Niantic, the developer of Pokemon GO, fired about 90 employees and canceled 4 projects



Niantic , known for developing and operating games that use location information such as 'Pokemon GO,' 'Ingress,' and 'Pikmin and Outing,' has fired about 8% of its employees and canceled four projects. I found out that I did.

Pokemon Go Creator Niantic Cancels Four Projects, Cuts Jobs --Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-29/pokemon-go-creator-niantic-cancels-four-projects-cuts-jobs

Niantic is laying off about 90 employees and canceling four projects | Engadget
https://www.engadget.com/niantic-layoffs-games-canceled-pokemon-go-185005794.html

Pokémon Go developer Niantic cancels four projects and lays off more than 80 people --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/29/23188812/niantic-layoffs-canceling-projects-transformers



According to media reports, about 85 to 90 people were dismissed, and CEO John Hanke explained to employees that they needed to streamline their operations in order to survive the financial turmoil. ..

There are four canceled projects: 'Transformers: Heavy Metal' announced with Hasbro in 2021, 'Hamlet' planned to be developed with the theater group Punchdrunk, and 'Blue Sky' and 'Snowball'.

Speaking of Niantic, it is known for the hit of 'Pokemon GO', and it is reported that it has

made a total of 550 billion yen in revenue in 5 years from the start of development in 2016.

It is clear that 'Pokemon GO' has made a cumulative total of 550 billion yen-GIGAZINE



However, other games have not been played so much, and 'Catan: World Explorers', which was released in 2019 by converting the standard board game 'Katan' into AR, will end in November 2021. The Harry Potter: Wizards Alliance, also released in 2019, has ended in January 2022.

Niantic, which develops Pokemon GO, has decided to end the development of 'AR version Catan that can fight for land in the real world' --GIGAZINE



However, I have not given up on anything other than 'Pokemon GO', and in April 2022, I announced the game 'Peridot' that breeds fantasy creatures.

Niantic of 'Pokemon GO' announces AR pet game 'Peridot' that breeds and breeds cute and fantastic creatures --GIGAZINE



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