Every Franchise Getting 'Pokemon GO Clones' From Niantic
Pokemon GO was one of the biggest video games on the planet when it released, and for a solid three months, it stayed there. Fusing nostalgia with widespread social media attention, Pokemon GO somehow managed to get everyone and their mom to go outside and catch a few iconic monsters. WhilePokemon GO may have lost its mainstream luster after a few months, it's still going fairly strong today, and its developer Niantic has been eyed by some big franchises over the last few years.
With the unprecedented success of Pokemon GO, it only made sense that other big-name franchises would want in on the action, and it wasn't long before Niantic was hard at work on some other titles that used the same Pokemon GO gameplay formula. On paper, these projects couldn't fail, but in reality, some have been canceled, and the ones that have been released have faded into obscurity, not managing to capture that same once-in-a-lifetime buzz that surrounded Pokemon GO. However, that hasn't stopped Niantic from continuing to produce Pokemon GO clones, with the latest being announced at the recent Disney and Marvel Games Showcase.
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A year after Pokemon GO's release in 2016, Niantic announced that it was hard at work on a Harry Potter game in a similar style. This was eventually revealed to be Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, another AR game that saw players walk around their local neighborhoods once more, but this time on a quest to learn new spells, battle magical monsters, and discover Wizarding World artifacts. While the initial month sales for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite were impressive, revenue tapered off pretty quickly and the player-base made a steep decline, eventually leading to the game's
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