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Brian Lawson<p>Just removed <a href="https://hoosier.social/tags/pokemongo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pokemongo</span></a> from my phone. Been a player since Day 1, but the new ownership might be an issue. </p><p><a href="https://hoosier.social/tags/pokemon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pokemon</span></a></p>
Mungen Cakes ✅<p>Enough with the Burmies!!! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pok%C3%A9monGO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PokémonGO</span></a></p>
slanderoid :disputed:<p>It took 3+ years of work and waiting... But our Little Free Library is finally a Pokestop! 🥳🥳</p><p><a href="https://goblin.camp/tags/LittleFreeLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LittleFreeLibrary</span></a> <a href="https://goblin.camp/tags/PokemonGo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PokemonGo</span></a></p>
Fanfalla :fennec_fox:<p>Tangentially related, I also miss walking and playing Pokemon go with friends. Once in a while I can convince my partners to play with me, but basically none of my other friends play anymore. :blobfoxcry2: <a href="https://meow.social/tags/PokemonGo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PokemonGo</span></a></p>
Hyphlosion<p>Not fair that Pokémon Go Plus + devices are out of print and I had to pay scalper prices for a new one. &gt;_&gt;</p><p><a href="https://donphan.social/tags/Pok%C3%A9monGO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PokémonGO</span></a> <a href="https://donphan.social/tags/Pok%C3%A9mon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pokémon</span></a> <a href="https://donphan.social/tags/Scalpers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scalpers</span></a> <a href="https://donphan.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://donphan.social/tags/OutOfStocm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OutOfStocm</span></a></p>
Hyphlosion<p>He had me in the first half.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/b1T6Sfeui84?si=CLg8vwf0loPLqfPl" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/b1T6Sfeui84?si=CLg8vw</span><span class="invisible">f0loPLqfPl</span></a></p><p><a href="https://donphan.social/tags/Pok%C3%A9monGO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PokémonGO</span></a> <a href="https://donphan.social/tags/Pok%C3%A9mon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pokémon</span></a> <a href="https://donphan.social/tags/SuperSuperPass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuperSuperPass</span></a> <a href="https://donphan.social/tags/Sangrio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sangrio</span></a> <a href="https://donphan.social/tags/HelloKitty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HelloKitty</span></a> <a href="https://donphan.social/tags/FirstBorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstBorn</span></a> <a href="https://donphan.social/tags/Nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nintendo</span></a> <a href="https://donphan.social/tags/AprilFool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AprilFool</span></a> <a href="https://donphan.social/tags/AprilFools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AprilFools</span></a> <a href="https://donphan.social/tags/Games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Games</span></a> <a href="https://donphan.social/tags/Pok%C3%A9mon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pokémon</span></a></p>
Shadow<p>Was just told that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PokemonGo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PokemonGo</span></a> now has a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/battlepass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>battlepass</span></a> system.</p><p>Don't think that'll go down well with the player base, especially those who've already invested years into the game.</p><p>What happens when the Saudis buy up gaming stuff really. They fail at Soft Power because they want profit.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pokemon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pokemon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pokemongo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pokemongo</span></a></p>
Skalad<p>Looks like I've got some nerd stuff on my to-do list. New <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nintendo</span></a> Direct to watch, new <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pokemon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pokemon</span></a> Legends trailer to watch. Some <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PokemonGO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PokemonGO</span></a> events to set up in Campfire.</p>
The Japan Times<p>Scopely’s $3.5 billion purchase of the hit game Pokemon Go this month is part of larger strategy to build a business through acquisitions as the video-game industry overall struggles. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/26/companies/scopely-pokemon-go/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/business/2025</span><span class="invisible">/03/26/companies/scopely-pokemon-go/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scopely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scopely</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pokemongo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pokemongo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/acquisitions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>acquisitions</span></a></p>
Nando161<p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/SaudiArabia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaudiArabia</span></a> Buys <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Pok%C3%A9monGo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PokémonGo</span></a>, and Probably All of Your <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Location" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Location</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Data</span></a><br><a href="https://www.404media.co/saudi-arabia-buys-pokemon-go-and-probably-all-of-your-location-data/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">404media.co/saudi-arabia-buys-</span><span class="invisible">pokemon-go-and-probably-all-of-your-location-data/</span></a></p>
Matt 🔶 (LordMatt)<p>For my fellow <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PokemonGo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PokemonGo</span></a> players. I'm always happy to accept friend requests.</p>
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#SaudiArabia Buys #PokémonGo, and Probably All of Your #Location Data
Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund bought most popular #AR #videogame of all time, with collective worldwide player base of over 100 million people.
An already very complicated and vast location data ecosystem that was controlled by one #American company (#Niantic) has now become a far more complicated location data ecosystem controlled by an “American” comp wholly owned by Saudi Arabian conglomerate.
404media.co/saudi-arabia-buys-

404 Media · Saudi Arabia Buys Pokémon Go, and Probably All of Your Location DataA company owned by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund just bought the most popular AR video game of all time.

💰 Pokémon Go now belongs to the Saudis alongside your location data

「 Mobile game maker Scopely, which is owned by the Saudi royal investment fund, announced its purchase of the hit game along with the rest of Niantic Labs game business for $3.5 billion. The sale comes after the tech company failed to create any more hits on the scale of Pokémon Go 」

kotaku.com/pokemon-go-scopely-

Kotaku · Pokémon Go Sold To Saudi GovernmentBy Ethan Gach