Nintendo's new mobile game won US$2.9 million on its first day of launch and still lost to Super Mario Run

According to data released on Friday, Japanese gaming giant Nintendo's second mobile game,"Arms of Fire: Heroes", has brought in total revenue of US$2.9 million to the company in just 24 hours after its global launch.

Original title: Nintendo's "Arms of Fire: Heroes" won US$2.9 million on its first day of launch

According to foreign media reports, according to data released on Friday, Japanese game giant Nintendo released its second mobile game "Arms of Fire: Heroes" Only 24 hours after its global launch, it has brought total revenue of US$2.9 million to the company.

Comparing the first-day revenue of several popular games,

data compiled by application marketing company Sensor Tower shows that "Flame of Arms: Heroes" has a very good start after landing on both Apple and Google's app stores on Thursday. According to data provided by Sensor Tower, the game has more than 2 million downloads worldwide in 24 hours, bringing in total revenue of approximately $2.9 million to Nintendo.

However, compared with Nintendo's first mobile game "Super Mario Run","Flame of Arms: Heroes" performed much worse on its first day of launch. "Super Mario Run" was launched only on the Apple App Store in December last year, with total revenue reaching US$8.4 million on its first day. Pokémon Go's total revenue on its first day of launch in July last year was $10.2 million.

In fact, comparing "Fire Emblem: Heroes" to "Super Mario Run" may be misleading. Because users need to pay $9.99 to unlock the full version of Super Mario Run, while "Flame Emblem: Heroes" is a free game, users can purchase items in the game through in-app payments.

"Arms of Fire: Heroes" had 2 million downloads on its first day, which was comparable to Supercell's popular mobile game Clash Royale, and slightly lower than Pokémon Go's 4.2 million downloads on its first day. "Super Mario Run" received 6 million downloads on its first day, mainly benefiting from months of promotion by Nintendo and Apple.

Sensor Tower reported that Japanese gamers are the main download force of "Arms of Fire: Heroes", followed by American players. As of press time,"Flame Emblem: Heroes" has ranked second among free apps on the Apple App Store and 17th among the highest-grossing apps.

It remains to be seen whether "Flame Emblem: Heroes" can achieve as brilliant a record as "Super Mario Run". Nintendo said earlier this week that "Super Mario Run" has been downloaded more than 78 million times since its release, bringing more than $53 million in revenue to the company.

Editor: Nancy