Well yes, Niantic and Apple/Google, then The Pokemon Company, which in turn is split into Nintendo, Creatures Inc. and Gamefreak, the latter (the latter two?) of which are partly owned by Nintendo.

Mindblown.

Gold mine for revenue, perhaps. Consider that there isn't mention of profit, though.

Great to hear. I really enjoy the game.

Holy fuck! This game was fucking insane!

Nintendo also owns part of Niantic

Oh don't count on that, Nintendo likes to keep the money in its bank account so Nintendo fans can make topics bragging about how much money Nintendo has in the bank.

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Well, that's a considerable share, not a small one as some people believe.

Good to hear. The game has been getting better, still has some kinks here and there, such as Niantic's inability to deal with spoofers and cheaters. But the game is enjoyable as of now, I had stopped playing and came back.

Never said they weren't. Their core RPG's (imo) are the same unmbitious stuff we've see for decades. If you're happy with that, great. I'm not.

Why spend so much? To make something remarkable. Something that will make people fall in love with it instead of satisfying the same customers. Pokemon could finally look great, the pokeomon could finally move and hit each other like in the anime. But that costs money and time and they have no reason to spend either when they are already so successful. Great for them, not enough for me.

Never understood this. Seriously, everything else I kind of get. This, not so much.