The Pokémon Company, Nintendo and Google have invested a large sum of money, $30 million to be exact, in Niantic Inc. to develop "Pokémon Go," a location-based mobile video game app where players can catch and collect Pokémon creatures in real time.

It's an ambitious and bold move, but Niantic has proven to be well-versed in massive multiplayer and augmented-reality gaming. The company is behind the successful and highly addictive online game Ingress. Niantic CEO John Hanke recently said developers have learned a lot from Ingress and would like to incorporate some of its elements to "Pokémon Go."

The executive explained to Venture Beat that in order to make a location-based game successful, the fun and enjoyment must be the same in all areas, whether it is in a small town or a highly urbanized setting like San Francisco.

Hanke said "Pokémon Go" will feature asynchronous play. That means if a player happens to pass by a town en route to somewhere else, they get to interact with the locations and Pokémon creatures in that particular town. No area is too remote since even a small area in rural Mississippi might all of a sudden turn into a global spotlight.

When asked about how the company plans to distribute different Pokémon creatures and items around the world, Hanke said the goal of the developers is to let players walk out of their house and immediately find a Pokémon. It may not be the rarest Pokémon, but the hunt for the more elusive ones makes the game all the more exciting.

To make the game a bit more realistic, Pokémon creatures will live in different parts of the globe depending on what type of Pokémon they are. For example, Water Pokémon can be found close to water while very rare Pokémon are tucked away in very few places. They might show up in populous areas, but these sightings can never be predicted.

Fortunately, trading is very much allowed. It will be very beneficially for players who have a surplus of one type of Pokémon. Hanke said trading items continue to be a huge part of "Ingress" and that the mechanic will bode well in the company's next blockbuster project.

The game will contain various in-app purchases and even has an official complementary gadget called the "Pokémon Go Plus," a Bluetooth-enabled wearable that lights and throbs whenever a Pokémon is near. Nintendo has posted pictures of the wristband on Twitter.

"Pokémon Go" can be download free on the App Store and Google Play when it releases sometime in 2016. Click here to learn more about its rumored release date.