Nintendo and Game Freak probably should've done this themselves, maybe releasing along with Super Mario Run. Or at the very least, get a company with a decent resume and not a company with 2 games to their name prior to Go. But since the idea for this game came from the Google Maps April Fool's a 2 years ago, it was probably always going to be Niantic.
Haven't touched Go in a while unfortunately. I honestly have more fun with Miitomo at this point, at least I know what to expect there and my expectations are fulfilled.