Effective April 30 at 3:00 p.m. JT (2:00 a.m. EDT), the game's in-game currency, Star Gems, Sets, and All Stars Passes, are no longer available for purchase.
Love Live! fans all over the world were saddened when the official Twitter account for the Love Live! School Idol Festival ALL STARS smartphone game announced on Sunday that the game’s service will be ending on June 30 at 4:00 p.m. JT (3:00 a.m. EDT). This comes as a surprise to many as the game has only been available globally since February 2020, having launched in Japan in September 2019. Love Live! School Idol Festival ALL STARS Game Service to End on June 30.
The Love Live! School Idol Festival game series will be consolidated into the recently launched Love Live! School Idol Festival 2 Miracle Live! game in Japan. This move aims to provide a better gaming experience to Love Live! fans and make the franchise’s game offerings more cohesive. Players who have enjoyed the Love Live! School Idol Festival ALL STARS game can look forward to continuing their gaming journey with the new game.
Effective April 30 at 3:00 p.m. JT (2:00 a.m. EDT), the game’s in-game currency, Star Gems, Sets, and All Stars Passes, are no longer available for purchase. Fans can still play the game until June 30, but will no longer be able to make any in-game purchases.
Love Live! School Idol Festival ALL STARS was launched as a new version of the Love Live! School Idol Festival smartphone game. It featured new characters from the then-recently debuted Nijigasaki High School Idol Club idol group and ran its story concurrently with the original Love Live! School Idol Festival. Fans who have played the game have enjoyed its unique features and storylines.
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The original Love Live! School Idol Festival game ended its service on March 31, just 16 days before the 10th anniversary of its release in Japan. The game launched alongside the franchise’s first television anime in 2013 and allowed players to experience additional side stories and character-focused stories not seen in the anime. The game was primarily a rhythm game where players had to tap the screen in time with on-screen prompts based on songs from the Love Live! franchise. Since then, the game has spawned various versions, such as the Love Live! School Idol Festival Afterschool Activity arcade game in 2016 and the arcade game’s port to the PlayStation 4 console in 2021.
The Love Live! School Idol Festival ALL STARS game has provided fans with many memorable moments, but all good things must come to an end. As the game’s service draws to a close, fans can still reminisce about their favorite characters and moments from the game. With the consolidation of the Love Live! School Idol Festival game series into Love Live! School Idol Festival 2 Miracle Live!, fans can look forward to new adventures with their beloved idols.
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