Back to reality. 18/04/21 Niantic had a bumper 2020. Despite the global pandemic being very much still a thing, with the promise of a third wave on the horizon, Pokémon Go made an astounding $1bn last year. With great success comes great profitability, as seen by Niantic’s recent announcement of a “new partnership with Nintendo to jointly develop mobile titles built on Niantic’s real-world AR technology, bringing Nintendo’s beloved characters to life in new ways”. The first of these games is based on the well-known and much-loved series, Pikmin. But past success does not guarantee ...