Nintendo Shutting Down Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp App, Plans to Release Paid Offline Version

[SamRyouji]

A ton of games still like that get released. What's stopping you from buying them?

I still buy offline games every now and then. I only feel a bit sad that it's not as much as used to be.

 

[ApplesAreSweet&Sour]

Eh. I played pocket camp in the beginning. It definitely doesn’t have that Nintendo charm and magic like New Horizons does. So even still, I think I’ll pass on this one.

All of Nintendo's mobile games are like the iPhone SE versions of the original full games:

They incorporate just enough of what you want to fool you into thinking it's the real thing. But also deliberately so little that you end up craving an actual game even more.

The juxtaposition of having paid $$799-999+ to use the World's most efficient mobile SoC and being limited to Nintendo games like Pocket Camp while the aggressively outdated and underpowered $199-$299 Switch console getting games that are many times more demanding on the hardware and offer vastly superior gameplay is as jarring as it gets.

I genuinely hope all of Nintendo's iOS games suffer the same fate as Pocket Camp. Truly disappointing from the World's most creative and famous video game maker.

 

[toobravetosave]

apple has pushed subscription and micro transactions for that sweet 30% cut

we need to make app gambling/loot boxes, and micro transactions in children’s games ILLEGAL

 

[MacMikePro]

I'd be so thrilled if Nintendo starts producing offline "buy once with no microtransactions" games for iOS. 🤩

That's exactly what they started with and did with Mario Run and I was so happy, but everyone else lost their minds, screaming "$10 DOLLARS FOR A MOBILE GAME?!!" blah blah blah. So unfortunately all that did was tell Nintendo that consumers want this BS freemium nonsense and microtransactions etc. I will never forgive the internet for that one lol.

 

[Student of Life]

Sounds like Mario Kart Tour is next.

Nooo that’s the only game I play. It is honestly fun and one can do well without in game micro transactions.

 

[Sanmi]

You will own nothing and you will be happy

 

[B4U]

Nooo that’s the only game I play. It is honestly fun and one can do well without in game micro transactions.

I really wish that is the case.
Constantly getting butt whipped at the ranks by those pay to win players still not leaving the game.