In the middle of this year, the AppAnnie platform issued a report on the most profitable mobile video game titles in Japan. The information was provided by a user who drew up the list including the dollar winnings each game had raised through the end of June.
1. Fate / Grand Order
Role-playing game with turn-based combat mechanics, in which the player takes on the role of a “Master” and leads powerful familiars called “Servants” in battle. The The story is in visual novel format and each Servant has their own stage arc. Developer Delightworks is responsible for this wonder which amassed $ 248,875,523.00. The well-known company Aniplex is responsible for the distribution of this game in both Japan and the United States.
2. Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle
The popular Dragon Ball universe comes in the form of a title with board game elements, trading cards, and puzzles. Developed by the Akatsuki group, with the Bandai Namco Entertainment license, managed to raise $ 100,233,916.00 thanks to the great reception that Goku and company continue to have at home.
3. Princess Connect! Re: Dive
Idols and waifus populate this role-playing game developed and distributed by Cygames. With role-playing mechanics and turn-based combat, the player can assemble a varied team made up of by cute girls with lots of charm and devastating abilities. The sum of $ 82,004,058.00 supports the fame of this game, which has inspired a manga, and an anime, the which has already announced a second season.
4. Girls Chronicle: Idle Heroine
With mechanics similar to Princess Connect !, this game changes idols for warrior maidens who inhabit a fantasy world in constant conflict. The company in charge of development of this game is C4GAMES, and despite being recent (end of 2019) it reached the sum of $ 65,496,155.00.
5. The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage
Waifus idols dominate this list. This game combines rhythm with collectible cards, through colorful music videos in which the player must press the screen following a definite pattern. This spin-off of the Idolmaster saga was developed by Bandai Namco Studios and Cygames, achieving a figure of $ 54,314,034.00.
6. GranBlue Fantasy
Another gem among the varied RPGs with turn-based battles, GranBlue includes summons and a class system that alters the commands of the main character and his evolution of it. This game, developed by Cygames, brings together composer Nobuo Uematsu and art director Hideo Minaba, who worked together on various titles in the series. Final Fantasy. GranBlue reached $ 52,345,581.00 in the first half of 2020.
7. Romancing SaGa Re; universal
This title is scheduled to launch globally this year. It is part of a larger and older universe (dating from 1989), and bases its game system on battles taking turns with role-playing elements. Includes various characters from across the SaGa series, which can be summoned using gems earned in-game. With developers Akatsuki and Square Enix herself backing it up, no wonder it’s included on this list - it has raised $ 46,799,579.00.
8. Disney: Twisted-Wonderland
The rare bird in terra in this list is the result of the joint work of the Aniplex studio and Walt Disney Japan. Mix rhythm and combat mechanics with a focused story in characters inspired by the most iconic Disney villains and villains (grouped in a house system). The most striking aspect is the character design, which was by the creator of Kuroshitsuji, the mangaka Yana Toboso. This title has a solid fanbase, which is reflected in the $ 42,497,158.00 it managed to raise until the middle of this year. 2020.
9. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!
Continuing with the idols x waifus trend, this game derives from the BanG Dream manga, whose protagonist decides to form a female band with her friends. In the game You take on the role of manager of the various bands in the series, which will face each other in battles dictated by the rhythm. Result of the efforts of the developer Craft Egg and the well-known Bushiroad company, this colorful title fetched the sum of $ 42,012,575.00 until the end of June.
10. Arknights
Distinguishing itself from previous titles, this game developed by Studio Montagne / Hypergriph aims to defend the towers that the player owns, which adopt the form of characters acting as “operators”. These differ from each other by their type of attack and range; and can be placed on the battlefield both in terrain low as high. The game became very popular in China, and later in the rest of the world. He has managed to raise $ 37,429,160.00 in the first half of this year.
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