Breaking – Konami has announced that it will pull the plug on the Battle Royale game Super Bomberman R Online. This free-to-play title was originally released on the Nintendo Switch on May 27, 2021 and will be shut down on December 1 this year.
Konami announced this announcement via the official gaming website, but did not really give a reason why it is being completed so quickly. It’s all due to “different circumstances”, so that’s it … Here is the message in its entirety:
Jun.01.2022 【Important】 Termination Notice Thank you for playing SUPER BOMBERMAN R ONLINE.
This service has continued to work with the support of many users since it was launched in May 2021, but due to various circumstances, we have decided to end the service on all platforms on December 1, 2022 at. 01:00:00 (UTC).
The sale of Bomber Coins and Premium Packs ends at 01:00:00 UTC on June 1, 2022. We ask that all unused Bomber Coins be used before the end of the service. We hope you enjoy the game until the end of the service.
The “Bomberman” series is moving forward with new projects. We hope to be able to inform you about this project soon. Thank you for your continued support of the “Bomberman” series.
As mentioned, all paid transactions end later today. Regarding the Bomberman series – Konami will go ahead with new projects, with plans to share more details on one in particular in the near future.
Although this online game will be completed, there will still be the original Super Bomberman R to fall back on. It was originally released on the Nintendo Switch in 2017 and also has online multiplayer support.
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