{"id":1861,"date":"2020-01-13T23:46:40","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T22:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2020\/01\/13\/pokemon-go-made-894m-in-revenue-in-2019-its-best-year-ever\/"},"modified":"2020-01-14T06:28:40","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T05:28:40","slug":"pokemon-go-made-894m-in-revenue-in-2019-its-best-year-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2020\/01\/13\/pokemon-go-made-894m-in-revenue-in-2019-its-best-year-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon GO Made $894M In Revenue In 2019, Its Best Year Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pok\u00e9mon GO is mobile gaming&#8217;s most popular game to date, and 2019 was its best year yet for revenue.<br \/>\nThe AR-realized version of the hit video game franchise that started on the Nintendo Game Boy hasn&#8217;t disappeared. Even if it has seemingly taken back seat in the mainstream news to other large franchises, such as Call of Duty Mobile.<br \/>\nFor the players, though, and for the companies that made the game, Pok\u00e9mon GO is still very relevant. And it seems it&#8217;ll continue to be going forward, with no signs of slowing down. For now at least.<br \/>\nPok\u00e9mon GO revenue almost hit $900 Million in player spending<br \/>\nAccording to recent data from SensorTower, Niantic&#8217;s mega hit AR game totaled almost $900 million in 2019.<br \/>\nData shows that players spent $894 million on in-game micro transactions this past year. Pok\u00e9mon GO&#8217;s closest year of revenue was the year of the game&#8217;s launch. Way back in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>After it released, the game made $832 million, which is $62 million less than 2019&#8217;s numbers. The huge amount of revenue from its launch year could probably be attributed to the massive anticipation from players.<br \/>\nBut in years since the game hasn&#8217;t done as well. In 2017 Niantic actually made significantly less money from it. Players spent about 29-percent less, totaling $589 million. Then in 2018 the revenue shot back up, reaching almost as much as 2016 with its $816 million in player spend revenue.<br \/>\nIn 2019 the US ranked as the country with the most spending. Where players spent $335 million of the overall amount. Japan ranked number two with $286 million.<br \/>\nQuality of life improvements &amp; feature content updates are likely the reason<br \/>\nWhile it didn&#8217;t take long for Pok\u00e9mon GO to climb the ladder when it comes to popular mobile games, its second year shows that many players probably lost interest after a little while.<br \/>\nAt least enough to not spend as much money on in-game items. Perhaps due to less play time. However, from 2018 onward Niantic and the Pok\u00e9mon Company have been making some big improvements to the game.<br \/>\nContinued feature content updates, some of which were features players had been requesting for a long time, finally made their arrival. This in turn seems to have led to a surge in player engagement and thus more money spent on in-game content.<br \/>\nThe second half of last year saw the addition of new Team GO Rocket content. Going forward, Pok\u00e9mon GO is set to receive a content update in 2020 which includes ranked PvP play.<br \/>\nThis sort of content will almost certainly drive up player engagement. Which could lead to another successful year for the game when it comes to how much money it makes.<br \/>\nThe post Pok\u00e9mon GO Made $894M In Revenue In 2019, Its Best Year Ever appeared first on Android Headlines.&#013;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Pokemon-GO-AH-NS-08-600x338-1.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\">&#013;<br \/>\nSource: ndroidheadlines.com&#013;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pok\u00e9mon GO is mobile gaming&#8217;s most popular game to date, and 2019 was its best year yet for revenue. 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