After reports of its existence leaked ahead of time, we have
official confirmation that Pokemon GO developer Niantic has partnered with
Warner Bros. to create an Augmented Reality game based on The Boy Who Lived
called Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. Much like its Pokemon counterpart, players
will explore real-world locations while playing the game to carve out their own
unique adventures.
You'll be able
to learn and cast spells and discover mysterious artifacts as you
encounter legendary beasts who will likely function similarly to Legendary Raid
battles in Pokemon GO. The game will also feature iconic characters from the
mainline story, though what role they will play remains undetermined.
"With this game, we
are allowing the passionate, worldwide fan base to experience J.K. Rowling’s
deeply powerful and imaginative universe in a new, truly immersive way,"
said Warner Bros. President, David Haddad. "It is wonderful to have
Niantic’s remarkable augmented reality expertise as we develop this incredibly
rich wizarding world for players to explore in their everyday lives."
In many ways, Harry Potter
fits the GO formula like a glove. Each of the Wizarding Houses substitutes for
the Teams from Pokemon, and work out better since they are naturally a part of
the story. The Houses also have the potential to evolve on the GO experience
since there are four houses as opposed to Pokemon's three teams. And with the
game leaning on iconic characters, there's the possibility of having unique
quests being given out by different characters representing each house.
As far as concrete
details, there isn't much else to go on, but we can expect to hear more about
the game in 2018.
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