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Peak Pokémon Go?

Accepted submission by takyon at 2016-08-23 17:34:11
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Is it over yet?

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 [bloomberg.com] 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 [arstechnica.com], 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 [wikipedia.org] on November 18.

We'll be liveblogging Pokémon Go's decline here at SoylentNews. 💩👌👻📴


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