Two of the below are projected, to note.
Source: https://blog.apptopia.com/fortnite-clears-100m-downloads-and-160m-in-iap-revenue
Source: https://blog.apptopia.com/fortnite-clears-100m-downloads-and-160m-in-iap-revenue
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Fortnite tops 100 million downloads on mobile (iOS), 100M timeframe comparisons with other games
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Great game, tons of fun, available everywhere and you play with your friends. Fortnite is the biggest phenomenon.
Mobile controls aren't tough, unless you can't make the jump. Older folks usually have that problem moreso than people who have spent a ton of time with touch controls. Just takes some time.
Mobile controls aren't tough, unless you can't make the jump. Older folks usually have that problem moreso than people who have spent a ton of time with touch controls. Just takes some time.
It was because those downloads didn't convert to buyers. People weren't playing after the "trial" portion of the game.
100M always seemed like a crazy number for a video game to reach.
That means your game is played by more people than had a Wii.
Weird games hit that number too like Sonic Dash.
That means your game is played by more people than had a Wii.
Weird games hit that number too like Sonic Dash.
I played the first world but never brought the others worlds... that is what happened... it was a model that flopped hard.
God knows, I hate the controls with a passion, it's also super horrible with sticky aim that follows a player around as you aim at them, it makes CQB's almost impossible as you can't snap to them to shoot them
https://www.theverge.com/2017/1/31/14451180/super-mario-run-paying-conversation-rate-revenue
Before it got to 100 million downloads Mario Run had a 5% conversion rate, and made about 50 million dollars. Maybe not what Nintendo was looking for, but pretty good for such a low-budget game. I'd hardly call it a flop, but it doesn't generate as much profit as games that are designed to perpetually ask people for money.
They left a shitload of money on the table by doing it the way they did it. Big disservice to their investors to leverage what's arguably one of the most popular properties like that.
5% is pretty much a flop in the world of F2P mobile games...
Mobile focused sites called it flop:
https://www.phonearena.com/news/Why...a-flop-and-we-shouldve-seen-it-coming_id89442
https://www.technoglobin.com/2017/05/23/5-reasons-super-mario-run-flop/
Own Nintendo consider it a flop:
https://ifanzine.com/news-roundup-nintendo-consider-super-mario-run-a-flop-more/
I've only payed Fortnite on mobile (the newest console I own is a N3Ds) and you get surprisingly used to it. I really like aiming with the touch screen (really precise!) and the last update implemented gyro controls. You also open chest and choose items by tapping on said item on screen and doors open automatically.
The "left stick" movement can be a bit iffy and I find I have to constantly look down in order to hit the "build" button and choose what I want to build.
Auto-Firing + Motion Control make the game enjoyable on mobile for me. Building is a huge mess, but for some quick plays I can live with it (same applies to my opponents anyway).
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It's the beauty of mobile though. A huge chunk of the world has a device in their pocket able to play games. Rise to the top on that platform and you're set.
The previous announcement is outdated now. In fact, it might have been outdated when it was made. Just stand-by, there will be an infographic for the anniversary.
What I really like about this news piece is that the every users generated $1.6 on average.
This to me just means the game is growing at a crazy pace, hopefully we get some new numbers soon.
In their eyes it would have been a disservice to cheapen the value of the Mario IP by tying it to a cheaper or free game.
They did, but I think that they left that money on the table. A good Mario platformer on mobile that's highly profitable can still be made. They played things conservatively so that they wouldn't sour people with bad monetization on what, ultimately, isn't that good of a game.
I found this impossible to play well on mobile.
Young kids and teens probably reading this post telling me to get gud haha
Young kids and teens probably reading this post telling me to get gud haha
Nintendo doesn't drop prices on first party games, or doesn't over-ship items with major IP on them like the NES Classic, or doesn't make Super Mario Run a $2 game for a reason.
They feel their IP, especially their top shelf stuff like Mario, is worth a certain amount of money and they would rather see Super Mario Run flop rather than drop the price of the game to make it a success.
The Mario IP keeping a high value in the eyes of consumers is more important to them than the success of any individual Mario game.
a shitty, poor game at any price is a shitty, poor game. I don't think this master strategy of keeping the pricing high is what's keeping people into Merrio. free is the future.
I mean, we did clearly see that f2p garbage in blockbuster games harms brands like... last year.
Battlefront 2 killed off f2p mobile garbage for the near future for AAA games.
Now, maybe there should have been more costumes you could pay money for to put on Mario and Peach, but the game doesn't seem like the type of game that would benefit from lots of cosmetics.
honestly the best thing they could have done was make the game more fun to play
Having those kinds of download figures and not capitalizing on it is a huge missed opportunity.
i have a switch...and i download this game with my other switch players a few weeks ago, we havent stopped playing. thank you fortnite for coming to nintendo. I seriously have no words. They deserve every sale, such a fun game ;) the download figures are totally worth it and im not even a mobile gamer and i play it on my iphone as well....so yeah great work
This is surreal, last time I played a game that impressed me on a technical level that it's running on a phone like Fortnite was GTA 3 on the iPhone 4.
Surprisingly playable.
Surprisingly playable.