Since the launch of "Pokémon Card Pocket" at the end of October, the world's major game markets (except Chinese mainland) have truly felt the baptism of "the world's No. 1 IP". According to Sensortower, the game has been downloaded 40 million times worldwide in just 50 days — but that's only the second-fastest record for a Pokémon IP mobile game (Pokémon GO's record is still unbroken).

We have also released a number of reports after its launch, and the gold content of the world's No. 1 IP is still increasing | Game Trunk. The actual performance of "Pokémon Card Pocket" far exceeded our expectations, especially its terrifying notification ability in the world's first echelon markets (except Chinese mainland).

The most enthusiastic about Pokémon Card Pocket are the United States and Brazil, which contribute nearly 30% of downloads. Japan and South Korea accounted for more than 10% of downloads.

The people who are most willing to pay for Pokémon Card Pocket are Japanese players. In the past month or so, Pokémon Card Pocket has accumulated about $300 million in global revenue, with Japanese players contributing 41.5% of that.

According to a report by Sensortower, Pokémon Card Pocket has an RPD (revenue per download) of $7, which allows it to break Pokémon GO's record of $6.

Hit by the impact of "Pokémon Card Pocket", the competition for the top of the Japanese mobile game market has become more intense. According to Qimai data, in the 60 days from November 1 to December 30, "Pokémon Card Pocket" topped the best-selling iOS game list in Japan for a total of 41 days.

During the 19 days that Pokémon Card Pocket was absent from the top of the best-selling list in Japan, the following games managed to reach the top.

November partial

eFootball: Reach the top number of days1

On November 21, eFootball announced its withdrawal from the new crossing, adding Messi, Neymar and Suarez, and kicking off the commemorative event. Finally, he successfully reached the summit on November 22.

Pokémon GO: Reach the top number of days 1

Pokémon GO kicked off the "Pokémon GO Wildlands 2024" event, and the game launched new Pokémon and Pokémon balls for the event, making Pokémon GO successfully squeeze its own brothers to the top.

"Spell Return Phantom Night Walk": Ascend to the top for 1 days

The game kicked off its 1st anniversary event, launched the popular SSR character Satoru Gojo, and implemented exclusive skin functions, and with the blessing of Satoru Gojo, "Jujutsu Kaisen: Phantom Night Walk" successfully reached the top.

December section

Honkai: Star Railway: 2 days to the top

On December 4th, "Honkai: Star Dome Railway" updated version 2.7 "Departure on the Eighth Day", the game introduced new 5-star UP characters and a new story, and implemented the "Pioneer Room" feature - players can unlock a new train scene "Party Car" and their own exclusive room.

"Monster Marbles": 5 days to the top

In the past 61 days, Monster Marble has also lived up to expectations and won the best-selling iOS game in the Japanese region for 5 days, and it is also the product that has broken the Pokémon Card Pocket list for the longest number of days among all products.

"School Idol Master": 1 days to the top

Bandai Namco's new work, nicknamed "Learn from Horses", is a super IP series of mobile games. The game's art performance is excellent, but the gameplay is relatively conservative, mainly combining idol development with card-building gameplay similar to "Killing Tower". According to the financial report of the developer, QualiArts, "School Idol Master" brought it huge profits after its launch, and the profit for this fiscal year increased by 6214%. As a game that was launched in May,

FGO: 3 days to the top

The well-known two-dimensional veteran evergreen product is characterized by the fact that a large number of players return and push to the top of the leaderboard at the moment of the event. On December 11th, the "FGO" Japanese server opened a Christmas-themed event, and at the same time, there was also a major bug in the game, and some players could keep brushing and receiving the completed tasks to receive Saint Quartz. The official release urgently repaired and compensated a large number of saint quartz for players on the whole server, and many players returned to the pit to draw cards.

Last war: Number of days to the top1

The best in China's overseas game, under the high pressure of Pokémon, can still rush to the top of the Japanese region. Together with "Honkai: Star Dome Railway", it has become the only 2 Chinese games to break the Pokémon list.

"Professional Baseball Wild Ball Soul A": 4 days to the top

KONAMI's sports games topped the best-selling iOS game charts in Japan at the end of December with a 38-place increase.

Epilogue:

Looking at the overall trend, Pokémon Card Pocket is losing its dominance, but it is still in the top 5 best-selling iOS games in Japan for most of the time. It can be said that "Pokémon Card Pocket" is the biggest mobile game dark horse at the end of 2024.

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