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‘Pokemon Go’ International Release: First Month $200 Net Revenue Slams ‘Clash Royale,’ ‘Candy Crush Soda Saga’
Michael Finn
First Posted: Aug 11, 2016 06:42 AM EDT
"Pokemon Go" gathered $200 million as its international revenue via Google Play and App Store during the first month of release. The recorded digits beat other high earning games like "Clash Royale" and "Candy Crush" in net revenue. Sensor Tower, an app intelligence firm, recorded the numbers of the game's first 30 days since release. The firm also took note that since its Japan release on July 22, the revenue multiplied significantly, Eurogamer reported.
"Clash Royale," in comparison, earned less than $125 million during its first 30 days of release back in March. The game was developed by Supercell, the same company that made "Clash of Clans." The "Clash of Clans," by the way, was recently purchased for $8.6 billion by the Chinese company Tencent. "Pokemon Go" also revenued seven times bigger than "Candy Crush Soda Saga's" first month of release. The latter went viral in 2014.
Sensor Tower also noted that "Pokemon Go" is the fastest game to reach 10 million mobile downloads internationally with players averaging 26 minutes of play time each day. The "Pokemon Go" game is downloadable for free; however, it has in-app purchases. Its creator Niantic has reportedly magnified the revenue by collaborating with McDonald's Japan to turn the fast food chain branches into "Pokemon Go" gyms where players can do the battle, CNBC reported.
With the success that the game is stepping through, it is reportedly unclear as to how much more money it will bring to Nintendo. In July, Nintendo revealed that "Pokemon Go" will not bring significant change to its financial status because it only has a limited impact to the overall income.
Nintendo clarified that they did not develop the game. It only owns 32 percent of the game's voting power, the same minute power that holds the fictional monsters' ownership rights. Niantic, another company, distributes the game and gets majority of the revenue. "Pokemon Go" is currently being launched in new countries, while Niantic tries to solve issues that worries fans. In Iran, the game has been banned due to security concerns as players are encouraged to visit real locations.
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First Posted: Aug 11, 2016 06:42 AM EDT
"Pokemon Go" gathered $200 million as its international revenue via Google Play and App Store during the first month of release. The recorded digits beat other high earning games like "Clash Royale" and "Candy Crush" in net revenue. Sensor Tower, an app intelligence firm, recorded the numbers of the game's first 30 days since release. The firm also took note that since its Japan release on July 22, the revenue multiplied significantly, Eurogamer reported.
"Clash Royale," in comparison, earned less than $125 million during its first 30 days of release back in March. The game was developed by Supercell, the same company that made "Clash of Clans." The "Clash of Clans," by the way, was recently purchased for $8.6 billion by the Chinese company Tencent. "Pokemon Go" also revenued seven times bigger than "Candy Crush Soda Saga's" first month of release. The latter went viral in 2014.
Sensor Tower also noted that "Pokemon Go" is the fastest game to reach 10 million mobile downloads internationally with players averaging 26 minutes of play time each day. The "Pokemon Go" game is downloadable for free; however, it has in-app purchases. Its creator Niantic has reportedly magnified the revenue by collaborating with McDonald's Japan to turn the fast food chain branches into "Pokemon Go" gyms where players can do the battle, CNBC reported.
With the success that the game is stepping through, it is reportedly unclear as to how much more money it will bring to Nintendo. In July, Nintendo revealed that "Pokemon Go" will not bring significant change to its financial status because it only has a limited impact to the overall income.
Nintendo clarified that they did not develop the game. It only owns 32 percent of the game's voting power, the same minute power that holds the fictional monsters' ownership rights. Niantic, another company, distributes the game and gets majority of the revenue. "Pokemon Go" is currently being launched in new countries, while Niantic tries to solve issues that worries fans. In Iran, the game has been banned due to security concerns as players are encouraged to visit real locations.
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