Having previously worked in the realms of Pokemon, Harry Potter and Pikmin, Niantic has announced that its next project will be in collaboration with Capcom’s Monster Hunter series.
After dominating the world with the launch of Pokemon Go back in 2016, Niantic has been gunning for a similar level of success ever since. It struggled to do so with the likes of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite and Pikmin Bloom, it would be fair to say, but that could be about to change thanks to its new partnership with Capcom. Monster Hunter Now is the next game to get the Niantic treatment, set to launch as an AR game on mobile devices later this year.
Niantic revealed Monster Hunter Now’s existence in a new interview with Gamesindustry.biz, where chief product officer Kei Kawai cited the similarities between the Monster Hunter and Pokemon franchises. "The series is all about collecting with friends, playing as a family, and making new friends,” he said. “That's been a really important part of the IP for nearly two decades. The notion of majestic monsters roaming around the neighbourhood and cities was extremely compelling as a new real-world game."
