Pok\u00e9mon Go\u2019s <\/em>revenue shot up slightly last month after slumping to the lowest it had been in five years\u2014and having Shadow Mewtwo headline the Rising Shadows event was a big part of that. It\u2019s the strongest Pok\u00e9mon in the game, and players lined up to purchase the Special Research ticket required to catch it.<\/p>
The amount it generated went up from $34 million in April to $39.1 million in May, according to a report<\/a> from MobileGamer.biz on June 7. It was still lower than the $50 million it averaged in 2022, but it was a step in the right direction that went against the grain.<\/p>
The reason Pok\u00e9mon Go\u2019s <\/em>revenue had been on the decline<\/a> was due to the large volume of players boycotting and quitting to protest the Remote Raid Pass changes. Niantic downplayed these claims<\/a>, insisting revenue in 2023 was already tracking better than last year, but third-party estimates told a different story. MobileGamer.biz, who reported that data too, said it was sourced from Appmagic, Data.ai, and Sensor Tower and was consistent between all three.<\/p>
That said, Pok\u00e9mon Go <\/em>Fest 2023, which kicks off in August, is fast approaching. An event of that magnitude has the potential to cause another spike in revenue, especially since it includes three in-person events and one online event<\/a>. Only time will tell whether that happens, or if the popular mobile title’s revenue will continue to decline now that it has seemingly passed its prime.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
