Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Niantic: Pokemon Go Sponsorships Mean Fewer Microtransactions

Niantic CEO John Hanke says that Pokemon Go's sponsorship tie-ins help the developer refrain from relying on microtransactions, and has talked about how new Pokemon will be added to the game.

Pokemon Go's first sponsorship tie-in is with McDonald's in Japan, which has turned 3,000 participating restaurants into Gyms in the game's virtual world.

"My belief is that the sponsored-location model is a better business model for games", said Hanke in an interview with Forbes. "It will provide a compliment to in-app purchase.

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