Pokémon Go has been a massive success, and it seems its success may have some rather big effects elsewhere in the industry. Speaking to Financial Times the CEO of Sony, Kaz Hirai, admitted as much when he hinted that Pokémon Go has definitely opened up new horizons in the industry and that there's increased interest from the giants of the video game industry when it comes to mobile games:
"Pokémon Go is a real game-changer. I'm very interested in the fact that it has the potential to really change the way people move, literally. [It is an] innovative idea that's going to lift all boats for the video game industry."
Then Hirai said that Sony is restructuring its internal business as part of the shift.
"[Mobile gaming] is something we are aggressively getting into. It's quite a shift from being just a console-based business to being on mobile phones as well. It is a very important part of the Japanese market and therefore we've created a wholly-owned subsidiary that's completely dedicated to mobile gaming. They'll be coming out with titles."