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Niantic’s Tamagotchi-like Peridot is now available for pre-registration on iOS and Android

Niantic built a name for itself with Pokémon Go and is soon launching its own original take on the “catch em’ all’ formula, Peridot. The title is an original IP from the studio and focuses on collecting and attending to an array of colourful new creatures.

Peridot has long been in development following several not-so-successful releases from Niantic. Following titles like Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, Pikmin Bloom, and other licenced games, Niantic is pivoting to an original concept.

Niantic’s title soft launched in beta in Malaysia last year. This revealed a lot of information about the game, offering insight into what players will experience. Rather than a straight clone of Pokémon Go, Niantic appears to be instilling more Tamagotchi-like mechanics into Peridot.

In Peridot, players start with one creature. From there, they’ll be able to interact with other active players and breed their Peridot to spawn new creatures. In turn, the offspring inherit traits from their parent creatures, making them unique. However, breeding and growing a roster of Peridots is only one component of the game.

Much like Tamagotchi, players must actively take care of their creatures. This means you’ll be tasked with petting, playing, and feeding your Peridots. Additionally, you’ll need to go on walks with your creature to keep them happy.

Naturally, Niantic aims to introduce augmented reality (AR) elements into the game. Much like its other mobile titles, Peridot will bring the creatures to the real world through the use of a smartphone. Players can tap the screen and draw to interact and entertain their creature.

It remains to be seen whether Peridot will be a smashing success like Pokémon Go was upon its launch in 2016. However, not being tied to a licence could give Niantic some much-needed flexibility in its ongoing support of the game.

Preregistration for Peridot is available now on iOS and Android. The game will be available in Canada and worldwide on May 9th.

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Source: Android Police

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AR mobile game Peridot looks like another charming hit for Niantic

Niantic is best known for its ongoing development of Pokemon Go but Peridot is the latest to come from the studio. This upcoming AR mobile game is the latest in the developer’s catalogue and we now have a better idea of what the game offers.

As hands-on previews emerge, it sounds as if the game is a hybrid of Pokemon Go and Nintendogs. In some fashion, one could see inspiration taken from Tamagotchi as well. Players receive a small, adorable creature aka a Peridot. Each is unique in its own way and can be given a name. Drawing back to Tamagotchi, Peridots require attention meaning players must pet and feed their creatures.

However, for anyone getting flashbacks to the dreadful day when their Tamagotchis died, don’t worry. Reports confirm that Peridots cannot pass to another digital realm of existence. Instead, the game is more set up to enable players to have a positive experience. Each creature has unique quest systems tied to their individual personalities and interests. To feed a Peridot, players must forage for food and other items. In terms of gameplay, players draw circles on the screen of their device to call their Peridots to grab items. Depending on the terrain, different items can be found.

Peridot also supports a breeding functionality. Players are able to locate habitats using the AR functionality of their device to find streams of bubbles. Here, players can breed their Peridots with those belonging to other players. The result may take traits of both Peridots. For players, there appear to be ways to try to aim for specific traits. However, it remains to be seen how in-depth one can manipulate the offspring’s traits. Though, players can only take care of one Peridot at a time.

Peridot currently does not have a release date. However, it has soft-launched in Malaysia. If it manages to capture a similar audience to Pokemon Go, Niantic could have another big hit on its hands upon a worldwide launch.

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Source: The Verge

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Niantic’s next original AR game Peridot has players raising cute and colourful creatures

Niantic has revealed its next mobile game, Peridot. The augmented reality (AR) title will enter a soft-launch phase on iOS and Android soon.

Revealed via a quick teaser, Niantic showed off a few of the creatures found in Peridot. Many of them share similarities to Pokémon and the game itself looks very much like what we’ve come to expect from Niantic.

Players collect creatures and raise them as their own. These creatures as referred to as Peridots and each have their own individual personality traits. Players must identify their likes and dislikes before breeding them with other Peridots. This then creates new generations of creatures to interact with.

In some ways, Pokémon Go’s DNA is very apparent here. However, there doesn’t seem to be an emphasis on catching Peridots. Instead, gameplay traits from Tamogatchi or Pikmin seem to be more present in the title. Players must play with their Peridots and feed them. Peridots are also able to learn new tricks along the way.

As Peridots are captured, each one is catalogued in the game. Once different species are bred, those new archetypes are discovered and shared in the game’s catalogue of creatures.

As an AR game, players can use their iOS and Android devices to bring their Peridots with them on the go. You’ll be able to take pictures and videos of the creatues in the real world using the game’s AR capabilities.

As for how the game’s UI looks or how players capture Peridots, those questions remain unanswered. Given Niantic’s previous work, it’s safe to assume that there will be a fairly streamlined gameplay loop. Peridot looks to be a title geared towards players of all ages and its gameplay will likely reflect that.

Niantic has opened up pre-registration to players. Those who want to stay up to date on the Peridot development and release can find out more on the website.

The studio says that Peridot’s soft launch will be limited to specific markets, but didn’t reveal launch regions.

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