In the midst of outlining plans to release Pokémon Go in China and debut its new Harry Potter game during the back half of 2018, Niantic CEO John Hanke turned to the dark arts by taking a swipe at the company’s AR gaming competition.
During an interview with The Financial Times (subscription required), Hanke first explained how the duality of the magical and non-magical (aka muggle) worlds align with Niantic’s location-based AR approach to gaming before taking a verbal backhand to another franchise with AR aspirations.
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