Pokemon Go Players Rise Sharply During COVID-19
Some time ago we heard horrendous news about a young man from Italy who are determined to leave the house to play Pokemon Go.
Even though as we all know, in early March it was in a super red zone due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Just like us, the Italian government forbids all its citizens to leave their homes.
Even though this incident has occurred, in fact this does not necessarily stop people from playing Pokemon Go. Even if they only catch the monsters in their house.
The Number of Players Increases Drastically
So many people played, as a result this created a very significant increase in players or in other words Niantic’s big profit.
As revealed from the data retrieved by Sensor Tower which was later uploaded again by Nintendo Life. From 9-16 March 2022, the gamesaugmented reality genre This experienced an increase in the number of players by 66.7 percent.
Furthermore, in that period, in its first week the successful players spent approximately $ 27.1 million. In its second week, the success cost as much as $23 million. WOW you can buy rice for 5 years!
Has Been Modified In Such A Way
But it’s not surprising that the game has increased so sharply. Because apart from that, the game is never boring. Right now we all can’t leave the house, Niantic is also good at reading the situation.
I mean here they because they know the current situation. They also modified the game so that players can continue to play at home so they feel at home. One of them is to provide bundles Poke Ball and Poke Coins super profitable.
And it’s even cooler, especially if the situation isn’t really normal. Niantic promises to continue to provide additional cool features. It is undeniable that what Niantic has done is very cool and deserves much appreciation.
I hope developers others can imitate what they are doing so that all gamer in today’s difficult times can you stay comfortable or not peat alone at home.
Now I want to know, are you the one who is currently filling the COVID-19 home quarantine time by playing Pokemon Go also?
