According to a report, Pokémon GO has seen declining revenues in April. Now, developer Niantic has responded to the figures.
These were the numbers: A report from the portal “mobilegamer.biz” indicated that Pokémon GO had to face losses in revenue in April 2023 – so significant that the game allegedly had its weakest month since February 2018.
Now, a spokesman for developer Niantic has commented on the matter to the portal Eurogamer. “We generally do not comment on third-party estimates of our revenues, as they are often inaccurate, which is the case here,” the statement said.
Niantic speaks of higher revenue than 2022
This is what Niantic says: In fact, revenue in the current year 2023 during the same period is even higher than last year, according to Niantic. However, the claim that April was a weaker month is not explicitly denied.
Regarding Eurogamer, Niantic stated that they do not focus on monthly trends, “as these fluctuate due to large live events.”
The original report caused a stir as it came after a difficult month for Pokémon GO, during which changes to remote raids caused significant unrest in the community. Some players subsequently announced that they no longer wished to invest money or even set the game aside completely.
Niantic also briefly refers to the changes: “The changes this year have already led to an increase in in-person raids, and we look forward to introducing exciting new features in the coming months,” the statement said.
How does the community react? In the subreddits for Pokémon GO, Niantic’s statement is already being discussed. Some are surprised at how quickly Niantic responded, as when players openly voiced their concerns about the changes to remote raid passes, there was no response from Niantic.
This leaves some players dissatisfied, who had hoped for more answers from the developer to their concerns, but received none, while a quick reaction was made here (via reddit).
- “I am sure that it can be financially manipulated to appear in a certain light, regardless of whether it is negative or positive,” says a user (via reddit): “What is more interesting is that they felt the need to respond to it.”
- “So they heard about this,” comments another (via reddit).
Other players simply express their frustration in the comments about the changes and the lack of feedback. Many users still wish for a reversal of the changes or an adjustment, but as of now, there are no signs that anything of the sort is forthcoming.
The discussion surrounding the remote raid changes has been ongoing for over a month now. You can find out more about the troubles regarding remote raid passes in Pokémon GO here.
