Pocket Gamer Reacts: Breaking down Scopely's blockbuster $3.5bn deal for Niantic's games business

Today Scopely officially revealed that it has acquired Niantic’s games business, including Pokémon Go, Monster Hunter Now and Pikmin Bloom, for $3.5 billion.

Shortly after the news went live, PocketGamer.biz head of content Craig Chapple and news editor Aaron Astle recorded their immediate hot takes on the matter in the first-ever ‘Pocket Gamer Reacts’ video. Specifically, they:

• Discuss who’s driving the deal and whether it makes sense for Savvy Games Group and Scopely
• Look at what the future holds for Niantic following the deal
• Take a look at the data from Niantic and Scopely themselves on the portfolio, as well as look at AppMagic estimates.
• Meanwhile, Craig gets lost in an infinite loop of press releases and blog posts on the subject.

Enjoy!

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