Samsung invests IDR 580 billion for Pokemon Go developers, what for?

Liputan6.com, Jakarta – Samsung would be more and more serious about the video game industry mobile. After working with Epic Games via the Fortnite game, the company now plans to work with the Pokemon Go developer, Niantic.

Informed sources said Samsung plans to inject US $ 40 million, or about 580 billion rupees, into Niantic.

City of The InquirerOn Wednesday (28/11/2018), the agreement plan of the two companies will be announced next week.

The results of the match of the two companies will be in the form of an exclusive game that will be available on Samsung devices.

This concept is apparent to a collaboration with Epic Games that presents the first version of Android Fortnite on the Galaxy Note 9.

The main objective of this agreement is the Harry Potter game. Based on anonymous sources, this game will use the Samsung S-Pen as a wand.

Unfortunately, until now, there is no additional information on the title of the game Harry Potter in question.

Because, Niantic himself is developing the Harry Potter game: Wizard Unite will be released next year, or later, the developer will launch a really new game for Galaxy devices.

In addition, it was stated in this agreement that both companies also included Ingress, Niantic's location-based game. However, the game Pokemon Go has been mentioned not included in the agreement.

"Niantic is still hesitant to work together on Pokemon Go because they are very protective of the product," said an anonymous source.

This agreement could not be separated from the conditions of the two companies in difficulty in their respective industries.

As we know, Niantic is currently trying to obtain more to be able to conduct an IPO. On the other hand, Samsung is working on every means to offer something different from other smartphone providers.

"After long negotiations, Niantic has refused to introduce new features without Samsung's investment, and the company's value is $ 40 million," the source said.

According to the news, this investment will be announced no later than the end of this year. Nevertheless, Samsung and Niantic have not commented on the rumors of this cooperation.