Niantic's AR mobile game PokemonGo continues to drive massive numbers over three years after launch
continues to soar, as the mobile AR title, first released in 2016, generated $176 million in August, Nielsen's SuperData reports. That figure represents the highest point for the monster-catching game since its peak in July 2016.
The performance was driven by a number of in-game events, such as a gift event from Aug. 5-19 that introduced collectible eggs that would hatch into different monsters. FortniteOverall, digital video game spending worldwide was up two percent year-over-year to $8.9 billion. Mobile gaming was the fastest-growing sector, making up 62 percent of the total figure, up from 57 percent year-over-year. , which bowed on Aug.
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