- Golden Week 2024 noticed $320 generated in cell recreation income
- Destiny Grand/Order was the one recreation to exceed $15 million through the vacation
Destiny Grand/Order made extra income in Japan than another cell recreation throughout Golden Week 2024, one of many nation’s largest holidays of the yr.
The interval usually sees revenues surge throughout numerous industries as many Japanese take break day work. Some firms even shut fully from April twenty ninth to Might fifth, giving residents further time to spend on leisure actions like gaming.
In response to Sensor Tower (and as reported by Famitsu), this yr’s Golden Week noticed Destiny Grand/Order high Japan’s cell income chart for the second yr operating – the one recreation to exceed $15 million over the vacation.
Monster Strike rose the ranks from third to second for income and took an “overwhelming” lead over another recreation’s each day common customers – greater than triple Destiny Grand/Order’s, even.
The golden style
Sensor Tower states that Golden Week 2024 generated much less cell recreation income than in 2023, down from $380 million to $320 million. Of the highest 10 income turbines, 4 got here from Japanese publishers this yr in comparison with six in 2023, which means over half the record now contains abroad titles.
Among the many high 10, Destiny Grand/Order and Monster Strike have been joined by HoYoverse’s Genshin Influence and Honkai: Star Rail, Hypergraph’s Arknights, and Shift Up’s Goddess of Victory: Nikke, displaying RPGs proceed to dominate in Japan regardless of a 24% income decline in Q1.
Destiny Grand/Order led in income for 5 of Sensor Tower’s 10-day interval whereas Monster Strike led 4, which means an RPG took the highest income spot for 9 of 10 days. GungHo’s match-3 recreation Puzzle & Dragons was on high for sooner or later.
A puzzle recreation outpacing an RPG for a day additionally tracks with Sensor Tower’s Q1 2024 Cell Market Overview, which revealed 17% year-on-year income development for the style in Japan, second solely to on line casino’s surge.
