April2019

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  News Here's How To Reserve Your Pokémon GO Username For Harry Potter: Wizards Unite

  Niantic's next mobile game

  If you're a keen Pokémon GO player, you may well be excited for Niantic's next release, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. Just like Pokémon GO, this new app is a real-world AR game, but this time set in the magical world of J. K. Rowling's hugely popular series. Niantic is giving players the chance to reserve their Pokémon...

  • Wed 10th Apr 2019
  • Pokemon
  • Pokemon GO
  • Harry Potter
  • Niantic
  • Mobile

November2018

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  42

  News Here's Your First Look At Pokémon GO Dev Niantic’s Upcoming Harry Potter AR Game

  Accio trailer!

  Last year, Niantic – the development team behind Pokémon Go – announced it would be partnering with Warner Bros. to create a brand new augmented reality mobile game – Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. Since then, it’s been deathly quiet, with virtually no news around the upcoming mobile title. However, a (brief) new teaser...

  • Wed 14th Nov 2018
  • Pokemon GO
  • Niantic
  • Mobile
  • Harry Potter
  • Pokemon
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  26

  Video Learn About Nintendo's Failed Harry Potter Pitch For The N64

  Expelliarmus!

  With the sequel to Fantastic Beasts arriving in cinemas worldwide on 16th November, there's no better time to talk about the secret history of the Harry Potter video game series. In a new Did You Know Gaming video, independent game researcher Liam Robertson takes a look at Nintendo's failed Harry Potter pitch during the N64 era. Prior...

  • Mon 12th Nov 2018
  • Video
  • Nintendo
  • Retro
  • Harry Potter

October2018

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  66

  Rumour Video Shows Leaked Harry Potter Open-World RPG For Consoles

  Exact platform lineup unknown

  A video has surfaced online which appears to show an unreleased Harry Potter RPG set to release on consoles. The game is reportedly a third-person, open-world RPG which centres around a character who has earned a late acceptance into the famous Hogwarts school. You play as a new fifth-year student, with strange events...

  • Tue 2nd Oct 2018
  • Rumour
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Harry Potter

September2018

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  60

  Random Warner Bros. Seems A Little Unsure On How The Switch Actually Works

  Riddikulus

  If you missed the news, LEGO Harry Potter Collection was recently revealed for Nintendo Switch, bringing both LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 to the console in one juicy package. It appears that publisher Warner Bros. is rather confused about how to present the game's front cover, however...

  • Tue 11th Sep 2018
  • Random
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Warner Bros
  • Harry Potter

July2018

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  14

  News LEGO Harry Potter Collection Rated For Switch In Taiwan

  Magical

  It appears the LEGO Harry Potter Collection coming to Nintendo Switch could be more than a rumour, with an official rating for the game now surfacing via the Game Software Rating Regulations body in Taiwan. This follows the Argos catalogue listing the game's arrival on Switch this November for £24.99. The remastered compilation was...

  • Tue 31st Jul 2018
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Harry Potter
  • Warner Bros
  • Classification
  • Rating
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  Rumour LEGO Harry Potter Collection Could Magically Appear On Nintendo Switch This November

  You’re a wizard, 'Arry

  The wizarding world continues to expand with the sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them due out this November. If you’ve been craving some magical video game action set in the same universe, it appears you might also be in luck. A grainy photo of the latest Argos catalogue - originally appearing on Reddit -...

  • Sun 29th Jul 2018
  • Rumour
  • Harry Potter
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Warner Bros
  • Upcoming Releases

November2017

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  19

  News Pokémon GO Dev Niantic Working On Harry Potter Mobile Game, New Console Titles Planned

  Warner Bros. established Portkey Games to handle Potter outings

  Pokémon GO developer Niantic's next project will be a Harry Potter smartphone game, it has been revealed. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will use the same core tech which powers not only Pokémon GO but Niantic's earlier release, Ingress. You'll be able to "explore real-world...

  • Thu 9th Nov 2017
  • Smartphones
  • Mobile
  • Pokemon Go
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Harry Potter

February2015

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  33

  News Nintendo Pitched For The Media Rights To Harry Potter Back in 1998

  Bid would have made Potter a Nintendo exclusive

  The Harry Potter book and film series may have reached its conclusion a few years back, but the franchise continues to be a massive money-spinner - not only for creator J.K. Rowling but also for the many licensed partners involved with merchandising and related products. Video games are naturally...

  • Mon 9th Feb 2015
  • Harry Potter
  • Development