Niantic’s had a couple of false starts since its global hit, Pokémon GO, even with massive IPs behind its AR games (Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, we hardly knew ye). So it’s interesting to see the company launch an original IP, in the form of an AR Tamagotchi you keep with you on your smartphone – updating the portable pet sim for the modern day.
Niantic calls Peridot, available for iOS and Android, “an all-new, real-world AR mobile game, and original franchise that puts the joy of caring for, raising, and breeding adorable one-of-a-kind creatures in your hands.”
