Nintendo will sell the upcoming paid version of its smartphone Animal Crossing app for £18 ($20) after the closure of i…
  • Kelly@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17·
    2 days ago

    I much prefer a flat fee monetization model.

    The next question is will it actually be a paid premium download, eligible for family sharing, or will they structure it is a free download with a “full game unlock” IAP?

  • djidane535@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    12·
    2 days ago

    It’s great news because it will now be available in other countries which ban F2P games with « gacha » mechanics. I think I will give it a try in December (but I have to get some info on it first, I like Animal Crossing games but I have no idea how good this mobile version is).

    • subignition@piefed.social
      9·
      2 days ago

      The article links to a previous article about the online service for the free to play version shutting down. It looks like the Complete edition is an offline version where all the content will be available through gameplay without microtransactions, where the events will rotate every 4 years. HTH

        • Natanael@slrpnk.netEnglish
          4·
          1 day ago

          Probably because they’re shifting development work to something else. Doing it this way and making it run offline frees up developers.