Konami's New Yu-Gi-Oh! Video Game Unveils Its Digital Shop

And this is where Yugioh dies.

Goodbye, everyone. it was fun while it lasted

....Yeah I'll stick with Legacy....

Of course Konami would showcase the shop as a "feature". XD

"And here's where your money goes!"

Thanks I hate it

still hoping for card trading

Should read "Adding to your card collection has never been easier with Mastercards intuitive GIVE US MONEY feature!"

You know. I am not too angry because we have Legacy. If this was the only way to play YuGiOh then I would be furious. This also confirms my stand on the Virtual Console. Bring it BACK! And don't make Kingdom Hearts I and II cloud only!!!

I love most of the YuGiOh video games but this is a blow to the buzzies for me. How horrible. Thank heaven for Legacy (though I have completed that 100%).

Imagine paying for digital "products" of any nature and thinking you're paying for an actual thing of value.

Coming soon, Yu-Gi-Oh NFTs!

I’ll be over here playing MTG Arena for free.

@SeantheDon29 ...wait, you mean this whole time, you were having... Fun? 🤔 Playing Yugioh?

I'd be more interested to know how the gems are earned than where they're spent, but I guess this does confirm that we're getting a duel links style monetization system. I feel like I've been reasonable successful in Duel Links spending very little money, so I'm cautiously optimistic.

I mean, I get what they're trying to do here, I really do. Even if the primary goal is making money, if there was ANY type of video games that warranted an eshop, it's trading card games. All they're doing is digitizing what we do in real life with purchasing, trading, etc...

With that being said, with Legacy of the Duelist being a thing, and Rush Duel (Idk, haven't played it), hard pass.

I knew this game was doomed the moment it was announced to be free to play

Are card games technically the start of P2W games?

It's free-to-play, so ofcourse it has microtransactions.

@NinjaGuy69 No way people STILL have this mindset in the 20's, when we've had about 20 years to get our heads round that concept
By that logic you shouldn't be buying games digitally, or downloading music, or subscribing to streaming, because you're spending money on something you're not physically holding.
Just how far back in the past are you stuck exactly?

Long as the events give enough gems per day, it might not be that horrible. You'll get enough free gems to start building a deck as a first-day player. We all know that buying 3 starting decks is valid depending on which one and the Ban list.

The big problem comes from people who just can't say no when they think that spending .99 cents for 100 gems seems fair. Which I'm using as a default amount. Some games are like it will seriously cost you 40 bucks for enough to buy a new "Pack" for something. Others might be 5 or 10. Depending on the cost for enough gems for a new pack [which should be "10" technically but that's still a lot for a non-physical product] Will depend on a lot of factors.

Still, if you can handle it, and know to never buy anything it could be a nice side option. If the duels can handle random one-bar cell single's well.

Showcasing the in-game store🤣. That is just so Konami.

I’m glad I’m not a yugioh fan because I’m not giving this godforsaken company my money.

@FatWormBlowsASparky Have fun grinding for a year just to build 1 competitive deck lol

@mysuddendoom I don't purchase things digitally because I'm not getting a tangible product. It's called being a pragmatic consumer.

I’ll stick with Duel Links if I’m playing a monitized Yugioh. At least those have the anime characters

@drewber2635
I have competitive decks, didn’t take long at all.

@NinjaGuy69 So you've never downloaded or streamed music? Or used Netflix? They don't give you CD's or DVD's