You may not be among the many fans of ‘Love Live! School Idol Festival 2 Miracle Live’, an anime-style rhythm game that, after almost a year (since April 2023, to be precise) waiting for it to be released outside of Japan, has finally arrived. But hold your excitement before rushing to buy it in February, because its servers will be shut down, well… in May. This year.
Two months of play
The game itself has given both good and bad news in a tweet where it made it clear that on May 31, 2024, its doors would close and it will not allow any more in-game purchases. However, they promise that it will be three unforgettable months. It was only missing. ‘Love Live! School Idol Festival 2 Miracle Live’ may not have been released at the same time as in Japan, but it will die at the same time. Take that, global system.
Does it make sense? Is there really someone who is thinking right now “Well, at least I’ll be able to play for three months”? Or is it really enough for some people to see idols in cute outfits dancing to catchy pop songs? Their audience will have if they are going to make the extremely strange effort of localizing and distributing a game for less than a hundred days.
‘Love Live! School Idol Festival 2 Miracle Live’ will be released for iOS and Android, which means that you won’t have the physical game to be able to play without online functions. When it’s over, it’s over. It is also true that there are enough fans of ‘Love Live!’ and its vast collection of manga, anime, short novels, video games, and even movies to compensate for the effort in some way.
Oh, and ‘Love Live!’ continues to release albums through different groups of teenage singers who have released a total of more than 159 singles in less than thirteen years (not to mention compilations, soundtracks, live albums, and much more). Looking at it closely, it may be that a game that only lasts for three months is profitable. Japan is Japan.
