‘Pokémon Go’ Maker Nears $3.5B Sale to Saudi-Owned Scopely

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‘Pokémon Go’ Maker Nears $3.5B Sale to Saudi-Owned Scopely

Niantic Inc., the maker of the globally popular game Pokémon Go, is in negotiations to sell its video-game business to Scopely Inc., a mobile game company owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. Sources familiar with the discussions say the deal could be valued at around $3.5 billion and might be finalised in the coming weeks. The agreement is expected to include the Pokémon Go franchise as well as other Niantic mobile games. Niantic, wh…

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DECRYPTAGE - The American group Niantic is negotiating with the mobile game giant Scopely, owned by the Saudi Savvy Games Group, to sell its activities in the video game.

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Report: Saudi Arabian Company Interested in Buying Pokémon Go

Pokémon Go might soon have new owners. That’s according to a report at Bloomberg, which spoke with employees at Niantic Inc., the owner of the game. None of the employees wanted to publicly share their names, and it was also acknowledged that the deal might fall through. It’s also noteworthy that Niantic and Scopely have chosen not to release any official statements at this time, but Bloomberg seems to trust the anonymous employees enough to go …

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Pokémon GO developer Niantic nearing $3.5 billion deal to sell games division to Saudi-owned Scopely Inc.

In a rather surprising turn of events, it seems that developer Niantic is looking to get out of video games altogether. In a report on Bloomberg yesterday, it’s been stated that Niantic, which most people will know from the stratospherically popular Pokémon GO, is close to finalizing a deal to sell its gaming division to the Saudi Arabia-owned Scopely Inc. As Bloomberg claims, the deal would be worth $3.5 billion. While Pokémon GO is still rathe…

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Pokémon Go developer Niantic is probably facing a takeover by Scopely. The developer and publisher of mobile games was recently bought by a Saudi Arabian investment fund.

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Saudi company in talks to buy Pokémon Go maker

Potential $3.5bn Niantic deal Augmented reality gaming Continuing acquisition strategy Scopely, a video game developer and publisher owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, is reportedly in talks to buy the gaming division of the company that created Pokémon Go. The deal to acquire the video game business of Niantic, a company that develops augmented reality mobile games, could be worth $3.5 billion, according to media reports. Scopely, …