Tencent was reportedly making a brand new Nier sport with Sq. Enix however stopped growth in December. It was reportedly a cell sport that was within the works for practically two years.
In response to Reuters, the event prices and franchise rights to the Nier property have been costly. Tencent reportedly had hassle deciding the right way to monetize the cell sport so the corporate determined to cancel the undertaking.
One other Nier sport on cell already exists known as Nier Reincarnation. Nevertheless, it is shutting down later this 12 months however will obtain extra content material earlier than sunsetting. Nevertheless, this sport’s cancellation is much from the tip of Nier. Producer Yosuke Saito has strongly implied the sequence will proceed with director Yoko Taro, albeit at an unclear future date.
Certainly one of Tencent’s different initiatives is reportedly a cell model of Elden Ring that is attempting to emulate Genshin Impression’s free-to-play mannequin. Tencent has been attempting to turn into a much bigger participant within the video games business, because it fully owns Riot Video games and has a 40% stake in Epic Video games.
Nevertheless, CEO Pony Ma recently said that he feels Tencent has “achieved nothing” within the area over the previous 12 months, as its rivals launched new merchandise, and with 2023 being one of the crucial notable years for prime profile sport releases.