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Dragalia Lost, Nintendo’s First Totally New Mobile IP, Officially Closes Down in November

When Nintendo first announced that the major Japanese company would be entering the mobile game arena, there was a lot of worries and gnashing of teeth from traditional console gaming fans. The late Satoru Iwata, who was president of Nintendo, explained that they largely wanted to use mobile games to…

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Dragalia Lost, the Less Horny Gacha from Nintendo, is Winding Down

Dragalia Lost, the Nintendo published gacha, is shutting down. Or at least ongoing service for the game is ending at some undetermined point in the future. Technically that’s always been the case. Nothing lasts forever, but the development went and made a statement about it today. That’s… never a good…

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Calculating the Odds of Getting Big Stats vs. Big Boobs in Dragalia Lost

It’s been a year and a half since Dragalia Lost clawed its way into our hearts. With yet-to-be-announced events in store for later this month, now’s the perfect time to pick up (or return to) the adorable mobile title. Combining Nintendo’s love of quirky RPGs with Cygames’ mobile expertise, the tap-based action…

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Late Lunch September 30, 2019: Nipples Are Feet

New time, folks! John’s got real work to do during the day so we’re moving to 5pm PST. Niki and Andrew protest. TwitchCon 2019 is discussed. Late Lunch is Fanbyte’s live video podcast that airs every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 5pm PST (ish) on twitch.tv/fanbyte. We’ll put the VODs up on…

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Dragalia Lost’s First Anniversary Update Brings Free Stuff, Mega Man Event and More

Dragalia Lost‘s first anniversary is right around the corner, and Nintendo is blowing the doors off the barn with what might be the single largest celebratory event I’ve ever seen for a mobile gacha game. The enormity of the event was outlined in the wee hours of this morning in…

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Farming Wyrmite in Dragalia Lost – How to Summon More Allies

If you’re playing Dragalia Lost, you probably want more wyrmite (unless you’re just in it for the music). The rare resource is your main way to summon new adventurers and dragons without spending real money. IThe game front loads you with the rainbow-colored stuff, too. That’s nice! Unfortunately, however, that…

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Fanwidth Episode 005: What if Game Was Book?

Oh! Hey there gamers. It’s lovely to see you again. Welcome back to your one and only official Fanbyte podcast. It’s our show about fandom, culture, and a lot of video games (at least this week). No guest this week, we’re afraid! It’s just Steven and merritt going off about their…

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Marketing Representation in Dragalia Lost

Gacha games are out to take our money. Everyone who plays them knows this, and hopefully has a basic understanding of the gambling logic intrinsically tied to the random character drop formula. But the games are free, and they usually have pretty designs and a dopamine-spiking gameplay loop of making…

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Fanbyte Game of the Year: Problematic Fave of 2018

Game of the Year can mean a lot of different things. Sure, we typically mean unabashedly great games — modern classics that we suspect will stand the test of time. But nothing is ever perfect. Even the greatest games of the year have flaws that we simply gloss over, because the final…

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Dragalia Lost Raid Guide – Resplendent Refrain

The latest Dragalia Lost raid, Resplendent Refrain, is finally upon us. It brings a fantastic five-star adventurer in the form of Lucretia and a brand-new boss. We can’t all be lucky enough to pull the latest and greatest hero right away, but there are plenty of guaranteed rewards to reap in…

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Dragalia Lost is Worth Playing Just for the Music

Dragalia Lost rubs me in so many wrong, predictable ways. On paper it’s a serviceable, if a little simplistic action-RPG for phones. But the Nintendo-published gacha game sports all the frustrating hallmarks of its subgenre. There’s a “stamina” bar that keeps you from playing too much, for instance, and the…

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Dragalia Lost Beginner’s Guide – Upgrades, Farming, Combat

Nintendo’s latest foray into mobile game publishing is Dragalia Lost. The simple little dungeon crawler, developed by gacha game veterans Cygames, has all the hallmarks of the subgenre. You battle through maze-like levels, upgrade teams of heroes, and try your luck at summoning more to join your army. It’s a…

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