Who is Scopely, Pokémon Go’s new owner?

On Wednesday, Pokémon Go maker Niantic announced it was selling its games — which include Nintendo’s Pikmin Bloom and Capcom’s Monster Hunter Now — and the teams that make them to publisher Scopely in a deal worth $3.5 billion. While the news didn’t catch hardcore Pokémon Go players by surprise, Scopely’s acquisition of Pokémon Go was a source of concern, based on responses to the news from multiple communities around the game.







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