punch or kick a player to get them eliminated, and these are OP and locked behind the battle pass

        • otp@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          2 days ago

          Some people say Pokemon Go is already P2W. But as long as Community Days/shinies are still as available as they are with F2P, then I’ll stick around and even give them some of my Google Play money, lol