November 3, 2021 Obliviate Why Harry Potter: Wizards Unite failed to find the magic Nearly two years on, Niantic's game is moribund
November 2, 2021 The End Game Harry Potter: Wizards Unite shutting down on 31 January 2022 Location-based wizarding game fails
April 29, 2021 Wizards Divide As Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery crosses $300 million, Wizards Unite is moribund 92 million installs since launch
February 25, 2021 Catch Em All Niantic banned more than five million players for cheating in 2020 Over one million were given a permanent ban
January 21, 2021 Spellbinding Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells storms to $40 million revenue, surpasses Wizards Unite after four months Player spending consistently on the rise each month since launch
March 31, 2020 Stay Indoors Niantic makes its games easier to play indoors In-game changes made to its AR titles
December 2, 2019 Wizards Disband Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is already in sharp decline Just $22 million in lifetime revenue
July 26, 2019 Magic Number Harry Potter: Wizards Unite generates $12 million in revenue in its first month Pokemon Go was downloaded 182m times in its launch month
July 19, 2019 Just Like Magic Niantic and EE partner to bring Wizards Unite bonuses to the UK Inclusive data, sponsored Inns and licensed merchandise
July 11, 2019 The Doctor Is In Dr. Mario World tops iOS charts quicker than Harry Potter: Wizards Unite BTS World beats both however
July 1, 2019 Spellbinding Stuff Harry Potter: Wizards Unite enchants players with $3 million in first week 6.5 million downloads in seven days
June 25, 2019 Collaboration Niantic partners with AT&T and Simon to bring Wizards Unite incentives to retailers across the US We’re excited to team up with AT&T and Simon to create a variety of custom Harry Potter: Wizards Unite gameplay experiences”
June 25, 2019 “we’ll Take The Lot” Harry Potter: Wizards Unite on track to earn $10 million in first month AR game brought in $1.1 million from opening weekend
June 24, 2019 Galleons Harry Potter: Wizards Unite makes $300,000 in first 24 hours from US and UK Tops US App Store however can’t match the numbers of Pokemon Go
June 20, 2019 Accio Wallet Niantic’s Harry Potter: Wizards Unite out now in the UK Co-developed and co-published with WB Games San Francisco
June 19, 2019 Wands At The Ready Harry Potter: Wizards Unite launches in the UK and US this week Niantic CEO John Hanke confirmed at a press event in Los Angeles
June 17, 2019 Gotta Hack ’em All Niantic looking to catch Pokemon Go “hackers” with lawsuit Firm seeking an injunction to prevent PokeGo++ and other apps from being distributed
June 5, 2019 Wizards Unite Harry Potter: Wizards Unite conjures up 100,000 installs from first month in beta Title has so far grossed $400,000 during testing period
April 17, 2019 Wingardium Leviosa Niantic soft-launches Harry Potter: Wizards Unite in New Zealand Can be downloaded through the App Store and Google play in the region
March 12, 2019 Accio Phone Niantic magic’s up first look at Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Could it be as big as Pokemon Go?
November 14, 2018 Excite Pokemon Go developer Niantic teases new mobile game Harry Potter: Wizards Unite for 2019 release Had been slated for 2018 launch
April 6, 2018 Pg Connects Niantic Superstar Session at Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco Ross Finman will reveal the company’s plans for AR and how it will build on breakout hit Pokemon GO
November 24, 2017 Critical Hit Pokemon GO developer Niantic catches $200 million investment Eclipses $30 million funding round in 2015
November 8, 2017 The Next Big Thing? Pokemon GO developer Niantic making Harry Potter: Wizards Unite mobile game Studio scores another huge licence