Nintendo is making NEW iPhone game with the people who made Pokemon Go

NINTENDO is teaming up with the US developer behind hit game Pokémon Go to create a suite of new mobiles games.

The two companies announced yesterday that they were developing augmented reality games centred on classic Nintendo characters.



A mobile augmented reality Pikmin game is due for launch this year

The first to roll out will feature the colourful half-animal, half-vegetable Pikmin characters in a game due for launch later this year.

The game will allow players to “experience the world as if Pikmin are secretly living all around us”, Nintendo said in a statement.

Augmented reality (AR) technology superimposes scenery and characters onto your real-world view as seen through your smartphone camera.

The technology was key to the success of Pokémon Go, which offered players the chance to see Pokémon populate their neighbourhoods.


Nintendo is making NEW iPhone game with the people who made Pokemon Go
Augmented reality (AR) technology superimposes scenery and characters onto your real-world view

Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto , who created Pikmin as well famed Nintendo characters Donkey Kong and Mario, said the app would “make walking fun”.

Nintendo has traditionally shied away from mobile games, preferring instead to keep its popular characters on console platforms.

However, in recent years it has relaxed this rule with the release of games like Mario Kart Tour and Super Mario Run.

Niantic boss John Hanke said: “As we continue to expand our games portfolio, it was a natural next step to team up with Nintendo.

“We’re looking forward to shaping the future of AR together.”

There’s no word yet on which other Nintendo characters could get the AR treatment in future.

Pokémon Go has proved hugely successful, garnering more than a billion downloads since its launch in 2016.

The mobile game has made more than $4billion worldwide, according to tracker Sensor Tower.

Niantic also makes several other popular games, including Ingress and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite.

The company is also working on a pair of augmented reality smart glasses.

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