Nintendo announced it’s financial statement results recently and it paints such a different results. Source: Bloomberg<\/a><\/p>\n Fire Emblem Heroes revenue for Q4 2017 is more than 3 times as big as Pokemon Go revenue. It’s such an amazing feat for Fire Emblem Heroes with such small install base and small active user base.<\/p>\n What makes Fire Emblem Heroes so successful? Let’s review the game.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fire Emblem Heroes story\u00a0is\u00a0not as\u00a0long and deep as the usual Fire Emblem games.\u00a0At the beginning, when it was first released,\u00a0it only has\u00a09 Chapters with\u00a05 sub-chapter each. So, total 45 missions to play.\u00a0Once you finish\u00a0a chapter, a harder mode of the same story mode becomes available. There are\u00a03 modes total: easy, hard and lunatic.<\/p>\n The developer\u00a0promised to keep adding new content periodically.\u00a0So far, they have kept their promise. In the first 6 months since the release date, they’ve added 3 more chapters,\u00a02 Xenologue and 8 Paralogue.\u00a0They have added\u00a04 voting gauntlet, 2 tempest trials<\/a>, 2 special maps event and several other mini quests. They also\u00a0added several Grand Hero Battle: Narcian, Robin (female), Ursula, Michalis, Navarre, Zephiel, Xander<\/a>, Lloyd<\/a>, Camus, Legion, Clarisse and Berkut<\/a>.\u00a0Not only that, they’ve also added squad assault and chain challenge.<\/p>\n So, there are\u00a0actually quite a lot of content being added over time. If you’re just starting playing the game, you’re in for a treat. But if you’ve been playing everyday since release day, it feels that the content doesn’t come quick enough.<\/p>\n As with any other Fire Emblem games, there are lots of unique heroes in Fire Emblem Heroes. Each heroes have their own back story. Some of them are limited edition, such as:<\/p>\n So far, there are about 150 heroes available in the game and more are being added as we speak.<\/p>\n There are a few ways to get the heroes:<\/p>\n The game play is very similar to any Fire Emblem game. It’s more simplified that we don’t have to worry about weapon breaking down. No real inventory for battling. No class change, etc. Though simplified, it still provides enough fun and strategy.<\/p>\n In Fire Emblem Heroes, collecting the heroes is pretty much the goal of everyone. Summoning the heroes is pretty much the only way to get the heroes you want.\u00a0Some of the heroes are only available at 5 stars. Some are available as 4 stars and 5 stars. Some as 4 stars only. Some as 3 stars and 4 stars. And some as 3 stars only. Getting a 5 stars hero is very hard. Chance of getting a 5 stars hero starts at 3%. Every 5 summons, if you don’t get any 5 stars, the chance increases by 0.25%. So, in theory of probability, you should get a 5 stars hero once per 24-33 summons (on average). However, not everyone get good RNG. Currently, I’m in a drought. I’ve summon 38 times without getting any 5 stars.<\/p>\n Summoning heroes is very similar to gambling\u00a0(slot machine). The heroes you summon may or may not have the\u00a0stats you’d like. Each summoned heroes come with slight variety of stats (IV). Depending on the heroes, you may want a specific IV for optimal use. For the most part, everyone would like to get the heroes with either\u00a0+atk or\u00a0+spd stats. Heroes are considered bad if either atk or spd is\u00a0negative. So, if you\u00a0want to get\u00a0your favorite heroes with the right IV, you have to summon a lot.\u00a0Summoning is easy, however it’s very expensive and the chance of getting your favorite heroes is very small.<\/p>\n Orb is\u00a0very limited in this game. You can get\u00a0orb by completing missions or quests.\u00a0However, you can only get orb once from them. You can\u00a0also get\u00a0orb from some event bonus (limited time only). Or you can purchase\u00a0them with real money. It cost $12.99 for 23 orbs or $19.99 for 35 orbs.\u00a0It costs 20 orbs to summon 5 times in a row without quitting the summon process.\u00a0Each\u00a0summon\u00a0without continuing costs 5 orbs. So, you’ll get a 1 summon discount if you summon 5 continuously.<\/p>\n Since almost everyone wants to\u00a0collect all of the heroes, many can’t resists the temptation to spend\u00a0real money to get the digital character they\u00a0want. Some spend less than $100. Some spend in the hundreds. Some people spend more than thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n Fire Emblem Heroes is an excellent game. It’s simple, yet have rich stories as it’s based on the Fire Emblem Franchise and the developer keep adding more and more\u00a0content. It’s the\u00a0highest grossing\u00a0Fire Emblem game of any Fire Emblem\u00a0versions. So, expect the developer will keep adding more content in order to\u00a0get more revenue. However, this game is not for everyone. If you can’t control your spending habit or susceptible to falling to gambling, you should avoid this game as far as possible. If you’re a casual gamer that just want to play for fun, then this game is an excellent choice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fire Emblem Heroes (FEH) – mobile game on iOS and Android – has been around since February\u00a02017. It’s a spin-off game based on the Fire Emblem franchise. It’s a more simplified version of the traditional Fire Emblem games. FEH is not as popular as Pokemon Go. Only 10 million+ combined downloads\/installs on both platforms. 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<\/p>\nStory<\/h5>\n
Heroes<\/h5>\n
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Game play<\/h5>\n
Gacha effect<\/h5>\n
Final Thoughts<\/h5>\n