We first heard Niantic’s name with Pokemon GO. Pokemon GO, which became one of the most played mobile games in the world in a short time, pushed its developer to produce new games. However, Niantic, which has released many similar games on the same theme as the story of Telltale Games, seems to once again put into our eyes that history repeats itself.
According to Bloomberg’s financial reports, Niantic is currently in financial trouble. The studio, which would have to remove 85-90 people from its team, had to cancel four games, including the new Transformers game. The NBA game we shared with you yesterday seems to continue to live.
According to the news of our colleagues, Niantic CEO John Hanke detailed the situation in an e-mail sent to his employees. Stating that the studio is going through a “troubled economic process”, the manager stated that these decisions will keep the brand afloat. According to Hanke, Niantic will overcome its future troubles without any problems. Of course, we will learn the truth of this claim by experiencing it.
We know that the studio is working on a new NBA game. This game will also be one of the “activity” based games that have become Niantic’s signature. So you will have to be constantly on the move to play the game.