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'Pokémon Go' video game maker Niantic acquired by Scopely for $3.5B
- Aeolun 2y agoI’m always surprised when a company I’ve literally never heard of manages to acquire a company that I consider a brand name.
- gnabgib 2y agoThis isn't an accurate headline... Niantic sold some of its assets (most of its games, excluding Ingress and Peridot) to Scopely, but it wasn't acquired. The official announcements from Niantic https://nianticlabs.com/news/niantic-next-chapter https://nianticlabs.com/news/niantic-next-chapter (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43342478 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43342478) or Scopely https://www.scopely.com/en/news/scopely-to-acquire-niantic-games-business-which-includes-pokemon-go-one-of-the-most-successful-mobile-games-of-all-time https://www.scopely.com/en/news/scopely-to-acquire-niantic-g... are better