If you participated in the open beta of Ninjala this week, you might have noticed the bubblegum shooter's emphasis on fashion. You can dress up your character and customise their look. With this in mind, Switch dataminers LeanYoshi and OatmealDome have discovered evidence of a special collaborative event potentially coming to the game.
Assuming this is the real deal, there'll be cosmetic items such as masks, clothing, and even stickers on offer. Again, there's no guarantee, but if you're a Sonic the Hedgehog fan and it does happen, it might be one extra reason to check out this upcoming release out.
The same dataminers also found evidence of micro-transactions in the form of "Jala" currency and gacha mechanics (thanks, Nintendo Everything). This is not exactly a surprise, considering it's a free-to-play title.
– In-game currency purchasable via microtransactions called “Jala” and a “Ninjala Pass”
– There is a Gumball Machine (basically gacha) that gives you “special items”
– “Jala is valid for 150 days from the day of purchase”
– “Purchase Jala, exchange Jala for items, or purchase a Ninjala Pass”
– “Before buying Jala, be sure to get permission from your parents or buy it together!”
– Jala expiration after 150 days appears to be Japan only
– Gumball Machine: “10 items will be drawn, but special items will be included in the lineup of the 1st drawing only. You can only obtain one special item. Once you’ve obtained a special item, no special items will appear in subsequent drawings.”
What do you think about all of this? Leave a comment down below.
[source gonintendo.com]
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I'm more concerned about the other info in the leaks, like how you can use money to buy "special items".
Sonic in Ninjala ?? 😕
SEGA meet Gung Ho ??
Ooh new error code messages inbound! Error code. Error code. Error code. Sonic. Error code. Error code.
I'm still incredibly salty that I didn't even get to play a single match. Got to do the training mode so I got a feel for the controls but that was it. Also annoyed that the twitter used a 24 hr clock when reporting the times so I missed the third beta time slot because I thought it was pm rather than am since they didn't actually specify when putting in the revised times.
@javiboy2 game wasn’t very good. Pretty “meh”, which is sad because I really wanted to like it and love the design... ah well. Just saying you didn’t miss much is all.
Managed to play one match and it was really fun
@javiboy2
So if you opened the game up it would tell you the time it would be available on your timezones...... I saw this because I was an hour early.... Then totally missed it so I never got to play it 😭
@Ttimer5 I managed to start the game for the first two times. I set alarms on my phone like a week in advance but apparently messed up the third time. After getting frustrated with the constant errors I didn't pay attention to the times they had listed, especially since they kept adjusting it on Twitter since not many ppl could get in
Would be a great mash-up and would bring attention to the title.
@Kalmaro It's free-to-play, that kind of stuff was expected if you asked me.
Inb4 Persona 5 crossover 🙄
This is a particular case where I hate data miners (and gaming websites). This is, for me, considered a spoiler. Bye bye the surprise (which would have been great).
@duffmmann Oh I know, I just KNEW it wasn't going to be all cosmetic junk.
@Zach777 Error code: NOW LOADING...
New game or I don't care, Sega.
Although what's the point of cramming in cosmetics if, you know, you can't even play as the guy who inspired said cosmetics?
@JR150 Yakuza next plz
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@Kalmaro I don't think "special item" confirms a pay-to-win model. It might just mean a special cosmetic item like in overwatch where the skins have rarity with legendary being the most expensive and having a lower chance to drop from a loot box. Let's just wait and see before jumping to conclusions.
I really do appreciate this line: “Before buying Jala, be sure to get permission from your parents or buy it together!”
Tho its common sense, I don't really see that in game with micro transactions and it just might stop some kid from buying before asking.
It sounds like the open beta was a real mess. Glad I didn't even bother trying as I already decided the game wasn't worth my time when they announced it was free-to-play.
@Vepra I never said there'd be p2w stuff. Just that I don't think everything will be cosmetic. With how much grinding you will be doing in this game, I'm expecting boosters of some kind.
@Anti-Matter I am still hoping for a physical, no online requirement like you. This game looks good and is a shame that it is tied to a online release only.
Would bring them some fame, I'm sorta excited to see what it will be like, hopefully not pay to win.
@Liam_Doolan I'm sorry but could you in the future not write out spoilers in the headline?
"Ninjala Datamine Suggests A Collab Might Be Happening" lets me choose whether I want to know or not.
Instead you took my present that I wasn't allowed to unwrap until Christmas, unwrapped it and threw it at me.
I come here for regular news, and usually you guys don't screw people over like this.
Granted, this is a rumor and nothing major, but it doesn't hurt to be considerate.
Seems to be a collab with the movie judging by the use of the name Robotnik. Either that or they're bringing back the Robotnik name (possibly for a future classic instalment?)
As if the miserable performance of the demo wasn’t bad enough, when I see the words “gacha mechanics” I know to turn around and walk away. I have no problem with honest micro transactions to support a free to play game, but gacha mechanics are extremely anti-consumer, unfair and are tantamount to gambling and don’t belong in any games marketed to children.
I guess I’m gonna grind for Sonic stuff day one then
Dear god, the in-game currency expires?! That is horrendously anti-consumer. I am growing sick and tired of personalization and customization being further and further gated behind micro transactions or worse, gacha mechanics in every game that includes online multiplayer.
@ReaperExTenebris
CoD did this as well. Matchmaking was biased toward matching you with players with pay-to-win guns, urging you to purchase said items, then matching you briefly with people without them to give you a feeling of power and validation for spending the money.
They will probably use the Sonic Boom characters to match the art style of this game.
Can't wait to see the severely retarded-looking SB Knuckles appear.
You guys aren't gonna do a poll or discussion about the Ninjala beta?
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