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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: 2) by tibman on Thursday August 25 2016, @09:24PM
I agree that a lot of the basics seem broken. Gyms are easy to take and difficult to defend. Higher level players have difficulty capturing even the most worthless of pokemon (constantly escaping). You can't actually hunt down any specific pokemon even if it is near you. The game feels like a polished alpha version. Most of the features are missing and the ones that are there aren't balanced.
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