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Why are most mobile games trash? (fedia.io)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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They usually are free to play with predatory monetization mechanics. That was especially back in 2016 when thanks to these games, the mobile gaming revenue outpaced PC and console gaming revenue.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

what shocks me is that nintendo never made some new pokemon games in their old GBA or DS style. it would be perfectly suited to phone limitations and expectations and there is a huge potential market for that style of game.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

If pokemon got a true mobile port it would have instantly cut their DS/3DS (and maybe Switch) hardware sales in half. Never going to happen

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Now I'm picturing a pokémart with micro transactions to buy items and I'm glad this doesn't exist

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Just switch, 3DS is discontinued.