Pokemon Go Has Most Players Since 2016
A new report by the market analysis firm Superdata puts Pokemon Go as the fourth highest grossing mobile game in May 2018 after three Chinese mobile games. Notably, Pokemon Go outperformed games like Clash of Clans, Candy Crush, and Clash Royale.
While the popular shooter Fortnite also earned over $300 million in May, that was across all platforms so SuperData didn't include the game on its list of top-grossing mobile games. Fortnite topped the charts of top-grossing console games and also made an appearance on the list of top-grossing PC games.
The report also noted that Pokemon Go's user base is the largest its been since interest in the game started to fade in summer 2016. Although some sites were quick to point out that the game probably benefited from the announcement that the mobile games would sync up with the new Pokemon: Let's Go Nintendo Switch games, that announcement wasn't made until May 30th and probably had little effect on the May surge in players. More likely, the surge in money and players were due to events like Adventure Week, Community Day, and a growing re-interest in the game.
Pokemon Go's user base is expected to continue to grow due to Pokemon: Let's Go and a new friendship feature that allows players to trade Pokemon with their friends. With the addition of Legendary Pokemon, a revamped battling system, and a new research feature, Pokemon Go is a completely different game than it was in 2016. The server issues that plagued the game back in 2016 are also all but gone, giving players a much smoother experience than during launch.
Niantic Labs, the maker of Pokemon Go, has also made keeping players engaged a higher priority. Not only do players get one or more events a month, there's also Global Challenges in store for later this summer that will grant major bonuses to all players if they can complete certain challenges in a timeframe.
Of course, Pokemon Go's player base also grew in part due to the arrival of summer in the United States, as the warm weather is more amenable to playing the exploration-style game than braving the cold or rain.
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Source: http://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/06/26/pokemon-go-player-base-2018/
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Miko537Posted:
Interesting to see how the game keeps getting more players but no one talks about it anymore.
SaxbyyPosted:
I never played the game since it was dead where i live but i have barely heard anything from it in ages
TOXICPosted:
Even though Pokemon Go is pretty much dead now, I still believe it was the best game on mobile in its prime.
DeftonesPosted:
Kind of glad of that tbh, most mobile games nowadays are shite and Pokemon Go aint too bad.
XaldinPosted:
bigger updates just came out, of course it does. whether it maintains some people is what matters
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