Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will close its servers in January 2022

Niantic has announced that the servers of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will close permanently as of January 31, 2022. Next December 6, the game will stop being available in the digital stores of iOS and Android, and from the same day you can no longer be able to make purchases within the APP.

Although since the company they have not given more details on the reasons for this closure, it seems clear that this reimagination of the concept of Pokémon Go applied to the universe of J.K. Rowling has not been as profitable as the Nintendo IP. Not all games are destined to last forever, says Niantic s website. Our goal was to give life to the magic of the magic world for millions of players while they went out and explored their neighborhoods. We achieved it together, delivering a two-year narrative arc that will soon be completed ». «During all this time», we can read on the blog of the game, The players have worked side by side with Harry and Hermione [...] to solve the mysterious case of the Disappearance of the five of London, and are now about to Stop tragedy ».

As it said, the title was announced in 2018, and intended to use the idea of ​​augmented reality and exploration in real life adapted to the narrative of Harry Potter, with several improvements and a more focused concept on the narrative. Two and a half years later, both the servers will be closed worldwide and their community networks and forum, both on January 31, and from Niantic they indicate that reimbursements will not be made for purchases within the app, «except those that Require the law », although you can spend the money in game until the end of the game.

However, they have warned several changes within the game that came into force from yesterday with advantages for players, as improvements in daily rewards, less time of preparation of potions or sending unlimited gifts, among others. In addition, temporary events planned for the coming months will remain in force and will continue to share information about future updates before closing.