After the TV series (which got weaker as it went on), there was a huge surge in its popularity but that quickly declined when new players saw the amount of hours they had to put in to play and explore.
There is no doubt that these new games will be aimed squarely at monetising those players and not its pre-existing fanbase.
Interesting. The UK is doing the same. Why the unity? Have the people been manipulated / scared enough? Security will be looking at passenger behaviour first rather than everyone's bags.