Samsung Ventures - backed Niantic , creator of the Pokemon Go app , has acquired London - based games studio Sensible Object as part of the San Francisco - baed firm 's strategy of expanding its gaming platform . John Hanke, Niantic’s chief executive, said in a blog post that Sensible Object would “focus its efforts on building all new real-world AR experiences”. Sensible Object , which previously partnered with Amazon on a trivia puzzle game for its Alexa service , will focus on creating new real - time AR experiences post - acquisition , according to company CEO John Hanke .
Samsung Ventures - backed Niantic , creator of the Pokemon Go app , has acquired London - based games studio Sensible Object as part of the San Francisco - baed firm 's strategy of expanding its gaming platform . Sensible Object , which previously partnered with Amazon on a trivia puzzle game for its Alexa service , will focus on creating new real - time AR experiences post - acquisition , according to company CEO John Hanke .