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Pokémon Go maker Niantic laying off hundreds, cancels NBA and Marvel games (polygon.com)
3 points by Pulcinella on June 30, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments



Slightly off topic, but am I the only one that disliked Pokemon Go the minute it came out? It was just so transparently grindy and "Free+". I wish there were more games like this that actually felt like a game and not a money vacuum.


Doesn't surprise me, unfortunately. Niantic isn't really an AR company, a geolocation company, or even much of a technology company. They are a "were incredibly lucky to get and exploit the Pokemon license" company and have been completely unable to move beyond that (not for lack of effort).




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