Fire Emblem Heroes—the upcoming smartphone debut of the popular turn-based strategy RPG series—was officially unveiled during the Fire Emblem Direct today, and part of the announcement was that it would be coming to Android first on 2nd February. No iOS date was given, just that it would be coming to the platform "soon", much like what was said about Super Mario Run's Android release when the game was initially revealed as an iOS exclusive.
Now, it seems that there is no exclusivity for Fire Emblem Heroes, as Nintendo of America's Twitter account revealed mere hours after the presentation that it would be releasing for both iOS and Android on 2nd February. No reason has been given for why it was initially just confirmed for Android, but at least now it seems that everyone will have access to it at the same time.
What do you think? Are you going to pick this up on iOS? Why do you think it wasn't initially announced for the platform? Drop us a comment in the section below.
[source twitter.com]
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Uh... okay.
I'm iOS, so I'm fine with that but...
Why even act like it was timed exclusive on Android?
Ah IOs...
As usual.
Android version later.
@Anti-Matter They're releasing the same day.
Your joke fell flat the second it entered the room.
Uh...ok. I'll take it, I suppose.
Maybe Nintendo was working on the approval process with Apple and it was approved just after the Direct was filmed/aired. Or maybe Nintendo was being weird like they always do. One of those two might've happened (and I think we all know the more likely scenario).
If the game offers microtransactions and nothing that can be purchased for permanent use (such as maps/missions etc.), then I won't bother with this. While I'm still lingering on with the monstrosity that is Pokémon Shuffle (bane of my existence), I won't support any other game that adopts such a despicable business model.
Nice! I'll be able to play it on launch day, then.
@Mega_Yarn_Poochy Cringy
Whew. I was not wanting to wait.
Nintendo, I love you, but please hire someone to fix your messaging. Have mercy. This shouldn't have had any screw ups.
@Frosty_09 The difference is that this is a picture of lunatic+ mode. That's how many units it'll require to take her down, assuming all of them successfully land critical hits.
i suspect that the approval process for ios was still unresolved at the time of the direct, then someone at apple saw or heard about it and fast-tracked approval. or maybe the approval just took a day longer than anticipated.
@SanderEvers i do like the possibility that they were testing if they could influence apple's policies like this. if they did, it worked!
Good for everyone
Doesn't bother me that Android users don't get the same exclusivity that iOS users got for SMR, I'm just glad we get SMR at least one month after FE:H.
Oh. Um. Well, next month huh? That was fast.
Great
Looks like Apple panicked and rushed their approval of FE Heroes so it would release same-day.
@MetaRyan You are correct! lol
This isn't fair. I thought that Android was supposed to be getting a 3 month exclusivity to make up for the wait for Super Mario Run.
@twadezelda3dsxl how is it unfair? The iOS release date has no bearing on when Android gets it. It isn't like Nintendo turned around and delayed the Android version or something. You are actually mad that someone else may be able to play the same day as you?
@twadezelda3dsxl
I know parents will try to treat their kids equally so they feel like there are no favorites, but the market isn't fair, Nintendo isn't parents and iOS and Android certainly isn't their kids.
It's about maximizing profit, not equality. If Google isn't paying for exclusivity (like Apple did) they're not getting any
Last time I've checked App Store few days ago, Mario Run was everywhere (banners in main page and being the icon for many games categories), and now is no more. Maybe it's just coincidence, but maybe Apple contacted Nintendo and said they would stop featuring their games if they made timed delayed for google too.
I've gotta say it looks fantastic.
So long as the microtransactions aren't intrusive, I'm fine. If there's a way to summon a certain amount of times per day without spending a cent, I'm fine.
I mean hey, I've managed with badge arcade. How bad could it be?
My heart sake when it said only for android. Now I can get my FE on. No one knows the cost.
Good to hear that.
Maybe it's coming out just after midnight on Android 12:01AM and just after noon on iOS 12:01PM, so "later", in the day.
This FE on smartphone is more fun than the one on Switch which is another rebranded Dynasty warriors.
@Syrek24 the IOS exclusivity has done that I no longer care about the game
@Mega_Yarn_Poochy Guess since iOS got timed exclusive of Super Mario Run.
@whodatninja well why not?
@Mega_Yarn_Poochy In regards to releases for iOS one can never really guarantee a release date unless it passes all of Apples tests first. Like it could take a week for your app to pass through or it could take a month. They must have passed the tests. You can actually set up to have your app go live at an exact time worldwide.
I'm not complaining, but that was weird that they specifically said Android yesterday.
@River3636 Why not what?
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