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I'm surprised they survived that long after Pokemon Go.

by k__ 4y ago

pbhjpbhj 4y ago
After? I'm the opposite, how can they fail with a game that reportedly [0] took $1.21B in revenue last year (well past its zenith, as you point out) and by its nature it's fixed (doesn't need any development). It seems like it's going to be 200:1 profits to expenditure with those numbers. You've got to do things seriously badly to mess that up?? [0] https://www.businessofapps.com/data/pokemon-go-statistics/ https://www.businessofapps.com/data/pokemon-go-statistics/
- brutus1213 4y ago
  I picked up pogo after a few years. They actually seem to be doing quite a bit of development .. lots of locale specific events, weather warnings, more than 151 pokemon, raids, etc. I'm pretty impressed.
  - pbhjpbhj 4y ago
    Huh, I went back to it after almost 6 years (first played it when it came out, then after a couple of weeks they changed the app and it wouldn't run on my phone any more) and it seemed almost identical to me. Yes, some more automated events, the integration of weather, but nothing else noticeably different (?) [to me, as yet].
- k__ 4y ago
  Interesting! I played it when it came out, and it was awesome. Many people where on the streets, best summer. Then they blocked the apps that made finding Pokemons easy and all the people were gone in less than a week. I was baffled how they managed to destroy a global phenomenon in such a short amount of time. But, yes, I remember, a few years ago, I met a buch of people who still played it, but they seemed to be Pokemon fans and not members of the public. So, it essentially became a regular Pokemon game played by the usual suspects, I guess. Which isn't bad, I mean, Pokemon is basically the MCU of games. But compared to the summer it came out...
prmoustache 4y ago
I am actually surprised to hear Pokemon Go is still on and there are still player. I thought it was a fad years ago tgat had gone extinct. I guess current players are now so ashamed they avoid talking about it or making it too obvious.

I'm surprised they survived that long after Pokemon Go.

by k__ 4y ago

I'm surprised they survived that long after Pokemon Go.

After? I'm the opposite, how can they fail with a game that reportedly [0] took $1.21B in revenue last year (well past its zenith, as you point out) and by its nature it's fixed (doesn't need any development). It seems like it's going to be 200:1 profits to expenditure with those numbers. You've got to do things seriously badly to mess that up?? [0] https://www.businessofapps.com/data/pokemon-go-statistics/ https://www.businessofapps.com/data/pokemon-go-statistics/

brutus1213 4y ago
I picked up pogo after a few years. They actually seem to be doing quite a bit of development .. lots of locale specific events, weather warnings, more than 151 pokemon, raids, etc. I'm pretty impressed.
- pbhjpbhj 4y ago
  Huh, I went back to it after almost 6 years (first played it when it came out, then after a couple of weeks they changed the app and it wouldn't run on my phone any more) and it seemed almost identical to me. Yes, some more automated events, the integration of weather, but nothing else noticeably different (?) [to me, as yet].
k__ 4y ago
Interesting! I played it when it came out, and it was awesome. Many people where on the streets, best summer. Then they blocked the apps that made finding Pokemons easy and all the people were gone in less than a week. I was baffled how they managed to destroy a global phenomenon in such a short amount of time. But, yes, I remember, a few years ago, I met a buch of people who still played it, but they seemed to be Pokemon fans and not members of the public. So, it essentially became a regular Pokemon game played by the usual suspects, I guess. Which isn't bad, I mean, Pokemon is basically the MCU of games. But compared to the summer it came out...

prmoustache 4y ago

I am actually surprised to hear Pokemon Go is still on and there are still player. I thought it was a fad years ago tgat had gone extinct. I guess current players are now so ashamed they avoid talking about it or making it too obvious.