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To help get you primed and ready for another week in mobile gaming, we’ve curated the biggest stories you need to know from the last seven days.
1) Wuthering Waves coasts to $150 million
Kuro Games’ Wuthering Waves has sailed past $150 million in gross revenue on mobile in just over four months since launch. According to AppMagic estimates, the majority of player spending has taken place in Asia, with China and Japan each contributing 23% of mobile earnings thus far.
But while Wuthering Waves had a highly successful launch, revenue has been on the decline month-on-month since its peak this June, down to only $10.7 million in September.
2) Five lessons from Dice Dreams’ successful growth strategy
SuperPlay’s 2019 title Dice Dreams is currently having its best year yet, with revenue growth of nearly 400% since early 2023 and an increase in downloads of 91%.
From event integration to compelling live ops, to player engagement and rapid adaptation, there are plenty of strategies being employed to make Dice Dreams the hit that it is.
3) Scopely plans major acquisition next year
Monopoly Go creator Scopely is reportedly readying for a “megadeal” acquisition next year, teased during a subscriber-only Q&A at Variety’s Entertainment & Technology Summit.
“When I say megadeal, I mean a scaled global franchise doing hopefully at least a billion dollars in revenue,” said Scopely chief revenue officer Tim O’Brien.
4) Africa’s video games market projected to rise from $2.14 billion to $3.72 billion by 2029
Africa’s video games market is projected to reach $3.72 billion by 2029 at a CAGR of 11.62%.
This will be due in part to mobile penetration, predicted in Sub-Saharan Africa to hit 50% by 2030, when unique mobile subscribers should reach almost 700 million. The increasing availability of 5G networks is expected to boost this market considerably.
5) Xbox Android app will start game sales next month
Xbox games will be purchasable from the Xbox App on Android starting this November, as a result of a court ruling that Google must open up its Play Store in the US.
Though Google intends to appeal the verdict, currently the tech giant is required to open its store to third parties for the next three years.
