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Pokémon Go

71 articles accelerating

Pokémon Go has appeared in 71 articles since 2016-07. Coverage peaked in 2020Q1 with 4 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Niantic, Nintendo, Pokemon Go, Pokémon.

Articles
71
mentions
Velocity
+100.0%
growth rate
Acceleration
+1.500
velocity change
Sources
28
publications

Coverage Timeline

2026-03-11
MIT Technology Review 3 related

Niantic Spatial partners with Coco Robotics to add Niantic's Visual Positioning System trained on data from Pokémon Go and Ingress into Coco's delivery robots

Pokémon Go was the world's first augmented-reality megahit.  Released in 2016 by the Google spinout Niantic …Forums:r/TheSilphRoadForums:r/TheSilphRoad:MIT Technology Review: How Pokémon Go is giving ...

2026-03-10
MIT Technology Review

Niantic Spatial partners with Coco Robotics to integrate a visual positioning system trained on data from Pokemon Go and Ingress into a fleet of delivery robots

Pokémon Go was the world's first augmented-reality megahit.  Released in 2016 by the Google spinout Niantic …Forums:r/TheSilphRoadForums:r/TheSilphRoad:MIT Technology Review: How Pokémon Go is giving ...

2025-05-23
Forbes

An interview with Niantic CEO John Hanke on the company selling its games business, pivoting to enterprise AI, returning to its digital mapping roots, and more

www.forbes.com/sites/richar... @randomjunque : So we helped create this sorta boring dystopia by playing games on our cell phones, who'da think?: www.forbes.com/sites/richar... #dystopia #ai #niantic ...

2025-03-12
The Verge 37 related

Niantic Labs says it is selling its video game division, including Pokémon Go, to Saudi Arabia-owned developer Scopely for $3.5B, subject to regulatory approval

The $3.5 billion Scopely deal could bring Niantic's AR gaming catalog under Saudi ownership.

2025-02-19
Bloomberg 17 related

Sources: Niantic is in talks to sell its video games unit to Saudi Arabia-owned Scopely for ~$3.5B; the deal would include Pokémon Go and its other mobile games

A deal could be announced in coming weeks.  The price being discussed is about $3.5 billion, according to one of the people.

2024-11-19
404 Media

Niantic says it is using data generated by Pokémon Go players to create a large geospatial model, or LGM, that can navigate the real world and power robots

Niantic says it is using data generated by Pokémon Go players to create a “Large Geospatial Model” that can navigate the real world and power robots.

2023-05-20
Bloomberg

After Niantic's latest AR game Peridot got negative app store reviews and few downloads, a look at the company's metaverse games struggling to find an audience

Just a few years ago, tech evangelists were hailing Niantic Inc., the maker of the hit game Pokémon Go … Tweets: @cecianasta , @345triangle , @harrymccracken , @joonian , and @hermesninja Tweets: Ceci...

2022-06-30
Bloomberg 29 related

Niantic, the company behind Pokémon Go, lays off 8% of its staff, around 85 to 90 people, and cancels four projects; Niantic was valued at $9B in November 2021

Gaming company Niantic Inc., which has struggled to find another big hit following its 2016 game Pokémon Go …

2021-11-23
Niantic 12 related

Niantic, the AR platform company behind Pokémon Go, raises $300M from Coatue at a $9B valuation

Niantic Inc., developer of the world's first and only planet-scale AR platform, announced today that Coatue has made a $300 million investment in the company at a valuation of $9 billion.

2021-11-09
The Verge 16 related

Niantic launches Lightship, a platform to build “real-world metaverse” AR iOS and Android apps, and commits $20M to fund companies building AR apps

The maker of Pokémon Go wants to power future AR glasses.  —  Niantic is releasing a platform for building what it calls “real-world metaverse” apps.

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TEXXR tracks 63 Techmeme articles mentioning Pokémon Go, dating back to July 2016. The biggest stories include Niantic: Pokémon Go requesting full Google account access on iOS is an error and a... and Pokémon Go's launch hiccups include: private homes listed as PokéSpots, fake app Android.... Frequently covered alongside Niantic, Nintendo, Pokémon, Pokemon Go, and Google.

Key Moments

2025Q1enterprise +50pts; developer +50pts; consumer +100pts

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