Today, we’re thrilled to announce a brand new partnership with Nintendo to collectively develop cellular titles constructed on Niantic’s real-world AR expertise, bringing Nintendo’s beloved characters to life in new methods. We’re honored that Nintendo has chosen Niantic to be its writer of real-world AR purposes. To kick off the partnership, Niantic and Nintendo are creating an app primarily based on the Pikmin franchise. The app will embrace gameplay actions to encourage strolling and make strolling extra pleasant. Slated to launch later this yr, this would be the first title created by our Tokyo Studio because it was established in April 2018. We’ll share extra particulars concerning the apps within the coming months. We’re excited to proceed constructing on this partnership as we pursue our mission of encouraging folks to discover the world collectively.
