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{{ | {{Company Infobox | ||
{{ | | name = Niantic, Inc. | ||
| subtitle = ナイアンティック | |||
| logo = Niantic logo.png | |||
| caption = Niantic logo | |||
| founded = 2010 | |||
| headquarters = San Francisco, California | |||
| type = Private | |||
| owner = {{wp|Google}} (2010–2015) | |||
| industry = Video games | |||
| links = Worldwide: [https://www.nianticlabs.com/ nianticlabs.com] | |||
}} | |||
'''Niantic, Inc.''' (Japanese: '''ナイアンティック''' ''Niantic'') is an {{pmin|United States|American}} game development company best known for developing the {{wp|augmented reality}} games [[Pokémon GO]] and {{wp|Ingress (video game)|Ingress}}. It was founded as '''Niantic Labs''' in 2010 as a startup within {{wp|Google}} by John Hanke, who has remained the company's CEO since.<ref name="inc">[http://www.inc.com/eric-markowitz/inside-the-mind-of-googles-greatest-idea-man.html ''Inside the Mind of Google's Greatest Idea Man, John Hanke'' - Inc.com]</ref> In August 2015, the company announced plans to become independent, which it did in October 2015, as Niantic, Inc.<ref name="wsj">[http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/08/13/google-incubated-niantic-maker-of-ingress-stepping-out-on-its-own/ ''Google-Incubated Niantic, Maker of Ingress, Stepping Out on Its Own'' - Wall Street Journal]</ref><ref>[https://www.nianticlabs.com/jobs/ ''Employment Opportunities'' - Niantic]</ref> | |||
Following the announcement of Pokémon GO in September 2015, the company announced it had received an investment of up to $30 million from [[The Pokémon Company]], [[Nintendo]], and Google. | |||
Following the announcement of | |||
==Games== | ==Games== | ||
===Pokémon games=== | ===Pokémon games=== | ||
====Developer==== | ====Developer==== | ||
* [[Pokémon GO]] | * [[Pokémon GO]] | ||
====Publisher==== | |||
* [[Pokémon GO]] | |||
===Non-Pokémon games=== | ===Non-Pokémon games=== | ||
====Developer==== | ====Developer==== | ||
* Field Trip | |||
* {{wp|Ingress (video game)|Ingress}} | * {{wp|Ingress (video game)|Ingress}} | ||
* | * {{wp|Endgame: Proving Ground}} (canceled) | ||
* {{wp|Harry Potter: Wizards Unite}} | |||
* Pikmin Bloom | |||
* Campfire | |||
== | ==External links== | ||
* [https://www.nianticlabs.com/ Official website] | * [https://www.nianticlabs.com/ Official website] | ||
* {{wp|Niantic, Inc.|Niantic, Inc. on Wikipedia}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{Project Mass Media notice}} | |||
[[Category:Companies]] | |||
[[Category:Game developers]] | |||
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[[es:Niantic]] | |||
[[fr:Niantic]] | |||
[[it:Niantic]] | |||
[[ja:Niantic]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 03:31, 8 April 2023
| Niantic, Inc. ナイアンティック | ||||
 Niantic logo | ||||
| Founded | 2010 | |||
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| Headquarters | San Francisco, California | |||
| Type | Private | |||
| Owner(s) | Google (2010–2015) | |||
| Industry | Video games | |||
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Niantic, Inc. (Japanese: ナイアンティック Niantic) is an American game development company best known for developing the augmented reality games Pokémon GO and Ingress. It was founded as Niantic Labs in 2010 as a startup within Google by John Hanke, who has remained the company's CEO since.[1] In August 2015, the company announced plans to become independent, which it did in October 2015, as Niantic, Inc.[2][3]
Following the announcement of Pokémon GO in September 2015, the company announced it had received an investment of up to $30 million from The Pokémon Company, Nintendo, and Google.
Games
Pokémon games
Developer
Publisher
Non-Pokémon games
Developer
- Field Trip
- Ingress
- Endgame: Proving Ground (canceled)
- Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
- Pikmin Bloom
- Campfire
External links
References
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This article is part of Project Mass Media, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on official Pokémon publishing, broadcasting, communications, and other media. |
