(Bloomberg) -- Niantic Inc., the company behind the 2016 hit Pokémon Go, is in talks to sell its video-game business to Saudi Arabia-owned Scopely Inc., according to several people familiar with the discussions.Most Read from BloombergTrump to Halt NY Congestion Pricing by Terminating ApprovalTrump Targets $128 Billion California High-Speed Rail ProjectAirbnb Billionaire Offers Pre-Fab Homes for LA Fire VictimsTrump Asserts Power Over NYC, Proclaims ‘Long Live the King’Sorry, Kids: Disney’s New

(Bloomberg) – Niantic Inc., the company behind the 2016 hit Pokémon Go, is in talks to sell its video-game business to Saudi Arabia-owned Scopely Inc., according to several people familiar with the discussions.

Representatives of Niantic and Scopely declined to comment. Scopely is owned by Savvy Games Group, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.

  • ShepherdPie@midwest.socialEnglish
    342·
    4 days ago

    to assist in kidnapping and murdering women and dissidents around the world?

    Gotta catch 'em all. Pokémon!

    The plot is right in the catch phrase.

    • bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      122·
      4 days ago

      to assist in kidnapping and murdering women and dissidents around the world?

      I will travel across the land Searching far and wide

      They even specified their tenaciousness