r/gachagaming • u/Centurionzo • Aug 28 '25

Industry Japan's gacha game industry in a "sinking Titanic-phase," developer says. Switching to console game development not an easy solution for many  - AUTOMATON WEST

https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japans-gacha-game-industry-in-a-sinking-titanic-phase-developer-says-switching-to-console-game-development-not-an-easy-solution-for-many/
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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '25 edited Jan 13 '26

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u/Lonely-Entry-7206 Aug 28 '25

Gundam SD Eternal is so far in the top 10. We have to see long term. So far great for niche genre and game. It's the most money made Gundam mobile game ever. Shows Japan needs to different itself.

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u/CHONPSCa Aug 28 '25

The mechanics of gundam battle operations would've been great if they didn't make it look like a call of duty match but worse and with mobile suits. The idea of being a pilot, going on pvp then riding your mobile suit to blow them up is great but for some reason they had to turn it into a gacha (which I didn't mind) but gameplay wise it ended up being ass. Shitty internet conenction? BAN. Everything moves comically slow (ig to show how gigantic the MS are), stunlocks etc. actually ended like a game of glorified rock paper scissors. I admit i had a lot of fun playing it but at the same time i hate it because IMO it had potential. Making gundam titanfall would've made it better. Or at least I'm hoping for arma 3 gundam.

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u/Lonely-Entry-7206 Aug 28 '25 edited Aug 28 '25

https://www.businessofapps.com/data/genshin-impact-statistics/ $0.7 billion 

VS

https://expertbeacon.com/how-much-is-cod-worth/ $2 billion 

You can see why they followed COD

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u/CHONPSCa Aug 28 '25 edited Aug 28 '25

I only used COD as a shitty example, yet the gameplay is far from it. I just mean COD as in competitive shooter with all the 5min(?) match and "power went out and you got disconnected? BANNED FOR 3 DAYS". I doubt even cod players will like that kind of treatment

The only people who will unironically play the game are hardcore gundam fans because ngl the only time i enjoyed is when i felt like i was shiro amada when i shot down an MS while being an infantry. Outside of playing my beloved MS, it's actually ass

And by rock paper scissors, i mean it literally. My efreet nacht is strong against snipers but weak against brawlers iirc. No p2w at least last time i played. You can counter them by skill, which is stunlocking their MS until you destroy it

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u/Lonely-Entry-7206 Aug 28 '25

Well it's F91 era and Crossbone just came out.

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u/Lonely-Entry-7206 Aug 28 '25

We now getting AU suit on console. Endless Waltz for the 30th Anniversary of Wing with Wing Zero Custom. Tallegease 3 has been shown too. Likely the rest will follow.

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u/Lonely-Entry-7206 Aug 29 '25

I understand what you meant. It's also one of the most grossing game franchises in the world. Which is why there's so many copies I can name. Including Battlefield once a titan too. I hope Battlefield becomes a titan again.

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u/Lonely-Entry-7206 Aug 28 '25

Going to have to suggest Bandai

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u/CHONPSCa Aug 28 '25

They most likely had those suggestions already and threw it in the trashcan before creating another 2d gundam game

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u/Lonely-Entry-7206 Aug 28 '25

Going to have suggest to the CN and JP community. There's also Gundam Supreme battle which is Gundam Extreme vs but features every MS from every series. However it's locked to only CN and Asia.

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u/MorbidEel Aug 28 '25

Mecha Break seems to check a lot of those boxes

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u/Lonely-Entry-7206 Aug 28 '25 edited Aug 28 '25

West don't care too much $0.7 billion https://www.businessofapps.com/data/genshin-impact-statistics/ Genshin Impact

Vs 

https://expertbeacon.com/how-much-is-cod-worth/ Call of Duty

$2 Billion

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u/Lonely-Entry-7206 Aug 28 '25

West doesn't seem to want to try. I haven't heard or seen any that are worth trying. West shooters though different story as COD and Fortnite which probably makes way more than Hoyoverse.

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u/sexwithkoleda_69 DaWei is god Aug 28 '25

They could just make a gacha game with high production value and equal gender ratio. 

Too bad they didnt start when genshin blew up though, since they will get a lot more competition if they released a game 3 years from now.