![]() ![]() Your Princess Is in Another Castle!: Once again, just when Euden is on the cusp of saving Zethia, she gets dragged away by another party.Whoever kidnapped Zethia is somebody that she recognizes given her dialogue prior to the end of the chapter.is Audric, the time-shifted version of King Aurelius. Wham Line: The reveal that the mysterious stranger who saved the party from Jinlorda and Nedric.This despite Kai Yan being laid out on his ass and Tartarus being killed outright. Unexplained Recovery: The five Agito all reconvene for a showdown in 20-7.Only the Worthy May Pass: Jinlorda reveals that the way to the Dawnshard is blocked off to a barrier that's not even fairy-made but more technological and will only open to the Auspex, in this case Zethia.At 20-4, the party has only made it HALFWAY up the tree! Internal Reveal: Zethia tells Euden about her time in the past and that she went with Nedrick on her own. ![]() ![]() Faustian Rebellion: Nedrick wants the Dawnshard not to summon Bahamut, but to kill him.Face Death with Dignity: Upon finding out that Cleo had recently spoken to Alberius, Tartarus doesn't do anything to keep Cleo and Nidhogg from finishing him off, accepting his death and allowing himself to part for Alberius.Empty Shell: Sheila is like Euden, having been revived using a piece of the Other, only her physical form was ever restored.Boss Rush: 20-7 gives the party one with each and every last member of the Agito going from Volk, Ciella, Ayaha & Otoha, Kai Yan and finally Tartarus.On their way toward Nedrick and Jinlorda, Cleo has a heart-to-heart with the spirit of Alberius. The party makes their way into the Sacred Tree where they encounter fiends they have never seen before. Its final chapter is coming in July 2022.Release Date: June 2021 (Part 1), July 2021 (Part 2) Hopefully, this lesson with Dragalia Lost won’t be for naught.ĭragalia Lost is currently available for iOS and Android devices, but not for long. Nintendo didn’t release many mobile games in the past two years, but it did green light Pikmin Bloom (which, again, is based on an existing IP). It hasn’t quite nailed it with its mobile gaming campaigns, but that doesn’t mean it’ll necessarily stop. However, it might be learning from its competitors and past experience about what kind of games to put out at a lower risk. The Inverse Analysis - Nintendo might not invest in any more original mobile games. Meanwhile, mobile games like the aforementioned titles and Pokémon Unite will likely remain an ongoing focus for Nintendo. Nintendo experiments with unorthodox game formats - like the mixed reality approach of Mario Kart Tour - but it isn’t afraid to call it off if an experiment doesn’t work.ĭragalia Lost is the only original IP among Nintendo’s mobile offerings, and will probably be the last experiment of its kind. Success has varied, but Fire Emblem Heroes generated $656 million in revenue worldwide as of 2020. Besides Dragalia Lost, it’s currently supporting Mario Kart Tour, Fire Emblem Heroes, Mario Kart Run, and Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. Nintendo has dabbled in the mobile market for years with intermittent since 2016. Say goodbye to your Dragalia Lost characters. But company leaders likely changed their minds about mobile gaming after the tremendous success of Niantic’s augmented reality phenomenon, Pokémon Go. ![]() Nintendo’s past reluctance to invest in mobile gaming mirrors its vocal reservations with esports, so it isn’t the first time that it only dipped its toe into an adjacent industry after a push. "If we did this, Nintendo would cease to be Nintendo.” "This is absolutely not under consideration," Iwata told Nikkei (via IGN). Back in 2011, then-president Satoru Iwata expressed cynicism about mobile gaming to Japanese media outlet Nikkei. Nintendo’s unorthodox approach - Nintendo is notoriously protective of its IPs and hesitant to branch out of what it knows best. Dragalia Lost is also Nintendo’s most notable mobile game shutdown after Dr. Nintendo fans already know and love the characters of Fire Emblem Heroes, but Dragalia Lost never had an existing fanbase to leverage.Īccording to Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmed, Nintendo recently generated about $450 million from its mobile and IP licensing business. Companies like Activision Blizzard and Square Enix develop mobile spinoffs of hit franchises to draw in consumers. Lack of IP awareness - Dragalia Lost is an original IP, and that may have been its biggest hurdle to overcome. Dragalia Lost’s plot heavily involves relationships between humans and dragons. ![]()
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