Posted about it on PokéJungle, just wondering how everyone feels.

I have worries about LGBTQ players and how much financial backing Scopely has from Saudia Arabia. Also concerned that the aggressive gambling mechanics from Monopoly GO could make it into the Pokémon title in some form or fashion.

I agree with you, I was a former monopoly go player (played because there was so many ads about it) the game used to be new and fairly nice and I finished every map and landmark during that time. BUT with each and every new update, there was many pop-ups of microtransactions and lootboxes and playing the game just feels like a stressful chore... I'm hoping that Scopely doesn't apply these mechanics to Pogo (T△T)

I think pokemon Go was already going down hill, but now I think it is going to get worse. Like Tatsuscarda mentioned, Monopoly go is a nightmare. I hate being negative, but I don't have a lot of hope. :(

As a player of Pokémon GO from day one, this has concerned me greatly. Not just the purchase, but everyting leading up to it.

Despite it being a temporary measure during COVID-19, it was hard to forgive Niantic for reversing their stance on remote raid passes. A lot of people who couldn't normally play due to their health, whether that be a disability or mental health reasons, an opportunity to play remotely and be a part of the wider community.

My PERSONAL opinion, is that they are happy with the data they collected from their users, and can earn more with that, than video games.
https://nianticlabs.com/news/largegeospatialmodel

As for the game itself? How would YOU want to get a return on your $3.5 billion investment? Personally I can see a lot more monetisation.

I absolutely loved Pokémon GO, it was an opportunity to make new friends locally, it improved my mental health, and it rejuvinated my love for Pokémon However, I am prepared to pull my Pokémon from the game if I don't like what I see in the future.

On 3/15/2025 at 11:42 AM, JohtoTimes said:

As a player of Pokémon GO from day one, this has concerned me greatly. Not just the purchase, but everyting leading up to it.

Despite it being a temporary measure during COVID-19, it was hard to forgive Niantic for reversing their stance on remote raid passes. A lot of people who couldn't normally play due to their health, whether that be a disability or mental health reasons, an opportunity to play remotely and be a part of the wider community.

My PERSONAL opinion, is that they are happy with the data they collected from their users, and can earn more with that, than video games.
https://nianticlabs.com/news/largegeospatialmodel

As for the game itself? How would YOU want to get a return on your $3.5 billion investment? Personally I can see a lot more monetisation.

I absolutely loved Pokémon GO, it was an opportunity to make new friends locally, it improved my mental health, and it rejuvinated my love for Pokémon However, I am prepared to pull my Pokémon from the game if I don't like what I see in the future.

If they monetize the game even but provide equal value it is fine.

But I highly doubt they'll do that and value is subjective.

2018-2020 were golden years for GO for me. I wish I could return to them.

19 hours ago, Zachery said:

If they monetize the game even but provide equal value it is fine.

But I highly doubt they'll do that and value is subjective.

2018-2020 were golden years for GO for me. I wish I could return to them.

My jumping off point with GO happened before this purchase went through. It has been on a downward trend for a while, but i'll always remember the good ol' days :)

I'm going to be honest, this is a bad thing. Most of the time, when a company sells their mobile game to another company as a publisher, this transition doesn't last long and usually results in a shutdown in less than a year or around a year or so. I do not have high hopes for this at all.

11 hours ago, Palamon said:

I'm going to be honest, this is a bad thing. Most of the time, when a company sells their mobile game to another company as a publisher, this transition doesn't last long and usually results in a shutdown in less than a year or around a year or so. I do not have high hopes for this at all.

That's why i'm transferring all my shiny pogo pkmn to home and requesting my account to be deleted

On 3/21/2025 at 1:01 AM, Palamon said:

I'm going to be honest, this is a bad thing. Most of the time, when a company sells their mobile game to another company as a publisher, this transition doesn't last long and usually results in a shutdown in less than a year or around a year or so. I do not have high hopes for this at all.

This.

Also, as @pokejungle already said, this raises many concerns for people from marginalised communities.