Pokémon Go still most profitable mobile game despite 79% less paying
The game offers a number of microtransactions and after in-game purchases peaked in mid-July, the number of players in the U.S. still shelling out for them dropped by 79% according to Slice Intelligence.
But the discrepancy is not as dire as you might think.
In August, the app still managed to generate the most revenue across all mobile games, taking a 28% share of the market. Candy Crush came in a distant second with a humble 4.5%.
And even at the beginning of September, almost a quarter of all mobile game buyers made a Pokémon Go purchase.
The app has been massively successful for Niantic and it certainly hasn’t done the Pokémon brand any harm.
Are you still playing Pokémon Go and frittering away your cash on Lucky Eggs and Lures? Let us know in the comments.
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Elim8Posted:
Since everybody started school, college, uni, jobs etc. No one has time to play this game anymore.
HaloPosted:
LilithaPoIiceEli Still waiting for this game to die so I never have to see this shit again.
Agreed, this was a one week hit in my opinion, after playing it and realizing how much it needs to be improved i threw it all away. Its shit in my opinion.
Why bother posting on this if you do not like the game?
Happy we have a different way of earning candies other than just catching them. Snorlax and Dragonite candies here I come... Annnd good to see that they are still making a profit.
How did they change the way we earn candies?
LilithaPosted:
PoIiceEli Still waiting for this game to die so I never have to see this shit again.
Agreed, this was a one week hit in my opinion, after playing it and realizing how much it needs to be improved i threw it all away. Its shit in my opinion.
Why bother posting on this if you do not like the game?
Happy we have a different way of earning candies other than just catching them. Snorlax and Dragonite candies here I come... Annnd good to see that they are still making a profit.
HaloPosted:
Yeah the game was fun but I stopped playing after I got banned so screw it, lol. It would have been nice if they added Pokemon from other regions.
QuiPosted:
Eli Still waiting for this game to die so I never have to see this shit again.
Agreed, this was a one week hit in my opinion, after playing it and realizing how much it needs to be improved i threw it all away. Its shit in my opinion.
NickPosted:
I haven't played this game since I botted the heck out of it. Glad to see it's still making profit.
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