Pokémon Go developer Niantic lays of 230 employees, cancels Marvel: World of Heroes

Pokémon GoNiantic has announced the termination of 230 jobs as it ends support for NBA All-WorldThe production of’s ends on Marvel World of HeroesThe studio in Los Angeles will close. John Hanke sent an email on Thursday to all staff announcing the closings and job cuts. The company will focus its efforts on its “top priority,” Pokémon Go.

Hanke blamed the organizational changes and layoffs on a “tough market environment” spurred by “the overall global macroeconomic slowdown,” which manifested in Niantic growing “faster than revenue.” He also said the mobile game market is “crowded,” with “changes to the app store and the mobile advertising landscape have made it increasingly hard to launch new mobile games at scale.” Hanke added that Niantic takes responsibility for not meeting goals regarding monetization, the “social core,” and creating “powerful engagement features quickly and efficiently.”

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Pokémon Go has been by far Niantic’s most successful game, and the company has been unable to match that success with its subsequent releases. (Pikmin bloomSensor Tower claims that it has earned $5.3m worldwide, since the launch in 2021. New updates continue to be released on a regular basis. The game is popular. But in recent months, the player base has grown frustrated with some of Niantic’s decisions; in March, Niantic raised prices on its Remote Raid passes. More recently, Niantic issued an update that unintentionally increased the catch radius — an update players were excited for — before quickly rolling it back.

“The top priority is to keep Pokémon Go healthy and growing as a forever game,” Hanke said. “While we made some adjustments to the Pokémon GO team, our investment in the product and team continues to grow.”

You can also read about our Beyond Pokémon Go, Niantic is committed to “augmented reality as the future form factor for computing,” despite citing a slowly developing AR market. The company is committed to supporting the AR platform as well as its maps.