• RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    52
    ·
    6 months ago

    Square Enix has announced that it will be shutting down two mobile games, Engage Kill and Full Metal Alchemist Mobile, in March.

    • Grass@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      6 months ago

      First one sounds much like the current era of uninspired squenix titles with two words in all black with a horizontal line or two on a white background. The second sounds like a brand leeching cash grab.

  • Altima NEO@lemmy.zip
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    14
    ·
    6 months ago

    I don’t see how they think mobile games are profitable. The market is so saturated and the games are all very samey with the same daily log in bullshit.

    • yamanii@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      10
      ·
      6 months ago

      They are way cheaper to make and if they get popular, it’s a constant revenue stream like FFXIV

    • FrankTheHealer@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      6 months ago

      It’s because of China and the Asian market in general. It’s beyond huge for mobile games. Even the crappiest piece of shit you could imagine will probably make money in that market if advertised in the right way.

  • xan1242@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    6
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    6 months ago

    Yu-Gi-Oh Cross Duel suffered the same fate. Dead not one year after release.

    Now it’s in the hands of a custom server, barely usable thanks to DRM that was hard to bypass.

  • Deello@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    edit-2
    6 months ago

    Engage Kill - March 21, 2024
    Full Metal Alchemist Mobile - March 29, 2024