Nintendo just announced its next mobile game … but you’ll have to wait to play it

By Nick Pino

Nintendo has just inked a deal with developer Cygames to create a new mobile game called Dragalia Lost. Details are sparse, but the game will be a traditional JRPG with a real-time battle system and loot box-style microtransactions.

Too bad you’re going to be waiting awhile to play it.

The plan is that the game will come first to Asian markets – Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau – starting in a few months. A North American and European release has been confirmed, but it won’t happen until later Nintendo says.

One potential reason for this is that the game’s developer, Cygames, is responsible for the incredibly popular Granblue Fantasy, a mobile title that had over 16 million registered players in Japan. Dragalia Lost will borrow some of the same mechanics as Granblue Fantasy – including its loot box-based rewards system in which items, characters and upgrades are unlocked at random by spending in-game currency.

To seal the deal, Nintendo has obtained 5% stake in Cygames, just like it did with Pokemon Go developer Niantic when that partnership was announced.

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Source:: techradar.com – Gaming