Definitely a possibility and possibly one reason to approach niantic in the first place.
Ingress was not a complete success and niantic is small enough to be a good pawn.
Niantic accomplish serveral goals:
1. Massively increse pokemon's reconginition
2. Bring attention to Nintendo
3. Get into other business in the same way as google
4. Test about mobile games
5. A chance to do their own after ditching niantic
Ingress was not a complete success and niantic is small enough to be a good pawn.
Niantic accomplish serveral goals:
1. Massively increse pokemon's reconginition
2. Bring attention to Nintendo
3. Get into other business in the same way as google
4. Test about mobile games
5. A chance to do their own after ditching niantic