Pokemon GO found out that it released record sales of more than 20 billion yen in the first month of release

In the United States, Australia, New Zealand, from July 6, 2016, in Japan the service started for the smartphone game started from July 22 "Pokemon GO (Pokémon GO)Is like a Pokemon trainer in a game or anime, it is a game that can walk around the real world, throw monster balls and catch Pokemon. About one month has elapsed since it was first released in three countries including the United States, how much sales are recorded by Pokemon GO at the analysis companySensor TowerIt is open to the public.

Ending a Historic First Month, Pokémon GO Has Passed $ 200 Million in Worldwide Revenue - Sensor Tower App Marketing Blog
https://sensortower.com/blog/pokemon-go-first-month

Pokemon Go Made $ 200 Million in First Month - Report - GameSpot
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-go-made-200-million-in-first-month-report/1100-6442444/

The graph below shows the sales trend of the first month (32 days) release of Pokemon GO. Like the Pokemon GO, the sales trend of the first month of release is shown in the puzzle game released in 2014Candy crush soda"Released in 2016Crash · Royale". The reason for comparing these two games is that they are "the top smartphone game in the first month of sales release".


Looking at the sales trend of Pokemon GO (blue line), you can see that sales have exploded since the release day 18. This overlaps with the release date in Japan, and from here there will be a big difference from the crash · royal. Ultimately Pokemon GO has sold more than 200 million dollars (about 20 billion yen) in the first month of release, and it is a result that understands how big Japan Pokemon birthplace is for Pokemon GO . The first month sales of Crash Royal are about 125 million dollars (about 13 billion), candy crush soda is 25 million dollars (about 2.6 billion yen).

What is important in this graph is that it is data that summarizes global sales of iOS and Android. As you can see from the fact that the Japanese release of Pokemon GO was delayed on July 22, 18 days from the first release group including the United States, the release of Pokemon GO was not in the world at the same time but in a specific region or countryA state where the service is gradually starting little by littleis. At the time of article creation, services in huge markets such as China and India are not starting, and it seems that sales are still growing still more.

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In addition, Pokemon GO can purchase "Pocket Coin" which can be used in the game by charging real money. If you use this pocketcoin, you can use monster balls to catch Pokemon andPoppo marathonItems such as eggs that are essential to happiness can be purchased. It's obvious that billing to purchase such in-game items is the pillar of Pokemon GO's sales, but with Pokemon GOMcDonald's Japan announces announcementAs you know, it is also obvious that sponsorship fees will have been paid from McDonald's side. However, the number is unknown, and the graph of Sensor Tower is purely written with user billing only.

At the end of July, Apple revealed that Pokemon GO is "the most popular application downloaded in the first week of releasing applications in the past". However, the developer Niantic does not disclose information such as the number of game downloads. It should be noted that the figures revealed this time are numbers that the analysts investigated rather than what Niantic released.