Pokemon Go Developer Niantic Close To Selling Games Business

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February 19, 2025

Niantic Inc. is closing in on a deal to sell its games division, which includes Pokemon Go, to Saudia Arabia-backed Scopely Inc. for $3.5 billion. This, according to a new report from Bloomberg.

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a deal on the ***** could be announced “in coming weeks”, and would include all of Niantic’s video game business and properties. In addition to Pokemon Go, Niantic games also include Ingress, Pikmin Bloom, and Monster Hunter Now, among others.

Founded in 2011, Scopely was acquired by Savvy Games Group in 2023 for $4.9 billion. Savvy Games Group is a gaming subsidiary funded by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.

In August 2024, Niantic and Savvy Games Group

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for Niantic to help with planned expansion into Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and United Arab Emirates.

Neither Scopely nor Niantic would comment on the potential ***** when contacted by Bloomberg.

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