Like Pokemon GO but with more British whimsy
Developer Niantic, known for the incredible success of mobile titlePokémon Go, has announced that the similar-lookingHarry Potter: Wizards Unitewill be going live on mobile devices this week.A beta test of the new AR title was previously held in Australia and New Zealand in April of this year.
Wizards Unitewill put players in the role of a rookie member of the “Statute of Secrecy Task Force”. There has been an outbreak of chaotic magic in the world, and players will be charged with locating and containing these “Foundables” – a roster of weird creatures great and small – in real-world locations. Casting magic to secure Foundables costs a finite amount of energy, which must be restored at the game’s inns. The mini-movie below features a… somewhat dramatised example of gameplay.
Of course, there’s more toWizards Unitethan the mechanics described above, but it seems clear that Niantic are taking their hugely-successfulPokémon Goformula and applying the similarly-successfulHarry Potterbrand. I don’t know whether we’ll seethe same scenes of chaosas we did upon the launch ofPokémon Go, but I’m sure forHarry Potterfans this new app will definitely be worth a download.
Harry Potter: Wizards Unitelaunches on iOS and Android devices June 21.
