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Pokémon Go is unquestionably this season's hit game. But whether it has any staying power is a very open question, and early signs suggest it's already trailing off.
Bloomberg has published some charts by Axiom Capital Management that show daily users and engagement dropping. One chart, using data from analytics firm Apptopia, shows Pokémon Go peaking at around 45 million users in mid-July, during the week or so following its launch. It then begins a decline to somewhere above 30 million daily users last week.
Bloomberg's article also notes a surge in searches for "augmented reality" coinciding with Pokémon Go's debut.
Niantic, for its part, is "still working hard on several new and exciting features to come in the future of Pokémon Go." Meanwhile, Nintendo is releasing two new 3DS Pokémon games on November 18.
(Score: 1) by Sulla on Thursday August 25 2016, @04:02AM
I wonder how many were drove off by consistant stability issues. I stopped playing because I couldn't stay logged in. They were reluctant to increase capacity because it is that initial fad stage, but it pushed away people who might have actually been longer term players.
When there are less people playing I will sink a lot more hours into it, but not until then.
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