Pokemon Go developer Niantic’s next project is an NBA AR game.
NBA All-World is currently in development for mobile AR and is very similar to previous projects from the studio. You enter the real world to find basketball courts dotted on a virtual map (which, to be clear, are random locations, not actual courts). From there you will meet players to participate in 1 on 1 matches. Watch a teaser trailer below.
NBA All-World AR Game Announced
Master the game and you can reach the top of local leaderboards, plus there are players to collect by beating them in matches. For now, the game is expected to roll out on both iOS and Android in the upcoming NBA season.
There’s a lot more on the way from Niantic right now, including the company’s own IP, an AR pet game called Peridot. The company also recently launched a visual positioning system for ‘Global Scale’ AR experiences. Moving on, though, the company teased possible AR hardware that could take its apps to a new level.
Meanwhile, the NBA has been heavily involved in immersive technologies lately. In May, the company partnered with Meta to launch a new experience within Horizon Worlds as well.
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