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Articles featuring John Hanke

Articles featuring John Hanke

Is basketball bigger than Pokemon? Niantic has to hope so

GOTTA DUNK 'EM ALL Jan 24th, 2023

Is basketball bigger than Pokemon? Niantic has to hope so

The augmented reality pioneer brings the world's biggest NBA stars to your neighbourhood

McKinsey & Company report predicts $5 trillion in metaverse earnings by 2030

PREDICTION POSITIVITY Jun 16th, 2022

McKinsey & Company report predicts $5 trillion in metaverse earnings by 2030

Between $2 trillion and $2.6 trillion could come from e-commerce

Niantic to license its Lightship ARDK dev kit to developers

MERGING THE WORLDS Nov 9th, 2021

Niantic to license its Lightship ARDK dev kit to developers

Also establishes $20 million fund to invest in devs

Niantic and Nintendo launch Pikmin Bloom

BLOOMIN' LOVELY Oct 27th, 2021

Niantic and Nintendo launch Pikmin Bloom

Will roll out globally, starting with Australia and Singapore

SOFT LAUNCH, ROLL OUT Jun 14th, 2021

Niantic partners with Hasbro to launch Transformers: Heavy Metal in 2021

Studio confirms around a dozen games in development

Niantic teases image of gaming headset

LISTEN GOOD Mar 30th, 2021

Niantic teases image of gaming headset

Hardware features speakers

Niantic opens up preview of its AR Real World Platform

SNEAK PEEK Jul 2nd, 2018

Niantic opens up preview of its AR Real World Platform

Pokemon Go developer looks to collaborate with third parties to advance augmented reality

Augmented Reality

Pokemon Go developer Niantic acquires London-based machine learning outfit Matrix Mill

ACQUISITION Jun 28th, 2018

Pokemon Go developer Niantic acquires London-based machine learning outfit Matrix Mill

AI research outfit join the augmented reality giant

Pokemon Go studio Niantic set to become more than just a games developer with Escher Reality acquisition

TECHNOLOGY UNITE Feb 1st, 2018

Pokemon Go studio Niantic set to become more than just a games developer with Escher Reality acquisition

Plans to make AR technology more widely available later this year

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Niantic readies Pokemon Go for China launch

GOING EAST Jan 2nd, 2018

Niantic readies Pokemon Go for China launch

Possible partnership with Chinese publishing giant NetEase

Niantic CEO John Hanke pins Pokemon GO Fest issues on overloaded mobile data networks

POKEMON GO SLOW Jul 27th, 2017

Niantic CEO John Hanke pins Pokemon GO Fest issues on overloaded mobile data networks

Things went far more smoothly when everybody left

POKEMON PARTY Jun 9th, 2017

Pokemon GO clears 750 million downloads as Niantic prepares first anniversary celebrations

Time to crack open a cold Pokemon with the boys

Niantic partners with Knight Foundation to foster communities in the real world

GO PLAY OUTSIDE May 5th, 2017

Niantic partners with Knight Foundation to foster communities in the real world

Play Pokemon GO and make some friends while you're at it

POKEMON SOCIETY Apr 10th, 2017

Pokemon GO now has as many MAUs as the entire population of the UK

Expect that number to grow

Niantic's John Hanke thinks VR is a "problem for society" because it's too immersive

VR IS BAD Apr 6th, 2017

Niantic's John Hanke thinks VR is a "problem for society" because it's too immersive

Says AR is the way forward, obviously

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