A game that is not included orright List of the most important 2022 Games that died this year was the kart racer from Square Enix, Chocobo GP. There is a reason for that, because it will remain playable for the foreseeable future. However, as Square Enix announced on December 21st, the game is now effectively dead with “no more major updates” coming anytime soon. REST IN PEACE.
Chocobo GP is the sequel to Square Enix’s 1999 Speedster, Chocobo racing. Another entry planned for the Nintendo 3DS, Codename: Chocobo Racing 3D, was announced at E3 2010 quickly cancelled before he ever sees the light of day. chocobo GP, which launched for Nintendo Switch on March 10, 2022, marked a surprise return for the long-dormant franchise that drew the ire of the fans for its tricky mechanics and expensive Battle Pass.
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Now, in a perhaps not-so-surprising turn of events, Square Enix has ended support for Chocobo GP just nine months after the game’s launch. It wasn’t even a year old, but in an important clue On the game’s website, the publisher said, “There will be no more large-scale updates (e.g. new characters or new maps). [added] to [Chocobo GP] after the Season 5 update on Wednesday 21st December.” Leaderboards will continue without using the Battle Pass (called Prize Pass in-game), but you will no longer be able to purchase the premium in-game currency Mythril from Nintendo eShop. The in-game shop where you would use said mithril will completely disappear along with any unused mithril you have Chocobo GP on January 6th.
“In addition, new items will continue to be added to the Mithril Store throughout Season 5 as before, but the same items can also be added to the Ticket or Gil Stores at the same time and are available without spending Mithril,” Square Enix said. “Items originally sold in the Mithril Shop during the Season 1 through Season 4 periods may also be added to the Ticket or Gil Shops. We wish you continued happiness Chocobo GP.”
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Square Enix did not provide a reason or explanation for the end of support for the summarily Mario Kart-like racers. Perhaps the allocation of resources to the game has proven unsustainable, or developer Arika is focusing its attention elsewhere. It’s hard to say, but whatever, you’ll still be able to play Chocobo GP until it is taken offline. Whenever that happens.
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