Pokémon GO’s Monthly Earnings Have Fallen To A Five-Year Low

Believe it or not, Pokémon GO has been around for almost seven years now, having launched back in July 2016 (almost a full year before the Switch!). It always seemed inevitable, then, that interest in the app would eventually wane.

Well, it seems that time may well be upon us, as according to MobileGame.biz (thanks, VGC), Pokémon GO’s monthly earnings for April 2023 were significantly lower than that of March, which itself was a poor month compared to February. The app brought in a total of $34.7 million during April, $42.8 million in March, and $58 million in February, meaning the drop over the course of two months is a rather severe 40%.

While $34.7 million is still a significant amount of cash, April 2023 marks the lowest earning period for the game since February 2018. The reasoning behind the drop might also be due in part to the widespread negative reception to developer Niantic’s decision to increase the price of Remote Raid Passes, which came into effect at the start of April 2023.

The decision caused the phrase ‘Hear Us Niantic’ to trend on social media as players banded together to denounce the price increase, which many deemed to harmful to trainers with disbilities. Nevertheless, Niantic doubled down on its decision, stating that it was necessary for the “long term health of the overall game”.

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