Nintendo seems to be increasingly seeking to make money from in-app subscriptions in its iOS and Android mobile games, with Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp the latest example.
The company previously offered a Gold Pass for Mario Kart Tour …
Resetera member ZeoVGM spotted advance notice of the upcoming Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp subscription options, set to launch on November 21.
The feature will be limited to Mario Kart Tour Gold Pass subscribers during the beta testing period. The Gold Pass in-app purchase is a $4.99 per month subscription. In addition to multi-player support, Gold Pass includes 200cc racing, Gold Challenges, and Gold Gifts.
The news didn’t go down well with other forum members.
In the other plan, you’ll be able to receive fortune cookies and store your furniture and clothing items in warehouses.
Via The Verge
Oh yeah, thanks for reminding me to delete this off of my phone.
Nintendo’s mobile practices are shameful. Feels uncharacteristically dirty for Nintendo. It’s like mobile Nintendo and Switch Nintendo are two completely separate companies.
Keep this trash millions of miles away from my mainline Animal Crossing. Nothing that even resembles it. Nothing that can be carried over or transferred.
As someone who’s played this game almost every single day since launch…… nah.
I feel like all these microtransactions and paid services are cheapening the brands of these games.
Pay for a helper so they can help you finish all that nothing you’ve been putting off doing in Pocket Camp.