{"id":99750,"date":"2016-07-26T10:56:33","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T08:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=99750"},"modified":"2016-07-26T10:57:44","modified_gmt":"2016-07-26T08:57:44","slug":"pokemon-gos-player-numbers-are-steadily-declining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/nintendo\/99750-pokemon-gos-player-numbers-are-steadily-declining","title":{"rendered":"Pokemon GO&#8217;s player numbers are steadily declining"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although Pokemon GO has become ridiculously popular since its international release, the user base for the app has been steadily declining for weeks.<\/p>\n<p>After the initial hype and massive peak in player count, gamers\u00a0have steadily been giving up on Pokemon GO.<\/p>\n<p>The latest <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\" target=\"_blank\">SurveyMonkey<\/a><\/strong> data shows that the player count for Pokemon GO <strong>peaked on 14 July 2016<\/strong> and has been steadily falling since.<\/p>\n<p>This does not mean that Pokemon GO is going anywhere\u00a0any time soon however, as even with its gradual decline in user base, it still boasts an immensely large following.<\/p>\n<p>It will be interesting to see how Niantic plans to retain its user base over an extended period of time, as the company is already working on\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/nintendo\/99586-the-awesome-new-features-coming-to-pokemon-go.html\" target=\"_blank\">new gameplay features<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SurveyMonkey-Pokemon-GO.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-99752\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SurveyMonkey-Pokemon-GO.jpg\" alt=\"SurveyMonkey Pokemon GO\" width=\"1000\" height=\"928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SurveyMonkey-Pokemon-GO.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SurveyMonkey-Pokemon-GO-768x713.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to 5 ultra-rare and powerful Pokemon you can catch in Pokemon GO\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/nintendo\/99014-5-ultra-rare-and-powerful-pokemon-you-can-catch-in-pokemon-go.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">5 ultra-rare and powerful Pokemon you can catch in Pokemon GO<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Best games you can play this week \u2013 hackers and heads\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/99658-best-games-you-can-play-this-week-hackers-and-heads.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Best games you can play this week \u2013 hackers and heads<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to This is how much Pokemon GO will cost in South Africa\" 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