Square Enix dropped Chocobo Racing after 9 months of release

A red Chocobo in Square Enix's kart racer, Chocobo GP, is trying to escape from a large fireball chasing him.

Game not included wep List of majors 2022 Games that died this year He was a Square Enix Kart racer, CU من chocobos. There is a reason for that, as it will remain playable for the foreseeable future. However, as Square Enix announced on December 21, the game is effectively dead now because there are “no other large-scale updates” coming anytime soon. RIP.

CU من chocobos is the sequel to 1999 Square Enix’s Speed, Chocobo race. Another planned entry for the Nintendo 3DS, Codename: Chocobo Racing 3D, It was announced at E3 2010 however Quickly canceled Even before seeing the light of day. Chocobo specialist, which launched on March 10, 2022 for the Nintendo Switch marked a surprise return to the long-dormant franchise that Angry fans For eccentric mechanics and an expensive battle pass.

Now, in a perhaps unsurprising turn of events, Square Enix has ended support for CU من chocobos Just nine months after the game was released. She was not even a year old, but at important note On the game’s website, the publisher stated “There will be no more large-scale updates (such as new characters or new maps). [added] to me [Chocobo GP] After the Season 5 update on Wednesday, December 21st. Leaderboards will continue without the use of a Battle Pass (referred to as a Prize Pass in-game), but you can no longer purchase the premium in-game currency Mythril from the Nintendo eShop. The in-game store that said Mythril will use, along with any unspent Mythril, will completely disappear from your game. CU من chocobos Jan 6.

“In addition, new items will continue to be added to the Mythril Shop during Season 5 as before, but the same items can also be added to Ticket Shops or Gil Shops at the same time and become available to obtain without spending Mythril,” Square Enix told me. “Items sold in the Mythril Shop during Season 1 through Season 4 can also be added to Tickets or Gil Shops. We hope you continue to enjoy CU من chocobos. “

Kotaku Contact Square Enix for comment.

Square Enix has not provided a reason or explanation for the unofficial end of support Mario Kart-as a runner. Perhaps the game’s resource allocation is proving unsustainable, or developer Arika is focusing its attention elsewhere. It’s hard to say, but it doesn’t matter, you can still play CU من chocobos Until it is taken offline. Every time that happens.

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