Pokémon GO never really has what you'd call a 'bad month', but things are looking even better than usual for Niantic and its world-dominating augmented reality game right now.
According to data compiled by SuperData, the monster-catching app generated a mindboggling $176 million in August, which incidentally means the game has just had its strongest month since 2016 when it first launched to crazy levels of hype. SuperData says that the "outperformance was partly driven by a flurry of in-game events as Niantic capitalized on what is typically the game’s strongest month".
While cooler September conditions may start to have an impact on the number of players heading out on a daily basis, we'd expect Pokémon GO to have another stellar month, partly thanks to the introduction of Generation 5 Pokémon. With more new faces to track down, we're sure players will be eager to get out there and catch 'em all.
Do you still play regularly? Are you keen to keep on top of your progress? Let us know in the comments.
[source superdataresearch.com, via mcvuk.com]
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never played, never will but damn - that's impressive.
Just goes to show that while certain ones will comment on related stories that the game is dead - it clearly isn't.
@gamer89 First off this isn’t really a Nintendo game. Secondly it’s a free to play game so they have to make money in some way. Most people are offended when full priced games also try to nickel and dime them for features they feel really should have been included with the original purchase. This isn’t a full priced game or even a game that cost money.
@gamer89 yes.
@gamer89 Actually no it doesn't. I'm completely pro consumer and against microtransactions when it is nickel and diming consumers for no reason.
I'm against them in retail games period, in any situation.
Considering this is a free to play game with all content free, and these microtransactions are completely unnecessary to see everything the game has to offer, they can not be considered anti consumer in any sense.
Free to play games have to make money, and Pokemon Go has an excellent business model.
If your argument against microtransactions is about protecting the consumer, you are mad at the wrong game. There are little to no other F2P mobile games that offer the value Pokemon Go does.
If your argument against microtransactions is about being mad about corporations making lots of money, you shouldn't be involved in video gaming at all.
Either way, your standpoint is absurd
I was confused to see that, but remembered that Unova starters were introduced recently-that explains the spike. Been playing it myself for the past few, and focused on the Meltan mission (got stuck on the Ditto task, now I'm focused on evolving a Scyther when I can barely find any, and grabbing a Cubone which I haven't seen for a while)t. It's been enjoyable, but I'll probably take a break and transition from that, to Let's Go when I get Melmetal, to Sword and Shield. Not sure if I'll go back afterwards unless it's to transfer some Pokemon, especially my Alolan Exeggutor-got him during a special event a few years back and he's been one of my heaviest hitters ever since
Well, yeah. This month gave me plenty of excuses to play it, mostly for Kanto Dex clean-up. I didn't get a Mr. Mime, but I found a whole community of people in my area that look for raids, and it's thanks to them that I finally caught a Mewtwo! Some of them have plenty of Mr. Mime to trade, so all that's left is to finish the Jump-Start Research to get a Lapras. After that, I'll have all 151 original Pokémon, and I can start getting the 10 remaining Johto Dex entries.
I thought it was free?
It's almost as if it's finally more fleshed out and feature-complete now!
...That's not a knock against this game. I love it. But you can't say those early days, really the first year or so, weren't dire and lacking content. It really just needed some more time in the oven.
The game is still fun and since Gen 5 Pokemon just started popping up, plus on-going community days, Safari Zone events, special quests... the game is very much alive and well. I happen to spend a lot of time walking around town between work and the grocery store and the train station... PoGo is a nice distraction.
Also the nature of Pokemon Go, based around your real location and GPS, makes it one of the only games that actually makes sense to be a mobile game.
About a week ago I was in Osaka and I did some Deoxys raids... it was SO EASY to get a full raid party! Tier 5 raid starts and just BOOM 19 other players are right there, waiting to join you!
@popey1980 It is free. But it's mighty tempting to spend money to go faster. There is nothing locked behind a paywall but you can save a lot of time with a couple purchases. That's how they get you.
Well, not surprised since September had the Unova releases (and spawning cull of the same), the 7k regional shiny event, the 10k unown (both of which wanted you to buy Incubators) amongst other things.
😮 so much fun having trouble tracking all the new monsters
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