Square Enix explains why the price of their mobile games is so high
10/12/12 8:01pm
As mobile gaming grows more increasingly popular, gamers can't help to realize the rather large price tag attached to Square Enix's games. But what is it that makes them so expensive?
In an interview with Kotaku, Square's PR wing sent out a corporate note explaining why the cost of their mobile games range anywhere from $5 to $20...
"Each game is priced individually and evaluated based on the type of game, depth and over experience it provides for players. Some of our higher priced titles offer more than 60 plus hours of game time with rich storylines, high quality graphics and challenging diverse combat... We've reconfigured and optimized them for the mobile platform, releasing them at a lower price then their original console or handheld versions. Square Enix does provide other casual titles in the lower price range, and as the market evolves, we'll take all different price points into consideration on a game-by-game basis."
The company does have a long history of attaching a price point far above what most mobile gamers are used to, with most of those games being mobile counterparts for both console and handheld titles.
Recently, Square released the mobile version of the hit DS game; The World Ends With You, running a cost of $19.99 for IPad and $17.99 for IPhone. While this may seem like a ridiculous price for some, it's nothing new for Square, as the company has mobile versions of Final Fantasy: Tactics, Final Fantasy III and Chaos Rings priced for $10.
What do you think g1s? Are Square's prices too high? or too low? Let me know in the comments below!
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so you get a $60 game for less then $20, so why are people complaining...oh wait its the internet, right.
8thRann
bomb ass comment *hi-five*
P.Suzuki
Seriously? "Why are the prices of SquarEnix's mobile games so high?"
Because you are getting TWEWY, and not Angry Birds Seasons.
8thRann
exactly *hi-five*
TWOxACROSS
Egg-fucking-zactly.
Pun not intended, but wholly welcome :p
8thRann
whine whine whine. A game is a game and costs money. Just pay for it and move on. Most of the games are worth the money, and really at that price it's a deal. Cell phone or console it doesn't matter, I pay for what it's worth. A lot of these 99 cent games aint worth a dime anyway. I been paying $40-$50 for games all my life, and to finally get pretty good games for cheap on iphone has been great. These square enix games have been a good deal to me too, and they are worth the price, and in my opinion are CHEAP. TWEWY for $15? Really? That's not a deal!? COME ON. And Dimensions, yes it's one of their priciest, IS STILL A GOOD ASS DEAL FOR A WHOLE 40+ HOUR GAME! Gawd I don't understand, it's not a $1 or $2 game you can beat in a couple of hours. You all should be happy you been getting cell phone games for this cheap anyway. I bet if they started out at coming out at $10+ you'd still be buying them.
whine whine whine that's all I hear. Be greatful they're cheaper than console games.
Sidescroller Def
If you're paying around $20 for The World Ends With You, that's actually a pretty good offer. I still think that mobile game controls aren't as good as controller controls, but you're basically getting the full experience for a significantly lower price.
ninmaster83
I think the prices are fair for what you're getting. I don't like paying it, but I can't argue that its unfair. I think if the game is adapted well and there's nothing taken away from port, there's nothing wrong with it, especially the iPad/Tablet games.