Gundam Evolution, which Bandai Namco has high hopes for and is regarded as putting Gundam IP into e-sports games, has announced that it will end operations on November 30, 2023 in less than a year after its launch. The payment service in the game has been gradually stopped. It is officially announced that an explanatory video filmed by the game producer will be released on July 22, 2023. Before the end of the operation, the official is expected to update the sixth season on August 24, which will provide 1 additional body and 2 maps. The seventh season will be updated on October 26, one month before the suspension, and will provide a body with a map.
▲There are still two waves of season updates before the service is suspended
Gundam Evolution was developed with the concept of linking FPS and Gundam fans. It will be put into operation on September 21, 2022. Many players have complained that it is a Gundam-like combat game with a 6 vs 6 PVP battle mode. The Gundam mechas are not highly related to each other, and their combat power is not equal to the original. Only the characteristics of the mechas are used as the first-person battle.
Although it can be seen that Bandam Namco has put a lot of thought into this game, there is no lack of similar games in the market, and it is difficult to become a decisive point only by relying on Gundam as a topic; players who have continued to pay attention to Gundam Evolution have previously felt that the follow-up situation is not good Wonderful, in addition to the slowdown of the previous update, Steam Mobile Suit Gundam Operation 2 (GBO2), which was supposed to be suspended due to the focus on Gundam Evolution, has been put into operation again. I am afraid that it also vaguely reveals that Gundam Evolution may A sign of being abandoned, today’s announcement is both unexpected and not too unexpected. I can only say that I hope the next Gundam IP game will be better.
From the situation of Bandam Namco’s games made with animation IP in recent years, I hope they can think clearly that although well-known IP can attract diehard fans, excessive consumption of fan feelings will not work.
