Niantic, the company responsible for the game Pokémon GO, has set its sights on another franchise with many fans. We are talking about nothing less than Harry Potter, the work created by the British author J. K. Rowling. Considered one of the most important sagas in history, now could become an augmented reality game for mobile phones Harry Potter: Wizards Unite would be the official title of the game, which would be co-developed by Warner Bros Interactive and its new sub-brand Portkey Games.For those who don't know it, a Portkey or Portkey is an enchanted object that sends the person who touches it to a specific place.
After the tremendous success of Pokémon GO last year, Niantic could have another bombshell on their hands. The developers of the most famous augmented reality game in the world, are working on a game set in the Harry Potter universe Already last year some rumors were published about the development of this game. However, it was never officially confirmed. Now, and although there is still no official release date, it has been confirmed that the game is in development. As reported by Niantic, the game will reach users "throughout 2018". This is certainly a fairly long period.
At the moment we don't know much about the game, just that it will be heavily influenced by the Ingress game.This game, also developed by Niantic, allows players to roam the streets and parks, collecting power-ups and defending captured locations. Indeed, is a game system very similar to the one we later saw in Pokémon GO
So, everything seems to indicate that Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will follow a similar game system What is clear is that, once again, we will have to go outside to play the game. As we learn more details we will tell you. But if Niantic does it right, it could be a bigger bombshell than Pokémon GO. We must bear in mind that the legion of followers of the magician's adventures number in the millions around the world.
Will Niantic be able to keep the user's attention this time? Can Warner Bros help make the new Harry Potter game even bigger than Pokémon GO? For now we will have to wait and see.
