{"id":292675,"date":"2021-11-02T15:00:35","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T20:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/?p=292675"},"modified":"2021-11-02T15:00:17","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T20:00:17","slug":"harry-potter-wizards-unite-shuts-down-niantic-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/harry-potter-wizards-unite-shuts-down-niantic-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Niantic’s Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is shutting down"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Pokemon Go\u00a0<\/em>follow-up is closing its doors in January<\/h2>

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite\u00a0<\/em>is gradually shutting down over the coming months. Niantic and Warner Bros. announced today that the wizarding alternate-reality game will officially close on Jan. 31, 2022.<\/p>

The magical mobile game was launched in 2019<\/a>, following not too long after the immense success of\u00a0Niantic’s previous AR game\u00a0Pokemon Go<\/em>. The idea was you’d venture out into the real world, casting spells and haunting magical objects using your phone as a lens into a magical, virtual world. Initial impressions were less fervent<\/a> than its\u00a0Pokemon<\/em> predecessor, however.<\/p>

In a blog post<\/a>, Niantic and Warner Bros. run down the shutdown process for\u00a0Harry Potter: Wizards Unite<\/em>. The game will be removed from the App Store, Google Play Store, and Galaxy Store on Dec. 6, 2021. Players will no longer be able to make in-game purchases on or after that date, either. Then, on Jan. 31, 2022, the game will officially close down.<\/p>

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will officially close on January 31, 2022 and will be removed from app stores on December 6, 2021. Join us to put an end to the Calamity. More details here: https:\/\/t.co\/WQwWkgepVv<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Su2odByNcd<\/a><\/p>

— Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (@HPWizardsUnite) November 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>