The Pokémon Company attains $3.3 billion in retail revenue in 2016

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The Pokémon Company is among the many other companies that recently announced their 2016 results for brand licensing. The firm placed 19th with $3.3 billion in total retail sales of licensed products worldwide, which includes the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG), video games, anime and video on demand (VOD). Pokémon enjoyed an incredibly strong year … Continue reading The Pokémon Company attains $3.3 billion in retail revenue in 2016

Pokémon GO developer Niantic is the 10th top mobile publisher of 2016

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The top 52 mobile publishers of 2016 have been announced and developer Niantic makes its first-ever appearance by securing the 10th spot, largely through the record-shattering success of Pokémon GO. Niantic is among only three new entrants to the top 10. The full list of the top 52 mobile publishers of 2016 is as follows: … Continue reading Pokémon GO developer Niantic is the 10th top mobile publisher of 2016

Pokémon GO made 86 percent more revenue than any other mobile game in 2016

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Pokemon GO drove roughly 86 percent more revenue than any other mobile game in 2016, according to data from Slice Intelligence's panel of 4.4 million online shoppers. And that is with it only launching in the second half of the year. Pokemon GO generated the most revenue in the mobile games market with 11 percent … Continue reading Pokémon GO made 86 percent more revenue than any other mobile game in 2016

Pokémon GO garnered more revenue than any other mobile game in 2016

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New data suggests that Pokémon GO was the most popular mobile game of 2016 by a wide margin. Niantic’s latest mobile title drove 86 percent more money than any other game last year, capturing 11 percent of all mobile game sales. Candy Crush Saga was the second most popular mobile game based on revenue in … Continue reading Pokémon GO garnered more revenue than any other mobile game in 2016

Pokémon Rumble World deemed as Nintendo’s “Worst Overall Release” for 2016 by Metacritic

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Pokémon Rumble World has been deemed as Nintendo's "Worst Overall Release" for 2016 by Metacritic. The Nintendo 3DS game, which debuted in January of last year, earned a Metascore of 58 out of 100, based on 16 critics. On the other hand, Nintendo's "Best Overall Release" was Fire Emblem Fates: Special Edition with an impressive … Continue reading Pokémon Rumble World deemed as Nintendo’s “Worst Overall Release” for 2016 by Metacritic

Pokémon GO wins Best App award at the 10th Annual Crunchies

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Out of the countless mobile apps released in 2016, Pokémon GO has been selected as the winner in the Best App category at the 10th Annual Cruchies. It was up against four other popular titles - Musical.ly, Clue, Prisma and Weedmaps. Check out the video below to see staff from developer Niantic accepting the award. … Continue reading Pokémon GO wins Best App award at the 10th Annual Crunchies

Pokémon Sun and Moon sold a whopping 14.69 million units in 2016

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Pokémon Sun and Moon managed to sell a whopping 14.69 million units in 2016. In a matter of months, the latest duo of Pokémon games have already outsold Pokemon X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Pokémon X and Y have also outsold Pokémon Black and White, by shifting another 1.2 million copies this fiscal … Continue reading Pokémon Sun and Moon sold a whopping 14.69 million units in 2016

Pokémon GO made more money than all VR games combined in 2016

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Pokémon GO may have launched during the second half of 2016, but that was enough time for it make more money than all virtual reality (VR) during the year. Not to be confused with VR, Pokémon GO is an augmented reality (AR) game. According to a new report, if true mobile AR goes mass market next … Continue reading Pokémon GO made more money than all VR games combined in 2016