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Gacha games and mobile games in general were the target. Remember that all the install fee waivers that they announced initially were dependent on developers us

Gacha games and mobile games in general were the target. Remember that all the install fee waivers that they announced initially were dependent on developers using Unity's own ad broker for mobile games. Fate/Grand Order is one of the most profitable games on the mobile phone market, it literally makes millions and it's written in Unity. As far as I'm aware, Lasengle (the developers) don't actually have a Unity source license so they'd fall under this deal. The console/desktop market just... was not a consideration.

mjr00 3y ago
> Fate/Grand Order is one of the most profitable games on the mobile phone market, it literally makes millions Small correction: FG/O makes billions. Over 7 billion, in fact. https://gameworldobserver.com/2023/09/11/fate-grand-order-hits-7-billion-in-revenue-with-japan-accounting-for-over-80-of-total-player-spending https://gameworldobserver.com/2023/09/11/fate-grand-order-hi...
- Kiro 3y ago
  How is it possible? The game looks horrendous. I can understand Genshin Impact, Supercell games or even Candy Crush but this? What am I missing?
  - noirscape 3y ago
    To put it simply: really good writing, Fate in general being a super-franchise in the audience of anime viewers and a lot of whales willing to spend money for jpegs of their favorite anime girls.
  - bsder 3y ago
    Fate is part of the "Nasuverse" which has been around for a long time (Fate Stay/Night dates to 2004) and has the exact kind of superfan whales that leave mobile game developers salivating.
  - VHRanger 3y ago
    Japan is very very weird in mobile games. Western games basically never pierce in Japan, not for lack of trying. Japanese mobile games extend from their life and media consumption habits
    - fomine3 3y ago
      FGO is a bit outlier. Every FGO imitated games fail because no one can copy the core value: the scenario writer. Every other parts of the game has been often blamed but the writer Nasu's work is cultic popular.
  - theshrike79 3y ago
    Pretty 2D graphics of anime girls, good story. They are pretty close to Visual Novels, just with more gameplay.

mjr00 3y ago

> Fate/Grand Order is one of the most profitable games on the mobile phone market, it literally makes millions Small correction: FG/O makes billions. Over 7 billion, in fact. https://gameworldobserver.com/2023/09/11/fate-grand-order-hits-7-billion-in-revenue-with-japan-accounting-for-over-80-of-total-player-spending https://gameworldobserver.com/2023/09/11/fate-grand-order-hi...

Kiro 3y ago
How is it possible? The game looks horrendous. I can understand Genshin Impact, Supercell games or even Candy Crush but this? What am I missing?
- noirscape 3y ago
  To put it simply: really good writing, Fate in general being a super-franchise in the audience of anime viewers and a lot of whales willing to spend money for jpegs of their favorite anime girls.
- bsder 3y ago
  Fate is part of the "Nasuverse" which has been around for a long time (Fate Stay/Night dates to 2004) and has the exact kind of superfan whales that leave mobile game developers salivating.
- VHRanger 3y ago
  Japan is very very weird in mobile games. Western games basically never pierce in Japan, not for lack of trying. Japanese mobile games extend from their life and media consumption habits
  - fomine3 3y ago
    FGO is a bit outlier. Every FGO imitated games fail because no one can copy the core value: the scenario writer. Every other parts of the game has been often blamed but the writer Nasu's work is cultic popular.
- theshrike79 3y ago
  Pretty 2D graphics of anime girls, good story. They are pretty close to Visual Novels, just with more gameplay.