Games and Numbers (October 2 - October 15, 2024)
A bi-weekly report of milestones that PC/Console/Mobile games reached.
PC/Console Games
The Tomb Raider series has sold over 100 million copies. The series will celebrate its 28th anniversary on October 24.
The development of Black Myth: Wukong cost $42.4 million, as reported by a Game Science representative at the Global Digital Trade Expo. The company also utilized tax credits amounting to $3.96 million. This figure does not include marketing expenses.
Total sales of Detroit: Become Human have surpassed 10 million copies since its release in 2018.
Hooded Horse shared its portfolio results for the last 12 months. The company's games have sold over 4.5 million copies, and their wishlist count has exceeded 9.5 million. The top sellers are Manor Lords (2.5 million copies), Against The Storm (1.2 million copies), and Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic (600,000 copies). The most wishlisted games are Falling Frontier (600,000 wishlists), Nova Roma (350,000), and Super Fantasy Kingdom (250,000).
According to Niko Partners, Palworld has been purchased by at least 5 million people in China, making it a top-3 market alongside Japan and the US.
Metaphor: ReFantazio, a new RPG from the creators of Persona, launched with great success, selling over one million copies within 24 hours.
Insider Gaming reports that Star Wars: Outlaws has barely exceeded 1 million copies sold a month after its release.
Crime Scene Cleaner sold 355,000 copies on Steam within 60 days of its release, generating $5.4 million in revenue.
The peak MAU for Fortnite was 110 million, as Tim Sweeney shared, during the last holiday season.
More than 3 million players joined the new MMORPG Throne and Liberty from NCSOFT and Amazon Games within its first week.
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More than half a million people played Tiny Glade within two weeks of its release, according to a post from the developers.
According to VGI, Deadlock has already surpassed 3.5 million wishlists.
Mobile Games
According to Niko Partners, Genshin Impact has surpassed $5 billion in gross revenue in China.
Zenless Zone Zero generated over $150 million in mobile revenue in less than three months since its release. In comparison, Genshin Impact earned $572.1 million and Honkai: Star Rail $498.4 million in the same period.
Wuthering Waves has earned more than $150 million in its first five months. China and Japan account for 23% of this sum, South Korea 17%, and the US 15%. However, the game's trend appears to be declining.
India is the second-largest market for PUBG. In 2023, it accounted for 10.8% of the game's total revenue, while the US took the top spot with 20.4%. KRAFTON has earned over $200 million from the game in India.
The net revenue for Balatro on mobile devices approached $1 million within its first seven days, according to AppMagic. It was previously reported that the game was purchased over half a million times, with 60% of the revenue coming from the US.
Platforms
Epic Games Store attracted 70 million players in September.
Transmedia
The Fallout series has been watched by more than 100 million people worldwide.