Pokemon GO hits highest player base since its launch

Over the last couple of weeks, we've seen statistic after statistic showing just how well Pokemon GO is doing. Highest-grossing day since the launch rush, highest grossing mobile game for July 2018, and now this. Pokemon GO currently has its largest playerbase since the initial rush when the game first came out. Yes, millions dropped the game after a few weeks due to hopping on/off the bandwagon, but ever since those people left, the playerbase has actually been growing. Niantic's John Hanke talked to the Guardian about the game's continued success.

“I don’t think I could have imagined anything about the last two years. But it’s been great. I guess what’s most satisfying two years in, is seeing this thriving, strong user base of people that are not here for the fad, but because they love the core values of the game. Which is why we did it. It got lost in the first two months of Pokémon GO craziness. I wasn’t sure if people liked us for who we really were, or if they were just there because everybody else was.”