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| 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]
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'''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>


'''Niantic, Inc.''' is an 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 2000 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 Inc.com: ''Inside the Mind of Google's Greatest Idea Man, John Hanke'']</ref><ref name="niantic">[https://www.nianticlabs.com/blog/ Niantic Blog]</ref> In August 2015, the company announced plans to spin out from Google which was reorganizing to become Alphabet.<ref name="wsj">[http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/08/13/google-incubated-niantic-maker-of-ingress-stepping-out-on-its-own/ Wall Street Journal: ''Google-Incubated Niantic, Maker of Ingress, Stepping Out on Its Own'']</ref> Niantic Labs would become Niantic, Inc. in October 2015 after leaving Google.<ref>[https://www.nianticlabs.com/jobs/ Employee Opprotunities {{!}} 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 [[Pokémon GO]] in September 2015, the company announced to receive an investment of up to $30 million from [[The Pokémon Company]], [[Nintendo]], and Google.<ref name="niantic"></ref>


==Games==
==Games==
===Pokémon games===
===Pokémon games===
====Developer====
====Developer====
* [[Pokémon GO]] (co-developed with [[The Pokémon Company]] and [[Nintendo]])
* [[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}}
* Field Trip
* {{wp|Endgame: Proving Ground}} (canceled)
* Endgame (Canceled)
* {{wp|Harry Potter: Wizards Unite}}
* Pikmin Bloom
* Campfire


==See also==
==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}}


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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.png
Niantic logo
Founded 2010
Headquarters San Francisco, California
Type Private
Owner(s) Google (2010–2015)
Industry Video games
Website

Worldwide: nianticlabs.com

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

External links

References


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