gamification

Pokemon GO got a whole generation walking outside to catch imaginary monsters. Wild how well that worked.

Big update on it though: Niantic sold Pokemon GO (plus Pikmin Bloom and Monster Hunter Now) to Scopely in 2025 for around $3.5B. Niantic kept the AI and mapping tech, spun it into a new company called Niantic Spatial. The games were the fun part. The location data underneath was the real asset.

That's basically the direction gamification is heading now, quests, loyalty and rewards tied to real-world presence, built into apps people already use instead of one standalone game.

Would you actually walk somewhere for a digital reward today, or did that novelty wear off with Pokemon GO?

Full story: https://www.bonuz.xyz/en/blog/pokemon-go-playbook-gamification-2026

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Not more noise.
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For individuals
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Outcome matters more than noise.
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This is not just another loyalty layer.
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The Human Layer.

From “I wish” to “I did.”
From friction to flow.
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Matthias Mende
Founder of bonuz

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