Samsung Invests $40 Million in Pokemon Go Developer Niantic

Samsung managed to score an exclusive partnership with Epic Games for Fortnite with the launch of Galaxy Note 9 before this twelvemonth. At present, it looks similar the Korean telephone maker is looking to piece of work with the Pokemon Go programmer Niantic.

According to the information obtained by The Inquirer, Samsung is close to investing $twoscore million in Niantic. Reportedly, the companies are in talks to make a Harry Potter game, which will plough the South-Pen into a magic wand. Well, I am not sure how it'll work, but I am all in for it.

Harry Potter Wizards Unite Will be a Pokemon Go Like Location Based Game

The study is especially interesting since Niantic is all fix to launch a new Harry Potter titledHarry Potter: Wizards Unite very before long. However, it remains to be seen if Samsung is planning to poach the upcoming championship or whether the companies in talks to launch a new title.

If the written report is something to go buy, Niantic's original location-based game Ingress volition as well be a part of the bargain. At that place's no give-and-take on Pokemon Go. The Inquirer'southward source noted that Niantic is hesitant to co-piece of work on Pokémon Get, since they are super protective of that franchise.

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Besides that, releasing exclusive content for a popular championship like Pokemon Become makes no sense in my stance, as it'll only brand the players on other platforms feel left out.

Both the companies are patently not in a bustle to make an official announcement, and they want to await until the "technical collaboration makes more than progress." That beingness said, you tin look an official annunciation by the end of this year.