Niantic, the augmented reality platform that’s developing games like Pokémon GO, raised $300 million from Coatue, valuing the company at $9 billion. The San Fransisco-based startup, which initially spun out of Google, will use this money to build what it calls the “real-world metaverse.” As early as August, Niantic founder and CEO John Hanke has […]
This Week in Apps: Apple defends app ad buying, Spotify gains lyrics, Instagram kills Threads
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spending in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes […]
Harry Potter RPG ‘Accidentally’ Added Popular Hentai Porn Expression
Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, a card-based RPG for mobile devices and PC that’s only available in Eastern countries for now, is really popular in China. However, the game is currently attracting attention not for its incredibly successful launch, but f…
Niantic reveals its vision for a ‘real-world metaverse,’ releases Lightship AR Developer Kit
AR technology company Niantic, best known for Pokémon GO, announced today that it will launch Lightship, an AR Developer Kit (ARDK) that will make building augmented reality experiences more accessible. This free, openly available technology will help Niantic lay the foundation for its vision of the “real-world metaverse.” In the program’s launch livestream, Niantic CEO […]
“Pikmin Bloom,” an AR mobile game, is Niantic’s next collaboration with Nintendo
Niantic announced yesterday that its next augmented reality mobile game will be Pikmin Bloom, a collaboration with Nintendo. The free game is available now for iOS and Android in Singapore and Australia, but will roll out globally in the coming days. Like Pokémon Go, Pikmin Bloom will encourage players to get outside and explore their […]
Can Pikmin Bloom recapture the magic of Pokémon Go?
Niantic and Nintendo team up for the world’s cutest pedometer.
Niantic、PIKMIN BLOOM をシンガポール , オーストラリアで先行リリース
Niantic は27日、Nintendo の大人気コンテンツ ピクミン をかんたんなスマホゲームにアレンジした、PIKMIN BLOOM をシンガポール , オーストラリアで先行リリースしたと発表した。🌼🌷公式アカウントオープン🌷🌼歩くことを楽しくするアプリ「Pikmin Bloom 」の公式アカウントはこちらになります！まずはこちらの発表映像を御覧ください。https://t.co/VRIL5LfWg9#ピクミン #ピクミンブルーム #PikminBloom— Pikmin Bloom Jap…
スマートフォンアプリ『ピクミン ブルーム』本日より順次配信開始。Nianticと任天堂が共同開発
10月27日、Nianticは任天堂と共同で開発したスマートフォンアプリ『Pikmin Bloom (ピクミン ブルーム)』の配信を開始した。まずはオーストラリアとシンガポールで配信が開始され、これから数日の間に日本を含 […]
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After community backlash, Pokémon Go reinstates a COVID safety and accessibility feature
Pokémon Go announced yesterday that it will permanently keep an in-game feature that made the game easier to play while social distancing. Introduced at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the feature doubled the interaction radius around key augmented reality landmarks that are essential to gameplay. Though Niantic — parent company to Pokémon Go — […]
Pokémon GO influencers threaten a boycott after Niantic removes COVID safety measures
The creators of Pokémon GO, Niantic, developed one of the first mainstream augmented reality games, boasting 166 million users and over a billion dollars in revenue last year. Taking inspiration from the main series Pokémon games, Pokémon GO uses in-game incentives to encourage users to explore their surroundings, team up with other users to fight […]