Dragalia Lost, which launched back in September 2018 and to this day only available in 11 markets, has justsurpassed $100 millionin total player spending. This revenue has been generated from a three million download playerbase:
According to the data, this means thatDragalia Losthas grossed $1 million more than Nintendo’s mobile titleAnimal Crossing: Pocket Camp, which is currently at $99 million spent by players since its launch in November 2017. However, it still trails behindFire Emblem Heroesby nearly $500 million.
Dragalia Losthas an average of about $33 per download, compared to $38 forFire Emblem Heroes.Animal Crossing: Pocket Camphas revenue per download of $3.30 in comparison. In terms of market breakdown,Dragalia Losthas generated its highest revenue from Japan, where players have spent more than $58 million in the title to date. The United States is the second largest market at 21 percent of spending or $21 million. Hong Kong leads the way in terms of revenue per download at $63, compared to Japan’s $47 and $17 in the U.S.
What makes this so fascinating is that at launch the title held the record forthe lowest Nintendomobile game debut with $3 million revenue in its first five days. One reason for the lackluster debut is that it’s a brand new IP within a niche genre, so it doesn’t have as broad of an appeal as titles likeSuper Mario Bros.orFire Emblem.
The game wasinitially revealedduring a Nintendo Direct last year. Since then, it has garnered plenty ofart and screenshotsshowcasing the characters, monsters, plot, and the cards used during battle.
The story tells about a world inhabited by both dragons and humans, at one point in harmony. A sacred shard is able to protect the world against monsters… however, it is fading in power. That is where you as the protagonist steps in. Taking the role as an Alberian Prince (which happens to have his fair share of dragon blood flowing through his veins) you are tasked to save the world. Even better, you team up with one of the ancient dragons to liberate the world.
