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Pokemon Go Creator Niantic Raises $200 Million
15Dec By Gauri SinghNo Comments
FUNDING

Pokemon Go Creator Niantic Raises $200 Million

Pokémon Go creator Niantic is raising a $200 million Series C at a valuation of $3.9 billion according to a report from Katie Roof at the WSJ. The round is expected to be led by IVP with participation from Samsung and aXiomatic Gaming. The recent raise would bring the company’s total funding to $425 million. Niantic’s last round was raised at a $3 billion valuation. The gaming startup which has invested significantly in augmented reality technologies is also behind titles such as its recently updated Ingress title and an upcoming Harry Potter mobile game. The company was founded as a startup within Google in 2010 and was spun out as its own entity in 2015, releasing its hit title Pokémon Go the next year. The company is currently working on its next big augmente...
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Pokemon Go May Promote Healthy Lifestyle: Study
8Jul By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments
ANALYSIS

Pokemon Go May Promote Healthy Lifestyle: Study

Playing Pokemon Go may be good for your health, say scientists who have found that the popular physically-interactive game promotes exercise and reduces sedentary behavior. Researchers from Kent State University in the US assessed the ability of the smartphone based video game Pokemon Go to increase walking and decrease sedentary behavior, like sitting. They asked over 350 college students to report their physical activity and sedentary behavior the week before they downloaded Pokemon Go, the week immediately after downloading the game, and again several weeks later. The team found that relative to the week before downloading the game, students doubled their daily walking behaviour (102 per cent increase) and reduced sedentary behaviour by 25 per cent during the first week after d...
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Pokemon Can’t Survive in India
10Sep By AnkitaNo Comments
News

Pokemon Can’t Survive in India

Pokemon Go - the game, is trending amongst youth all over the country and is catching more attention because of its outdoor playing feature replacing indoor alternatives like PS3, video games. The virtual game drives youth to go to multiple locations and play in natural surroundings; the basic idea is to catch the pokemon that arrive on screen. Do you know, every time one steps out to catch a pokemon, chances of catching a Pikachu is 10 times lower than getting killed due to air pollution? In its latest video, 'Hawa Badlo' comes up with a hilarious depiction of a Pokemon character which becomes real and comes to India. The video starts with a girl playing with her pokemon and happily chasing him on the roads. Suddenly the pokemon is spotted struggling with his breath while running on...
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Jugnoo Offers ”Pokemon Go” on Its Portal
6Aug By AnkitaNo Comments
News

Jugnoo Offers ”Pokemon Go” on Its Portal

Appease your Pokemon bug with Jugnoo's latest integration 'Pokemon Go' on its app. The integration is corresponding to the advisory issued 'Do not drive and play Pokemon Go', by the game developer Niantic Labs and most of the governments around the world, in public interest. The additional feature is also a customer engagement endeavor by Jugnoo, to help 'Pokemon Go' zealots to play their favorite online game, while riding with Jungoo. Furthermore, this integration also brings to the fore, Jugnoo's up-to-the-minute facade, pacing up with various ongoing frenzies across industry. "Pokemon Go is trending across the world and the nexus that we identified between our brand and the game is that - both have to do with travelling or be on the move. The game can only be played while on the ...
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Pokemon GO Makers Market Cap Doubles to $42 billion
19Jul By AnkitaNo Comments
News

Pokemon GO Makers Market Cap Doubles to $42 billion

Shares of Japan's Nintendo Co soared another 14 percent on Tuesday, more than doubling the firm's market capitalization to 4.5 trillion yen ($42.5 billion) in just seven sessions since the mobile game Pokemon GO was launched in the United States. The phenomenal success of Pokemon GO - now available in 35 countries, the majority in Europe, and most recently in Canada - has triggered massive buying in Nintendo shares, surprising even some seasoned market players. "I've never seen the trend of such a big company's shares changing so quickly in such a short period of time," said Takashi Oba, senior strategist at Okasan Securities. Nintendo shares ended Tuesday up 14.4 percent at 31,770 yen, bringing its gains to more than 100 percent since the launch of the game on July 6. Turnover in ...
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