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Fire Emblem Heroes Hits $1 Billion in Global Player Spending
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We are likely at the point where Fire Emblem Heroes has generated more money than all of the traditional Fire Emblem games put together. At least in this instance we never have to worry about Intelligent Systems abandoning new console games to focus on mobile since they need to keep making new console Fire Emblems to create new characters to turn into barely dressed 'armor' units put in the mobile game.
I quit the game ages ago and want nothing to do with all the power creep they added but that's clearly what keeps the whales hooked so what can you do.
I quit the game ages ago and want nothing to do with all the power creep they added but that's clearly what keeps the whales hooked so what can you do.
Imagine telling folks 10 years ago that Fire Emblem was destined to become a billion dollar franchise, and they would look at you like you came from outer space.
Honestly, it helps highlight how much of a logistical failure Dragalia Lost was in the end as a result of CyGames being so stubborn about not localizing it into more markets and Nintendo not pushing them harder to do so. Who knows how well it could have actually done in the end had they done what should have been the bare minimum.
I got bored of it after two weeks of playing it, and I was extremely hyped for it. They solved the problem of new characters basically being just FatesAwakening cast over time, but the gameplay was so boring, and it was a big wasted opportunity to make the story a nothingburger. It legitimately felt like stripped down mainline FE.
I only hope the frequent shitposts of Heroes's outstanding success delaying the release of mainline games is just that, a shitpost.
I only hope the frequent shitposts of Heroes's outstanding success delaying the release of mainline games is just that, a shitpost.
I think Dragalia's co-op focus was always going to limit its appeal. Bosses that can one shot players + balanced around 4 players being alive + even good players needing specific characters to keep up with new endgame progression was always going to hurt it.
If anything Heroes wants Nintendo/IS/KT/etc to get these games out faster so they can continue to stock the market with fresh, new waifu pngs.
Yeah, guilty as charged with helping with that a few years ago. I've fallen off the game though, the powercreep has gotten out of control. Characters can just bullshit ways of moving 5 spaces, get +5 to all stats for existing, debuff everything within 10 miles, and have ability descriptions as concise as a book now.
Really fantastic game when I played it though, taking out the RNG element of hit percentage was a brilliant idea and made the tactical aspect shine more than most FE games where you can be stumped by a 30% miss or something.
Really fantastic game when I played it though, taking out the RNG element of hit percentage was a brilliant idea and made the tactical aspect shine more than most FE games where you can be stumped by a 30% miss or something.
I've not played in like two or three years, so maybe that new membership is semi-worth buying for folk who don't buy Orb packs for pulls.. but man, I never understood people who spent money on FEH. The value proposition was terrible compared to anything else I'd played or have played since. Partially because they were kind about free Orbs, mostly because it was like $15 to do a single five pull… and five pulls were the worst thing to do if aiming for a certain Unit. Which means it was more like $20 for a five pull if you had to back out of your summon pool.
Well, now all standard banners allow you to outright choose a character once you get to 40 pulls (and even the special ones if you're under the subscription). Also character skins that can only be bought (or as part of the subscription).
I like how Heroes' gameplay completely eliminates random factors. But, yeah, the story is extremely stripped down compared to mainline FE games. Forging bonds somewhat help with character interaction but they don't realy make up for it.
It's really not. It puts it either in or just short of the top 40 ever, at least if this list is reasonable.
List of highest-grossing mobile games - Wikipedia
I meant in terms of the mobile gaming landscape. Last year the industry made nearly 100 billion dollars. In a single year.It's really not. It puts it either in or just short of the top 40 ever, at least if this list is reasonable.
List of highest-grossing mobile games - Wikipedia
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That's the power of a waifu gacha baby!
Well I guess it helps to be base off a popular ip.
Can't they just make their own characters?
Well I guess it helps to be base off a popular ip.
Can't they just make their own characters?
if I remember correctly, the real problem was Nintendo limiting the monitization of Dragalia Lost. the territories that DL didn't launch in weren't big spenders at the time so it wouldn't have helped
They do make their own characters, but I imagine a fresh batch of new characters from a AAA Fire Emblem console release is basically a big advertising push for a game that doesn't seem to have much of an advertising budget?
Like RAID SHADOWLANDS ads are everywhere, FEH not so much?
As someone who previously fell into the gatcha trap years ago but has been 5 years clean, that profit is insane. I was a small part of this massive profit. I've probably spent 10k between this, FFBE, and Seven Deadly Sins. So glad to be free of this madness.
Ok but that comparison gets silly it's like coming to a Nier Automata sales thread and claiming that selling 6 million is pennies when there are hundreds of millions console games selling every year.
I mean, FEH is no Genshin Impact, but the reason why 1 billion is absolutely ludicrous because of the low investment for updates. They essentially use their entire budget in hiring artists for full-body shots each month and two CG cutscenes every year. Most gacha games would dream for that kind of profit relative to the money and effort that is being actually invested into the project.
Heroes' story is very simplified compared to mainline FE. They make up their own characters, but there aren't many for each story chapter, and their appeal is also limited by how barebones the stories are. It's why they still heavily rely on console FE games for the big banners.
From all the ones I've tried FEH is the most "generous". I have about 500 free gems saved up lol
mobile games are getting to the point where they're costing as much as console games. the returns must be pretty impressive
I played FEH religiously for the first year it was out. It's actually a fun game, but I fell off of it because of the insane power creep. I did not spend large amounts of real money, it's basically impossible to be competitive if you don't.
F/GO is the game that has taken tons of money from me. I do have some regrets, but at least my units have long term value.
F/GO is the game that has taken tons of money from me. I do have some regrets, but at least my units have long term value.
I have spent a good amount and will happily continue to do so. Play it every day and want to support it :)
Havent played FEH but my friend tells me Heroes is the most generous game out there lol. Games like FGO have no pity system and Genshin primos are mad expensive especially if you want a certain character.
I haven't played since Seven Deadly Sins Grand Cross came out 2 years ago or so and took over for me as my daily gacha, but I only spent something like $15 on FEH in 3 years or so and I had A LOT of the characters. They were very generous with free currency and the pull rates seemed quite solid. Dragalia Lost was a little better than it in that regard, but I never once felt exploited by FEH.
Realistically if you spend $60-100 a year on a gacha and play it daily, you're getting a helluva lot better deal than buying a game on your console you'll play for a few weeks or a month if we're being honest. I've spent like $60 on SDSGC which is honestly probably equal to every other gacha I've played.. but I've played it for probably a thousand hours. The value of gacha games is generally astronomically high if you don't become an addict/whale.
Realistically if you spend $60-100 a year on a gacha and play it daily, you're getting a helluva lot better deal than buying a game on your console you'll play for a few weeks or a month if we're being honest. I've spent like $60 on SDSGC which is honestly probably equal to every other gacha I've played.. but I've played it for probably a thousand hours. The value of gacha games is generally astronomically high if you don't become an addict/whale.
I assume about $900 million of that was from Gatekeeper.
Dragalia had a lot of other things holding it back, it was never going to be a massive game. New IP that was fine but really not anything particularly special or unique, gameplay that wasn't all that well suited for mobile habits, not lucrative enough business model, not many crossovers, etc.
Really? I log in everyday without having spent a cent on this game and as others have said, it's one of the most generous gachas out there. Pretty good chances of getting decent characters/the ones you want, and the game hands you free orbs like there's no tomorrow.