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Notably, PUBG Mobile lands in the top five of each category, earning $103 million and 64 million downloads. When it comes to the most downloaded titles, there’s more fresher faces, like Color Bump 3D, Garenda Free Fire, or Subway Surfers.

For Q1 2019, the highest revenue earners were expected giants like Candy Crush Saga, Pokemon Go, Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle, and Fate/Grand Order. A majority of that growth will likely come to longstanding franchises however.

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Even Fortnite was forced to adapt to the significant changes in competition, and offered its season 8 battle pass for free to players who completed certain challenges before a certain date, likely because of the possibility of losing a chunk of their player base.ĭespite the dip, IHS Markit says this is historically indicative of continued growth. There are a multitude of reasons for declination, including the arrival (and surprise success) of Respawn Entertainment and EA’s Apex Legends (which boosted EA’s stock value), plus the end of China’s freeze on game approvals last December. Overall, IHS Markit reports a “negligible” decline in mobile games revenue from Q4 2018 to Q1 2019. It is also significant that, unlike Fortnite, PUBG Mobile was widely available on Android - the market leader in India and other emerging territories - from the get go.” This, coupled with the fact that PUBG Mobile is free to play, led to the birth of a substantial community for the title which has since helped maintain engagement. What's more, in India for example, the availability of affordable 4G has exploded in recent years, driving mobile gaming. “PUBG entered the mobile games markets in these countries before the likes of Fortnite and so for many, it was their first battle royale experience. “It has a lot to do with timing and accessibility,” Shorthoues said in an email to GameDaily. IHS Markit analysts like Louise Shorthouse point towards emerging territories as “unusually crucial growth drivers.”

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