Niantic has sold Pokémon GO, along with its other gaming titles, to Scopely (Saudi Arabian) for $3.5 billion. This acquisition is expected to bring changes to the game's management and future development under Scopely's ownership.
Niantic will move on to A.I. development utilizing the data from Pokémon GO to trainAI to navigate the real world.
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