Benarkah PoGo Mulai Sepi? Pemainnya Jauh Lebih Banyak dari Penduduk Indonesia Lho!

Meskipun kabar terakhir menyebutkan jika gamer Pokemon GO mulai berkurang, namun itu bukan berarti game mobile paling fenomenal, sekaligus ladang uang untuk Niantic Labs ini kehilangan pamornya. Dalam sebuah pernytaan pers terbaru, Niantic Labs dan The Pokemon Company mengumumkan jika hingga awal September 2016 ini, atau hanya dua bulan setelah game ini dirilis, Pokemon GO sudah diunduh lebih dari 500 juta kali di Android dan iOS, jumlah yang jauh lebih besar dari total penduduk Indonesia yang mencapai 255 juta jiwa jiwa. Kami percaya itu data yang mereka dapatkan dari Play Store dan App Store. Berapa ya kira-kira jika ditambahkan dengan jumlah pengguna yang mengunduhnya dari sumber lainnya?

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Dibandingkan dengan game-game mobile besar lainnya, angka 500 juta tersebut mungkin masih kalah bersaing. Misalnya, Angry Birds (termasuk di sini, game orisinalnya dan juga banyak spin-off-nya), serial ini sudah diunduh lebih dari 3 milyar kali hingga Juli 2015, sejak pertama kali eksis tahun 2009 lalu. Kemudian ada game Tetris dengan 425 juta unduhan hanya di mobile saja, namun tidak termasuk versi yang gratisan. Angka tersebut dilaporkan per April 2014 lalu. Sedangkan game dengan unduhan masif lainnya, Minecraft: Pocket Edition, mencapai lebih dari 30 juta unduhan hingga Juni 2015.

KLIK GAMBAR DI BAWAH UNTUK MENDAPATKAN KOMPILASI GUIDE POKÉMON GO TERLENGKAP DARI DUNIAKU.NET

Achievement mungkin sudah tercapai dengan Pokemon GO berhasil melampaui Tetris, dan saat ini masih ada raksasa franchise Angry Birds dengan angka 3 milyar yang harus ditumbangkan Niantic Labs jika mereka ingin menempatkan Pokemon GO sebagai game terpopuler sejagat! Namun konteksnya di sini bukan sekadar angka saja. Pokemon GO baru berusia dua bulan, sedangkan Angry Birds sudah 7 tahun! Pokemon GO hanya satu game saja dan angka 500 juta diraih dalam waktu dua bulan, sedangkan angka 3 milyar dicapai keseluruhan franchise Angry Birs dalam waktu tujuh tahun! Logikanya, Pokemon GO bisa mencapai setara Angry Birds dalam waktu satu tahun saja, dan dalam waktu empat tahun, bisa-bisa semua penduduk Bumi memainkan Pokemon GO!

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Pokémon Company and Niantic, Inc. announced today that Pokémon GO, the global mobile game that invites players to go out and explore their surroundings to find and catch Pokémon, has surpassed more than 500 million downloads around the world since launching in July. The game, which holds the App Store record for the most downloads in its first week of launch, is based on the iconic Pokémon franchise and is published and developed by Niantic, Inc.

Pokémon has been a leader in gaming and at the forefront of emerging technologies since the first game launched in Japan 20 years ago. The Pokémon brand quickly became a global sensation and hasn’t left the zeitgeist of popular culture since. Icons of the franchise, such as Pikachu, are beloved and recognized by generations of fans around the world, and the brand’s total retail sales exceed $2 billion annually across video games, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, animation, licensing, and more.

“The phenomenal success of Pokémon GO during the brand’s 20-year celebration is an incredible reminder of how many people around the world love Pokémon,” said Tsunekazu Ishihara, president and CEO of The Pokémon Company. “The team at Niantic developed a unique experience that merges their expertise in cutting-edge location-based technologies with the beloved characters and classic gameplay of Pokémon. This ideal match of the right brand and the right technology has resonated with hundreds of millions of existing and new fans around the world.”

Earlier today at Apple’s event in San Francisco, Niantic unveiled early details about Pokémon GO for Apple Watch. Fans can look forward to Pokémon GO for Apple Watch to launch later in 2016.

“The globally loved Pokémon brand paired with Niantic’s platform and game design that encourages exploration, exercise and making real world social connections has inspired millions of people of all ages to go outdoors together,” said John Hanke, CEO of Niantic, Inc. “We are encouraged by the fast adoption of the game and are pleased to see so many people walk and play every day. Pokémon GO for Apple Watch will be another way people can incorporate the game into their daily lives, even more seamlessly.”

Pokémon GO is now played in more than 100 countries around the world and can be downloaded at the following links:

• App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pokemon-go/id1094591345?mt=8
• Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nianticlabs.pokemongo

For details on compatible devices that work with Pokémon GO, please visitwww.PokemonGO.com

About Pokémon

The Pokémon Company International, a subsidiary of The Pokémon Company in Japan, manages the property outside of Asia and is responsible for brand management, licensing, and marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home entertainment, and the official Pokémon website. Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996 and today is one of the most popular children’s entertainment properties in the world. For more information, visit www.pokemon.com.

About Niantic, Inc.

Niantic, Inc. builds mobile real-world experiences that foster fun, exploration, discovery and social interaction. Originally incubated within Google, Niantic was founded by John Hanke, who previously helmed the Google Geo team (including Google Maps and Google Earth) after his startup Keyhole was acquired by Google. In 2015, Niantic, Inc., spun out from Google, becoming an independent company with investments from Google, The Pokémon Company and Nintendo. The company’s immersive real-world mobile game Ingress has been downloaded more than 15 million times and is played in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. Niantic, Inc., developed and publishedPokémon GO, a real-world Pokémon game for iOS and Android mobile devices. For more information on Niantic, please visit www.nianticlabs.com.

Sumber: Business Ware