Amidst Pokémon Go’s $3.5bn sale, fans flock to Italy’s first major meetup with mix of emotions over game’s future
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Milan’s sunny streets and packed city squares feel a long way away from the corporate boardrooms in which Pokémon Go‘s future was recently decided – where it was agreed the game would be sold as part of a $3.5bn deal to the Saudi-backed Monopoly Go maker Scopely. Among the game’s thriving community, which gathered in Italy’s fashion capital over the weekend for a big City Safari meetup, there was a feeling of business as usual – though plenty of opinions on what might happen next.
