Pokémon GO had a critically viewed month in April due to the raid changes. Now it seems to be reflected in the game’s revenues.
It was not denied that the monthly revenues from the App Store have decreased, however, Niantic explained: “We do not focus on month-to-month trends as they fluctuate due to large live events. This year’s changes have already increased in-person raiding, and we are looking forward to introducing exciting new features in the coming months.”
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What’s going on in Pokémon GO? In early April 2023, the developers of Pokémon GO made a change that made the remote raid passes more expensive. These allow players to participate in raids without being on-site.
Additionally, a “5 per day” limit for remote raids was introduced. These decisions caused confusion and frustration among many players. An open letter to Niantic and a petition was created aiming to have the changes reversed.
So far, there are still no signs of a further adjustment. Nevertheless, the situation seems to have an impact – namely on the game’s revenues.
Here are the numbers: The portal “mobilegamer.biz” publishes a list of the top-grossing mobile games monthly. In April, Pokémon GO is now in 12th place, after being in the top 10 previously.
In April, Pokémon GO recorded a revenue of $34.7 million, which is a lot, but noticeably less than in the previous months.
- In March, revenues were still at $42.8 million (via mobilegamer.biz).
- In February, with the GO Tour and the Proto-Grolle Event, even at $57.9 million (via mobilegamer.biz).
The new level of $34.7 million is reportedly the lowest monthly figure since February 2018, thus for over 5 years.
How exactly and from what types of purchases the revenue is made up is currently unknown. However, some players have announced that they want to leave the game due to the raid changes, or at least not invest any more money. It is conceivable that the cut is related to this.
How the situation develops remains to be seen for now. Already in mid-April, we wanted to know from you if the raid changes have altered your way of playing. Here you can find the results of the survey on the changes in Pokémon GO.
