Garou
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iOS 9 was released last week and one of Capcoms biggest iOS-apps Monster Hunter Freedom Unite / Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G is incompatible with the latest release. If you start the app you just see the Capcom-logo for a couple of seconds before it crashes to the homescreen.
Now mind that:
- The app was released less than 1.5 years ago
- The app costs 15$ / 1,900Yen
- Apple actually selected the game for their "App Store Best of 2014"-awards in Japan
- The game had 4.5 out of 5 stars as an average rating in Japan before iOS 9 came out
- The app still is in the Top 100 of paid apps in Japan
- Monster Hunter is a game where people invest 100+ hours into a character
- Hori actually released their iOS Bluetooth controller with MHFU as the flagship-title
- Capcom is not simply ignoring all of this, they even go as far as stating "This application is not compatible with iOS 9 (including the Beta). There are currently no plans to update this application in the future. Please keep this in mind when updating your OS."
- Capcom is still happily selling the game on the App store
Super-shady all around and a real shame, since the game was one of the better examples of how to bring a game from a dedicated gaming-device to a smart-device. This sudden mobile "End-of-Life"-ing has to stop. And you cannot tell me that one of your flagship-titles in Japan where iOS has an exceptional market-share is not worth of extended support.
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Update Oct. 10: Japanese and English versions of the game have been removed from the App store.
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Update Dec. 12: Capcom today announced to update the game for iOS 9 in spring 2016! People who kept the app on their device will be able to continue using their savefile.
Now mind that:
- The app was released less than 1.5 years ago
- The app costs 15$ / 1,900Yen
- Apple actually selected the game for their "App Store Best of 2014"-awards in Japan
- The game had 4.5 out of 5 stars as an average rating in Japan before iOS 9 came out
- The app still is in the Top 100 of paid apps in Japan
- Monster Hunter is a game where people invest 100+ hours into a character
- Hori actually released their iOS Bluetooth controller with MHFU as the flagship-title
- Capcom is not simply ignoring all of this, they even go as far as stating "This application is not compatible with iOS 9 (including the Beta). There are currently no plans to update this application in the future. Please keep this in mind when updating your OS."
- Capcom is still happily selling the game on the App store
Super-shady all around and a real shame, since the game was one of the better examples of how to bring a game from a dedicated gaming-device to a smart-device. This sudden mobile "End-of-Life"-ing has to stop. And you cannot tell me that one of your flagship-titles in Japan where iOS has an exceptional market-share is not worth of extended support.
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Update Oct. 10: Japanese and English versions of the game have been removed from the App store.
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Update Dec. 12: Capcom today announced to update the game for iOS 9 in spring 2016! People who kept the app on their device will be able to continue using their savefile.