While Nintendo is still relatively new to the mobile game scene, the company hit $348M in mobile game revenue in 2018, led by the massive success of Fire Emblem Heroes. Fire Emblem Heroes has been a runaway success for the company, bringing in a whopping $230 million last year, or 66% of the company's mobile gaming revenues. Nintendo's first mobile title on the other hand, Super Mario Run, launched in December 2016 and only brought in $10 million last year, after bringing in $31 million in 2017. Dragalia Lost is off to a pretty strong start. Despite launching at the end of Q3 2017, the game still brought in $58.4 million world-wide and continues to grow in popularity even today. The main reason Fire Emblem Heroes and Dragalia Lost vastly out earned Super Mario Run can be attributed to their business models. Super Mario Run was a buy to play game with no micro-transactions. Pay once and that's it. Fire Emblem Heroes and Dragalia Lost on the other hand monetize like most other mobile … [Read more...] about Nintendo’s Mobile Game Revenue Hit $348M In 2018
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Blade and Soul Revolution Launches in South Korea, Catapults to #1 Spot As Highest Grossing Mobile Games
The mobile Blade and Soul spin-off Blade and Soul Revolution launched in South Korea earlier this week and quickly took the #1 spot as the highest grossing mobile game on iOS. Netmarble, the game's developer, had to expand server capacity 4 times already to accommodate the millions of users rushing to try the game. Unlike most mobile spin-offs, Blade and Soul Revolution aims to stay true to the PC version of the game as much as possible, meaning combat will be action oriented and the game will be heavy on story-telling. The game currently only has 4 playable races and 4 classes, but more will be added in the future. An English release is planned for global markets sometime in 2019, but no word on exactly when that's scheduled to happen, but my guess is it happens sometime during the first half of the year. FacebookTwitterReddit Related … [Read more...] about Blade and Soul Revolution Launches in South Korea, Catapults to #1 Spot As Highest Grossing Mobile Games
– Developer chats candidly about upcoming Unreal Engine 4 mobile MMORPG
One of the many new mobile games announced by Nexon recently, a demo version of Traha is currently available for play at the consumer hall over at G-Star 2018. Powered by Unreal Engine 4, Traha is a massive mobile MMORPG developed by indie studio Moai Games as its maiden project. Many have mistaken Traha as a PC MMORPG based on its announcement trailer, which I totally understand. Here are some summarized key points based on the interviews which the Korean media had with the Traha team over at G-Star 2018. Read on! • On the topic of Traha launching in the first half of 2019 along with many other mobile MMORPG titles in South Korea, the development team admitted Traha does not have any particular strength which makes it stand out. They are just concentrating on making a good game and hopes the effort put into Traha will be the differentiating factor. • As for setting the launch schedule, the team was not particularly conscious of other games’ timeline, but instead … [Read more...] about – Developer chats candidly about upcoming Unreal Engine 4 mobile MMORPG
– New mobile gaming powerhouse announced by Razer
Razer, the world’s leading lifestyle brand for gamers, today announced the Razer Phone 2, the very definition of flagship performance and true mobile gaming. After creating the category of gaming phones with the first Razer Phone in 2017, Razer further pushed the boundaries of mobile devices to power the world of mobile esports and entertainment. GAMING // PERFORMANCE The Razer Phone 2 offers up to 30 percent more performance than its predecessor, thanks to the combination of the latest flagship components and thermal cooling solutions. The Qualcomm 845 Snapdragon chipset and Qualcomm Adreno 630 graphics processing unit (GPU) will blitz through the most demanding apps, and their performance is further enhanced by the Razer vapor chamber cooling system that provides for industry-leading thermal cooling. The vapor chamber provides more surface area for heat to dissipate, while sustaining high frame rates for an overall cooler and more powerful experience. FLAGSHIP // CAMERA The … [Read more...] about – New mobile gaming powerhouse announced by Razer
– Unreal Engine 4 mobile tank shooter launches worldwide
Mobile games developer Pushkin Games Studio proudly announces today that its fast-paced tank combat shooter Armored Warfare: Assault has rolled out worldwide onto Android and iOS devices. Optimized for mobile platforms, the title places its own frantic twist on the traditional tank shooter genre, emphasizing on explosive front line action and removing the need to wait for another battle. The respawn system ensures that tank treads never cool, allowing players to get right back into frenzied battles and engage their enemies head on. Armored Warfare: Assault brings tank commanders to military hotspots around the world, rendered in great detail by the powerful Unreal Engine 4. Collect all cutting-edge armored vehicles, level up the crew and wreak havoc on rivaling players with the latest military technology such as smoke grenades, airstrikes, guided missiles and more. With more than 60 modern warfare vehicles to collect and choose from, commanders can amass a powerful armament and task … [Read more...] about – Unreal Engine 4 mobile tank shooter launches worldwide