Research firm SuperData has revealed which games made the most money in April thanks to digital sales. According to the company, consumers worldwide spent $8,86 billion on digital copies of games and in-game purchases on PC, consoles and mobile devices.
The most profitable console project was , which displaced Fortnite from its usual first place. Approximately 1,8 million digital copies sold, significantly more than in 2015 . Then the fighting game was sold in the "figure" with a circulation of 400 thousand - in four years, physical copies have become less interesting for the audience.
Microtransactions in the latest NBA 2K generated 2% more revenue for publisher 101K Games than in-game purchases in NBA 2K18 the year before. And here can not boast of such success - in April, the shooter earned only $ 24 million, that is, a quarter of the amount that was received by him in February, when the royal battle was released.
The problems have not disappeared and Hearthstone, despite Blizzard's attempts to attract audiences with new content. Compared to last year, profits fell by 15% and 37%, respectively. Together, these games brought in 39% less money than during the same period in 2018.
Source: 3dnews.ru