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LivingMetal on 28 October 2016

Pokemon Go Back to No. 1 on Top-Grossing Chart After Halloween Update

The spooky Halloween update didn't scare people away.

 

Following the launch of its Halloween update, Pokemon Go is once again at the top of the charts in terms of the money it's pulling in.

On iTunes, the game now stands in the No. 1 position on the Top-Grossing chart, followed by Mobile Strike, Clash Royale, and Game of War: Fire Age. In the Free chart, Pokemon Go sits at No. 51. NintendoEverything reports that Pokemon Go had fallen to the tenth position on the Top-Grossing chart before its resurgence this week.

The game's Google Play ranking for revenue has improved as well, as it's currently in the No. 2 position, behind only Mobile Strike. It's the No. 7 game on Google's Top Free games chart. An important distinction is that the iTunes Free category also includes apps like Facebook Messenger and YouTube.

Pokemon Go developer Niantic has never said how much money Pokemon Go has brought in from its microtransactions, but a recent third-party report said it made $600 million in its first 90 days. No mobile game has ever made that much money that quickly, the report found.

Pokemon Go jumped up the charts this week after Niantic launched its Halloween update, the game's first ever in-game event. Now through November 1 some of the game's "spookiest" creatures will show up more often, including Drowzee, Gastly, Gengar, Golbat, Haunter, Hypno, and Zubat. Additionally, players can earn even more Pokemon Candy during the event.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-go-back-to-no-1-on-top-grossing-chart-afte/1100-6444908/



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Darwinianevolution on 28 October 2016

ZUBATS ARE EVERYWHERE NOW!!! WHERE IS MY 1000 POINT GENGAR?!?!



You know it deserves the GOTY.

Come join The 2018 Obscure Game Monthly Review Thread.

Jpcc86 on 28 October 2016



Ljink96 on 28 October 2016

Congrats! I bet Nintendo is hot that they didn't just make their own game. Soon enough, soon enough... Niantic doesn't deserve this opportunity, really.



Jranation on 28 October 2016

Aaaaaassannnnnd just like that!



Pocky Lover Boy! 

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Ouroboros24 on 28 October 2016

I predict that PG will be this way for years to come. There is always interest in PG, it just get old after a couple of weeks of the same stuff. Once the actual game is added meat with trade and battles, it'll be up there again. Plus, don't we have like 7 generations of pokemon?



LivingMetal on 28 October 2016
spurgeonryan said:
They should do events get excitement again.



jonathanalis on 28 October 2016

5 gastlys, 2 haunters, 4 drowzee! cubone and marowak!
i had none before! thank you event!



Jranation on 28 October 2016
Ouroboros24 said:
I predict that PG will be this way for years to come. There is always interest in PG, it just get old after a couple of weeks of the same stuff. Once the actual game is added meat with trade and battles, it'll be up there again. Plus, don't we have like 7 generations of pokemon?

Yep! 

They just need to pick up the pace with the big updates. The legendaries aren't even up yet. 



Pocky Lover Boy! 

Nautilus on 28 October 2016

And this goes to show that, Niantic just needs to add a new generation and trade and a few new features to make GO extremely popular again



My (locked) thread about how difficulty should be a decision for the developers, not the gamers.

https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=241866&page=1