HUELEN10
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Gotcha. not trying to be dense with the following question, just not that well-versed, but who is they? DeNA or Nintendo?
Who makes these things anyways?
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Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing IPs coming to mobile, releasing this Fall
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Gotcha. not trying to be dense with the following question, just not that well-versed, but who is they? DeNA or Nintendo?
Who makes these things anyways?
No thank you.
Chittagong
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I am a Nintendo pessimist after working with them for years, but I actually think Fire Emblem might be the actual game. Their multi-SKU and expansion strategy recently with the franchise has been uncharacteristically complex for a console game, but would fit well IAPs on mobile.
Nintendo is developing the games and DeNA is providing the server/database backend, telemetry collection, and related service support for the titles.
If I'm remembering the mobile announcement correctly (And someone feel free to correct if I'm not), these are all internal nintendo development teams with business support and consulting provided by DeNA.
Crimsonclaw111
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More Fire Emblem and no Advance Wars in a grid system.
The world is burning.
The world is burning.
Palette Swap
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An AC mobile game with micro transactions makes a lot of sense and could really make bank.
flipswitch
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Not much of a mobile gamer, so will AC be full of micro-transactions?
Edit: well the above answered that.
Edit: well the above answered that.
It won't be like the tcg ... But i bet it will use all the art assets it provided.
Barrylocke
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I could definitely see a Fire Emblem Gacha game being a thing. I can see me being soul sucked into such a thing too.
Gotta get that 5 Star/Ultra Rare Levin Card with a fully upgraded Forseti tome.
Gotta get that 5 Star/Ultra Rare Levin Card with a fully upgraded Forseti tome.
I'm imagining a mix of Miitomo and Happy Home Designer with a bit of the traditional collecting aspect of AC mixed in, but in a simplified way. I'm thinking an AC game somewhere between HHD and a full AC release.
thegodsend
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From Nintendo's press release:
Does this also stealth-confirm a new Animal Crossing game for 3DS or WiiU (or NX)?
Does this also stealth-confirm a new Animal Crossing game for 3DS or WiiU (or NX)?
If they're interested in making money, they'll do a gacha with FE characters and not some tired card game. It isn't even like that genre is mired in toxicity or something. Terra Battle, Granblue, Love Live; People play these games entirely for free while they still make millions off the players that do spend money because they want to rather than being pressured to.
And there's already crossover with FEs audience. Couldn't be more ideal for Nintendo, really.
Well, I hope it's that so I don't have to care about it.
I mean, Cipher's appeal as a card game is that all the cards you play are familiar FE characters, and pulling random packs is basically gacha.
Though yeah, it's very unlikely to be digital Cipher.
Done right, these games alone will be more profitable than the entirety of the Wii U and 3DS combined software output. Nintendo has been dipping its toes in F2P for years now, they have a blind loyalty that will guarantee some initial success and healthy whales, its time to go balls deep on mobile. Don't hold back Nintendo, make mobile your bitch.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Duno if it's relevant for your thread Niro:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/nintendos-full-year-profit-drops-61-1461741151
I could see a complementary Zelda app or game to coincide with the launch of the game in March being the 4th one.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/nintendos-full-year-profit-drops-61-1461741151
I could see a complementary Zelda app or game to coincide with the launch of the game in March being the 4th one.
We lucked the fuck out then.
TCG, most likely.
Underperfoming ?
How many of those users are spending money? I haven't spent even a penny on Miitomo.
I wonder if whatever we do get will have Supports...
What did you see that made you a pessimist? Was that in Japan?
i wonder if they would use it as a platform to release old fire emblem games on over time as new chapters/stories.
JonathanEx
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Underperfoming ?
Can't find the quote but I saw something that the revenue hasn't been what they hoped? 10 million is definitely a good start as a userbase, but those users need to stick around and spend money to make it worth it.
Possumowner
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I think these are great choices,I can see Animal Crossing if done well on mobile being huge.
Nintendo's financial reports today are saying that Miitomo is making "close to Internet speculation". Last speculation I saw was $280,000 a week.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1207158
@mochi_wsj said:
Monetization wise, I expect it to look a lot like miitomo. Gatchas for special outfits and furniture as well as a shop that lets you buy other stuff outright. Log-in bonuses and mini-games to earn money. It basically writes itself. Major difference is that AC should have a much more compelling reason for players to come back than Miitomo.
Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing are great choices for mobile games. Animal Crossing is so big in Japan, and with Japan being a big market for mobile gaming, all they need is a good monetization scheme and it will be feeding easy money to Nintendo's pockets. Same with Fire Emblem, to a lesser degree.
Cow Mengde
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I need some screens for Fire Emblem to decide.
Good choices, but fall is late. Having Animal Crossing in June/July and Fire Emblem for fall would've been so good. AC is such a summer game IMO.
Also, glad I recently bought a New 3DS with New Leaf. Looks like there is a possibility they may be able to communicate with each other in some way (hopefully not just with Happy Home Designer).
Also, glad I recently bought a New 3DS with New Leaf. Looks like there is a possibility they may be able to communicate with each other in some way (hopefully not just with Happy Home Designer).
With Animal Crossing, I think the business plan should be pretty straightforward. It already has a great social gaming framework, and with endless items to decorate your house with and to customize your avatar, it should be easy to build all those hooks in for F2P gaming.
For Fire Emblem the big question will be.... gacha waifus or gacha weapons? Lol.
For Fire Emblem the big question will be.... gacha waifus or gacha weapons? Lol.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Both and watch the world burn.
Confused Cheeseburger
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Unexpectedly, the savviest move of the day. Animal Crossing mobile will CLEAN UP. It's perfect.
It's totally Gacha characters. Weapons don't have the same 'gotta keep pulling' cache. The FE characters are the money draw.
That doesn't mean there won't be a weapons gacha as well like Terra Battle does.
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