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		DKnoll3 on July 11, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pokémon GO: The Data Behind America’s Latest Obses... I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned anything about Niantic being an "independent" spinoff from Google/Alphabet. Interesting to think about what personal information they're gaining from this, as well as mapping information.

jwcooper on July 11, 2016 [–]

Nintendo (along with Google and the Pokemon Company, which Nintendo also partially owns) invested $30 million into Niantic 9 months ago [1].

[1] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-16/nintendo-g...

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