UPDATED: “Wizards Unite” Release Date Is Finally Revealed

by · June 19, 2019

UPDATE (June 22):

The worldwide launch of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite continues! Those in the following countries now have access to the game:

  • Albania
  • Anguilla
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina
  • Aruba
  • Austria
  • Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Barbados
  • Belgium
  • Belize
  • Benin
  • Bermuda
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cambodia
  • Canada
  • Cape Verde
  • Cayman Islands
  • Chad
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • Estonia
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • France
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Liberia
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Macau
  • Macedonia
  • Madagascar
  • Malaysia
  • Malawi
  • Malta
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Micronesia
  • Mongolia
  • Montserrat
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Palau
  • Panama
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Rwanda
  • Saint Lucia
  • São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Serbia
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Solomon Islands
  • South Africa
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Surname
  • Swaziland
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Taiwan
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Tigi
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Turkmenistan
  • Turks and Caicos
  • Uganda
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam
  • Zambia

Players in these regions will be able to download the game on the App Store, Google Play, and the Samsung Galaxy Store.

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UPDATE (June 21):

While the worldwide launch of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite has started today, the augmented reality game is currently only available in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States Niantic and Warner Bros. have confirmed that they will be launching the game in additional countries “in the days ahead.” To stay up-to-date with when the game will be released in your region, make sure to follow Harry Potter: Wizards Unite on Twitter.

Check out the press release at the bottom of this article for further information.

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The wait is nearly over for wizards, witches, and Muggles around the world. Niantic, the creator of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, has officially revealed the date the game will be available to play worldwide! The much-awaited augmented reality game will be apparating on Google Play and the App Store on Friday, June 21.

 

 

A beta version of the game had been released in New Zealand earlier this year. You can check out our initial review of the game here.

Will you be teaming up with your friends to help protect the International Statute of Secrecy by tracking down magical troublemakers loose in the Muggle world? Let us know in the comments below!

Press Release

NIANTIC, INC. AND WB GAMES ANNOUNCE

HARRY POTTER: WIZARDS UNITE

GLOBAL LAUNCH BEGINS IN THE UNITED STATES AND UNITED KINGDOM

SAN FRANCISCO AND BURBANK, CALIF. — June 21, 2019 — Ready your wands! Niantic, Inc. and WB Games today announced the official launch of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite™ in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. The highly anticipated augmented reality (AR) real-world mobile game is co-published and co-developed by Niantic, Inc. and WB Games under the Portkey Games label, and will launch in additional countries around the world in the days ahead. Players in the launch regions can download the game for free starting today on the App Store for iPhone, Google Play for Android devices and the Samsung Galaxy Apps Store for Samsung devices.

“Today marks the beginning of an incredible journey for fans of the Wizarding World, opening up virtual doorways to remarkable adventures in the world around them,” said John Hanke, Founder and CEO, Niantic. “Everything we’ve learned about augmented reality and real-world game design over the last seven years has been poured into this game.”

“We are very pleased to partner with Niantic, the AR gaming market leader, for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite to create a deeply magical and immersive Wizarding World experience for our Portkey Games label,” said David Haddad, President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “If you are a wizard or witch who always felt the magic was really all around you, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite’s combination of unique narrative and cutting-edge AR technology will let you live out that fan fantasy.”

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is built on the Niantic Real World Platform, and created using the game design and content creation expertise of WB Games San Francisco. As new recruits of the Statute of Secrecy Task Force, players will investigate the chaotic magical activity that is leaking into the Muggle world and work together to solve the mystery of this Calamity. Players will be able to explore their real[-]world neighborhoods and cities to discover mysterious artifacts, cast spells, and encounter fantastic beasts and iconic characters along the way.

To stay up to date on Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, please visit www.harrypotterwizardsunite.com to receive the latest information about the game, and follow the game on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.