Fire Emblem Heroes game is still the most profitable mobile game for Nintendo so far, but the revenue is declining at a fast pace. Intelligent Systems is experimenting with the business model to help with the revenue. They were experimenting with the FEH pass subscriptions last month and they are trying to sell a “forma” unit at about $30 this month. I think they are trying really hard to increase their revenue by adding other stuff on top of their very profitable gacha game. In my opinion, if they are going to add a subscription and buying mechanism, they should get rid of their gacha mechanics. They have to choose either gacha or outright purchase. Don’t try to mix the 2. By mixing the gacha and purchase, it shows how greedy the company is.
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Feh Pass vs. Other subscriptions – Fire Emblem Heroes
Feh Pass has officially launched and from the looks of it, it’s going to be here to stay. On reddit, now, there are more people accepting the pass than opposing it. I’m actually not surprised on how it turned out on reddit. Based on any of the previous surveys, I know that at reddit, there are a lot more people who pay to play Fire Emblem Heroes game than the F2P. The latest survey on reddit indicated more than 2:1 ratio of paying customers than the non-paying customers.
Before we look at how Feh Pass compares to other subscriptions, let’s compare Feh Pass to other deals in the game itself.
Fire Emblem Heroes 3rd Anniversary Goodies
Now that the FEH-pass announcement fiasco has settled down a bit and players have finished expressing their anger, let’s talk a bit on the goodies we’re getting on the 3rd anniversary.
New Subscription Announcement Ruin Fire Emblem Heroes 3rd Anniversary
Today marks the 3rd anniversary for the Fire Emblem Heroes mobile game. It’s supposed to be a celebration. Most companies typically aim to please the customers and fans of their games and make sure that there’s no backlash. It’s very unfortunate that Intelligent System never learned from their past mistakes and they make another mistake again this time around.
Take a look at Fire Emblem Heroes video on YouTube. There’re more than 2:1 dislike to like ratio. About 70% of viewer dislike the announcement of the 3rd celebration. Why is that? It’s all because of the announcement of the new subscription – FEH pass.
This announcement overshadows all other things that they announced. People are not talking about any gifts from the 3rd anniversary announcements, but complained about the upcoming FEH pass. If you look at Fire Emblem Heroes sub on reddit, you’ll know what I’m talking about. The subreddit exploded with anger, disappointment, etc. It’s all due to the FEH pass.
Fire Emblem Heroes Has Made $656 Million
Fire Emblem Heroes made the news again. Based on the latest report from SensorTower, Nintendo’s mobile games have generated more than $1 billion since they first release their games on mobile devices. $656 million of those revenue came from Fire Emblem Heroes. Animal Crossing game is at 2nd place with $131 million and Dragalia Lost … Read more
Competitive nature in Fire Emblem Heroes
Even though all game modes in Fire Emblem Heroes is played against AI, this game can be very competitive. Players are ranked against another. Score between players are really tight at the top. A difference of 1 or 2 points may translate to hundreds of ranks between those numbers.
As an example, in tier 21 arena, a player with 3,820 score may have rank of 1,000, that result in staying in tier 21 and get the highest rewards. Another player with a score of 3,818 may have a rank of 1,250, that result in dropping to tier 20 and get a lesser rewards.
Since we know how the ranking system works in Fire Emblem Heroes, actually players can benefit more if players cooperate with each other. By cooperating, more players can be in higher tier and get more rewards.
However, Intelligent System has created a perfect Prisoner’s Dilemma situation in Fire Emblem Heroes. It is impossible to cooperate with other players.
Let’s evaluate.