We know: Nintendo and Microsoft, Sony are the big three game consoles, and switch and related games are loved by players around the world. In fact, Nintendo has also tried on the mobile platform, launched some mobile games, and the performance is decent. So the question is, which mobile game under Nintendo is the most profitable? Overseas statistical agency Sensor Tower answered.
Recently, Sensor Tower released a report on the performance of Nintendo's mobile games, counting the kryptonite status of Nintendo mobile games. Nowadays, the mobile game market is getting bigger and bigger, but Nintendo has simply tested the waters in this field, and it is not the company's business focus, so let's take a look at the performance of this non-core business of Nintendo.
TOP6 Dr. Mario World
"Mario Doctor World" is a Mario-themed match-3 mobile game, launched in 2019, discontinued in November 2021, and has only earned $5 million so far, which is a failed product.
TOP5 Super Mario Cool Run
Super Mario Run, as the first Nintendo mobile game, is also the main signature character Mario, so the game attracted the attention of many players when it was launched in 2016, with 8.5 million downloads in the first week. However, the product uses a paid unlock level model, which has certain problems, and has so far generated $76 million in revenue.
TOP4 Mario Kart: The Tour
Although "Mario Kart: Tour" is also a new work launched in 2019, the revenue and download are far more than "Mario Doctor World", which is a relatively "successful" work under Nintendo. The kryptonite mechanism, which was complained about by players, made Nintendo $86 million and became the new cash cow.
TOP3 The Lost Dragon Covenant
"Lost Dragon Covenant" is an ARPG game designed by Cygames and jointly developed and operated with Nintendo, the kryptonite system in l is a very famous draw card, I think you can understand why it has a high income. The game was launched in 2018 and has grossed $120 million to date!
TOP2 Forest of Animals: Pocket Camp
In fact, before the income of "Animal Forest: Pocket Camp" has not been as good as "Lost Dragon Covenant", but the Switch game "Collection!" "Animal Forest Friends Association" came out in 2020, the number of fans soared, and incidentally let the mobile game "Animal Forest: Pocket Camp" also stained, which is something that everyone did not expect. The game has earned $130 million so far!
TOP1 Fire Emblem: Heroes
No matter how much the above products bounce around, it doesn't seem to affect the throne of Fire Emblem Heroes, as it has earned $650 million so far! The vertical version of the wargame gameplay combines elements such as RPGs and collections to induce players to constantly krypton gold, and has always been the most profitable mobile game under Nintendo since its launch in 2017!
Interestingly, in terms of product downloads, the most downloaded Nintendo mobile game is Mario Kart: Cruise, with 150 million downloads, accounting for 32% of the total number of downloads, while the most profitable "Fire Emblem: Heroes" accounted for only 4% of the total downloads. Someone asked, what about Pokémon GO, which earns around $1 billion a year? In fact, this mobile game is only Nintendo's IP license, and the development, distribution and operation of the product are Niantic, so it is not considered a mobile game under Nintendo.