Pokémon GO to turn out to be prime precedence.
Pokémon GO developer Niantic has closed it’s LA Studio, leading to 230 job losses. CEO John Hanke despatched an e-mail to his staff stating, “I’ve made the choice to slim our focus for cellular sport investments. Particularly, this implies we can be closing our LA studio, decreasing our sport platform crew, and making further reductions throughout the corporate… This implies we’re shedding round 230 Niantics.”
Along with this, NBA All-World will shut, and manufacturing will stop for Marvel: World of Heroes as Niantic needs to proceed to assist Pokémon Go. “The highest precedence is to maintain Pokémon GO wholesome and rising as a endlessly sport, whereas we made some changes to the Pokémon GO crew, our funding within the product and crew continues to develop.” mentioned Hanke.
Pokémon GO has been broadly profitable since its 2016 launch, however it has has been concerned with quite a few group controversies, one in all which concerned reverting an expanded spawn radius that was favored by gamers. Different Niantic tasks, from Harry Potter to Pikmin Bloom, haven’t reached the same quantity of recognition.
Except for Pokémon GO, Niantic will proceed to work on Pikmin Bloom, Peridot, and the upcoming Monster Hunter Now. It is usually constructing in the direction of growing combined actuality units and AR glasses.
Supply: GamesIndustry.biz