In many ways, Nintendo "created" Pokemon Go simply by lending Niantic their Pokemon IP. Side by side, Ingress and Pokemon Go are very similar... but the differe

In many ways, Nintendo "created" Pokemon Go simply by lending Niantic their Pokemon IP. Side by side, Ingress and Pokemon Go are very similar... but the difference between being a marginal game (Ingress) and being a pop cultural phenomenon (Pokemon Go) is Nintendo's art and IP.