‘Harry Potter’ mobile game from the makers of ‘Pokemon Go’ launches this Friday

[Jacob Siegal]

When Pokemon Go launched in 2016, it was a genuine phenomenon. You could hardly take ten steps outside before running into someone staring at their phone, attempting to catch a Pikachu. The fervor inevitably began to dissipate in the months that followed, but Pokemon Go continues to generate millions for the developer Niantic every month. And now, three years later, Niantic will try to capture lightning in a bottle once more.

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will launch for iOS and Android in the US and UK on Friday, July 21st. The AR game was first announced in late 2017, but Niantic confirmed on Tuesday evening that Wizards Unite's global rollout is coming. This likely marks the end of the beta that kicked off in Australia and New Zealand in April.

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