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However, it looks as though that success won’t be repeated for the long-awaited Marvel game. The concept lined up perfectly with The Pokémon Company’s flagship game series, and the mobile game went on to huge success. Niantic hit mainstream success with the release of Pokémon Go – its AR-driven Pokémon game that essentially brings Pokémon training into the real world via your mobile phone. NBA All-World will close, and Niantic is ceasing production of Marvel: World of Heroes as it seeks to consolidate its portfolio and continue to support Pokemon Go. When it comes to Niantic’s games, there are some further casualties. “Specifically, this means we will be closing our LA studio, reducing our game platform team, and making additional reductions across the company… This means we are laying off around 230 Niantics.” “I have made the decision to narrow our focus for mobile game investments,” said Niantic CEO John Hanke in an email to employees. The AR games developer has confirmed that 230 employees will lose their jobs as the company shutters its Los Angeles studio.
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