The rumors were true. Niantic’s games division, which makes the augmented reality megahit Pokémon Go, has been sold to mobile gaming powerhouse Scopely for a whopping $3.5 billion.

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Pokémon Go (and the rest of Niantic’s games) just sold for $3.5B

The buyer is Scopely, which makes Monopoly Go

by Oli Welsh

Mar 12, 2025, 6:06 AM PDT

As confirmed by Niantic, Scopely, and the Pokémon Go team, the deal will see the entire Niantic Games operation snapped up by Scopely, which among many, many other things makes Monopoly Go — one of the few mobile games to achieve the same stratospheric level of success as Niantic’s flagship.

That means that Niantic’s other current AR games, Pikmin Bloom and Monster Hunter Now, are also now owned and operated by Scopely, alongside the companion apps Campfire (for social connections between players) and Wayfarer (for submitting real-world Wayspot locations to the games).
Scopely said that Niantic’s games business boasts over 30 million monthly active players and over $1 billion in yearly revenue — most of which will be driven by Pokémon Go.