There was a drought of Metroid games between 20, and fans were bloodthirsty for a new Metroid game, Prime or not. Nintendo's Metroid Prime: Federation Force found itself in a similar situation due to bad announcement timing. The game seems to sidestep the long dungeon crawl for a much shorter experience–which is a design choice that makes sense for a phone game.' 'To my surprise, I walked away more pleased than disappointed. DualShockers' own Zack Potter pointed this out in his preview: The mobile game also seems to adapt the typical Diablo formula in a way that benefits portability too. Mobile gaming is a huge, untapped market for the series, and could bring its popularity to new heights.

It's a bit weird to see fans support Diablo III: Eternal Collection for Nintendo Switch for its portability while berating Diablo Immortal for attempting to fill the same void. That information, along with the fact that is being developed alongside Chinese mobile game developer NetEase, caused fans to write Diablo Immortal off fairly quickly.

It has been several years since the initial release of Diablo III, so fans were expecting to see a continuation of the main franchise instead, they got something unexpected and did not take it well. The Diablo series is one of the most well-respected PC franchises, so it was a prime candidate for being one of the first steps of a larger mobile gaming initiative for Blizzard.

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