Samsung Invests $40 Million in Pokemon Go Developer Niantic

Samsungmanaged to score anexclusive partnership with Epic Gamesfor Fortnite with the launch ofGalaxy Note 9earlier this year. Now, it looks like the Korean phone maker is looking to work with the Pokemon Go developer Niantic.

According to the information obtained byThe Inquirer, Samsung is close to investing $40 million in Niantic. Reportedly, the companies are in talks to make a Harry Potter game, which will turn the S-Pen into a magic wand. Well, I am not sure how it’ll work, but I am all in for it.

The report is particularly interesting since Niantic is all set to launch a new Harry Potter titledHarry Potter: Wizards Unitevery soon. However, it remains to be seen if Samsung is planning to poach the upcoming title or whether the companies in talks to launch a new title.

If the report is something to go buy, Niantic’s original location-based gameIngresswill also be a part of the deal. There’s no word on Pokemon Go. The Inquirer’s source noted that Niantic is hesitant to co-work on Pokémon Go, since they are super protective of that franchise.

Besides that, releasing exclusive content for a popular title like Pokemon Go makes no sense in my opinion, as it’ll only make the players on other platforms feel left out.

Both the companies are apparently not in a hurry to make an official announcement, and they want to wait until the “technical collaboration makes more progress.” That being said, you can expect an official announcement by the end of this year.

Karthik Iyer

Karthik is a Contributing Author for Beebom. Be it mobile devices, laptops, etc. he brings his passion for technology wherever he goes. When he’s not dwelling on the latest tech, you can usually find Karthik wasting time on Instagram or feeding his incessant obsession for video games.

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