Nintendo’s game revenue tops $1B — here are its big sellers
Mobile games on iOS, Android are leading sales
Nintendo of the America President & COO Reggie Fils-Aime on the Nintendo Switch’s instant success, and the strategy behind its release.
Nintendo, innovator of video game systems like Game Boy, Wii and Switch, has crossed the $1 billion revenue mark from its mobile games on iOS and Android operating systems, according to a report from data firm Sensor Tower.
And a big part of that push came from the brand’s Fire Emblem Heroes game, which has earned $650 million since its 2017 release. That's more than any other Nintendo mobile game. And it doesn't require a Nintendo console to play. Anyone with a phone or tablet running iOS or Android operating systems can download the game.
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The tactical role-playing game is free to play but has in-app purchase options for users to buy items for their characters. The game’s developer, Developer Intelligent Systems, also keeps it interesting by adding seasonally-themed and limited-time features.
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As of February 2019, the game had 14 million downloads and made $500 million worldwide.
Nintendo, whose stock has jumped 26 percent in the last year, is looking to roll out more mobile games in the hopes of mirroring Fire Emblem’s success. It released Mario Kart Tour in September, a mobile spinoff of its popular Mario Kart franchise for its stationary game systems. It was the most downloaded game on iOS last year, according to The Verge.
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The news for Nintendo isn’t all good, though. Despite booming mobile sales and increasing sales for its handheld Switch device, the company late last year reported a quarterly profit drop of 46 percent and its operating profit dropped by 10 percent in the same time frame.