In the gaming market, Nexon’s new game has surpassed NCSoft’s “top” Lineage product and achieved the top position in terms of revenue.
Nexon’s new hit 2 released on August 25th is a remarkable product. The game achieved first place in sales on Apple’s App Store within 12 hours of opening, entering the rankings for the first time at number 6 in Google Play sales on the same day. August 27, 2022.
Nexon’s Hit 2 mobile game reached #1 in sales on Google Play. Another Nexon game, Dungeon & Fighter Mobile, released in March, surpassed games developed from Lineage IP (intellectual property) in 2022 to take the top spot in terms of sales.
In particular, the new Nexon Games launched through the merger of Net Games + Nexon GT achieved the first position in terms of sales as it achieved the top position in terms of sales and in the future, recorded high revenue. for the mobile game market.
In addition, the new game Origin of the Great Voyage of Line Games also continuously climbed the Google Play chart right after its release, coming in at number 14.
In the case of the overseas mobile game market in Korea, the strength of Dragon Ball IP is still evident when it is popular in the Korean market. With the new update, Dragon Ball Z Explosive Battle launched by Bandai Namco has helped this game climb to 4th place in terms of sales on iOS.
Due to the change in sales top position, the current mobile game rankings also fluctuate significantly, and all the top games have dropped one place.
In fact, if you judge the success of a game based on MAU, there are many games in the Korean mobile game market of various genres such as RPG, puzzle, FPS, poker, racing, etc… However, in the gaming industry, revenue is often measured by the size of the revenue. No matter how good a game is, if you don’t earn money, the life of the game will be significantly shortened. The game cannot last long in the market.