However, for as soon as, an “finish is nigh” announcement isn’t the entire story. Followers of the lovable life sim who’ve spent the previous seven years tending to their campsites — and recreation historians frightened concerning the future preservation of on-line video games — can relaxation straightforward: Pocket Camp, and gamers’ save information, will stay on in a brand new kind.
Nintendo has stated it can launch a brand new, paid, offline model of the sport that gamers will be capable to switch their save information to and play far into the longer term.
In an accompanying FAQ, Nintendo defined that the paid model of Pocket Camp may have the identical “primary gameplay and controls” as the present recreation, however permit gamers to make use of all of the included options for a one-time buy payment. It’ll haven’t any in-app purchases and gained’t help the Pocket Camp Membership subscription service or the Leaf Tickets microtransaction forex. It’ll work offline, however gained’t have Pocket Camp’s on-line options, corresponding to items and visiting different gamers’ campsites. Sport saves might be transferred between the variations of the sport by linking them through Nintendo Accounts.
Nintendo didn’t reveal how a lot the paid app will price, however so long as the value is affordable, it appears seemingly many Pocket Camp gamers will benefit from the chance to maintain taking part in, or simply protect their recreation saves. Maybe the paid app would possibly entice some new gamers who’d beforehand been turned off by Pocket Camp’s freemium mannequin.
Whereas many gamers expressed disappointment on the shutdown, many left appreciative replies below the publish from the sport’s official X account. “Most cellular video games will come to an finish ultimately, that is simply the very best case situation for such an occasion,” stated one. “When Dragalia Misplaced was shut down and I misplaced EVERYTHING……..I used to be devastated. This deserves real respect as a result of they don’t must be doing this,” posted one other.
Nintendo’s Pocket Camp shutdown technique wouldn’t work for each on-line recreation; like different Animal Crossing titles, Pocket Camp has social options however is centered on solo gameplay, and gamers will nonetheless be capable to take pleasure in their collections in an offline context. Nonetheless, it’s heartening to see a developer pull the plug on one in every of their video games in a method that respects each their very own creation and gamers’ funding in it. Hopefully others will take be aware.