On September 14, "Pokémon GO" developer Niantic and Capcom's new mobile game "Monster Hunter Now" was launched globally. In less than a month, "Monster Hunter Now" has recorded revenue of more than 200 million yuan, exceeding the total revenue of "Pikmin Bloom" to date of 23 million US dollars (about RMB 168 million), second only to "Pokémon GO" (Pokémon GO), becoming Niantic's second main mobile game.
According to Diandian data, as of now (10.08), "Monster Hunter Now" has been downloaded 6.78 million on dual platforms worldwide, and the estimated revenue has exceeded 31.44 million US dollars (about RMB 230 million).
Among them, more than 60% of the revenue came from the local market of Japan (67.48%); Hong Kong, China contributed 2.23% of revenue with 10.68% downloads; The US market ranked first in terms of downloads (20.16%), while revenue accounted for third place (8.10%); Taiwan's 8.32% download accounted for 6.56% of revenue.
Since Pokémon GO, Niantic has tried several times to replicate its success, but games including Harry Potter: The Wizards League, Jurassic World and Peridot, which launched in May, fell short of expectations until Monster Hunter Now reversed the situation.
The game once won the double championship of the free overall list and the best-selling overall list in the Japanese market. At the time of writing, "Monster Hunter Now" ranked No. 4 on Japan's iOS free list and best-selling list, beating many Japanese best-selling lists such as "Horse Racing Girl" and "Royal Match".