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Our Industry News (10/06/24 - 16/06/24)
The brief covers a week of industry activity from 10 to 16 June 2024, focusing on major events, legal developments and new releases.
- Valve faces a £656 million lawsuit in the UK alleging that Steam’s price-parity clauses suppress market competition.
- Microsoft’s Xbox Games Showcase outperformed Ubisoft’s Forward event, drawing 3.8 million YouTube views with a 14:1 up-vote ratio compared to Ubisoft's 568,000 views and sub-2:1 ratio.
- GameStop raised $2 billion in capital following a recent rally in its share price.
Creative trends Q2 2023, Soft launch sonar Q2, Moloco for ad monetization (#75)
Creative optimization stands as the primary driver of user acquisition success in the mobile gaming sector, with algorithmic platforms like Facebook heavily prioritizing high-engagement assets.
- Creative optimization is the primary driver of user acquisition success, with algorithmic platforms like Facebook prioritizing high-engagement assets to combat creative fatigue.
- Developers are increasingly integrating hyper-casual mechanics and misleading creative hooks—such as fake mini-games—into complex strategy and 4X titles to capture user attention.
- The demand-side platform Moloco has become a critical tool for ad monetization, with annual mobile spend projections for the platform exceeding $1 billion.
The Bunny Queen Usada Pekora: The Most Popular VTuber
Usada Pekora, a prominent VTuber affiliated with Hololive, has established herself as the most-watched female streamer globally over the past year.
- Usada Pekora is the most-watched female streamer globally, accumulating 35.7 million hours watched over the past 12 months.
- Pekora’s consistent performance is driven by a five-year content strategy, resulting in over 10 million hours watched in Q1 2024 alone.
- High-engagement content, such as her March 2024 birthday concert, reached a peak viewership of 152,000, while a 24-hour collaboration stream generated 869,000 hours watched.
Capcom FY2023 Financial Results Presentation
Capcom’s fiscal year 2023 financial results highlight a sustained growth trajectory driven by a robust digital-first strategy and the long-term monetization of high-quality intellectual property.
- Capcom achieved record-breaking financial performance in FY2023, with a 12% increase in operating income to 57 billion yen and a target of 64 billion yen for FY2024.
- The company’s growth is anchored by its digital strategy, which has grown catalog title sales volume 6x over the last decade, reaching 36 million units in FY2023.
- Total annual unit sales for consumer games reached 45.89 million in FY2023, with a long-term goal of hitting 100 million units annually.
Top 10 VTubers for April 2024
The analysis of the top 10 VTubers for April 2024 highlights a period of transition in the live-streaming landscape as creators shifted away from long-term playthroughs of titles like Monster Hunter World: Iceborne and Elden Ring.
- Usada Pekora (Hololive) claimed the #1 spot for April 2024 with an average minute viewership (AMA) of 38K, driven by high-engagement playthroughs of 'Dragonball Z: Kakarot' and 'Bunny Garden'.
- Overall VTuber viewership declined in April as popular long-play titles like 'Monster Hunter World: Iceborne' and 'Elden Ring' concluded, forcing creators to diversify their content strategies.
- Sakura Miko fell to second place with 23K AMA, while Minato Aqua entered the top 10 at third place with 18K AMA by focusing on consistent, long-term series like 'Cities: Skylines' and 'Elden Ring'.
Pokémon GO Hits $8 Billion in Player Spending
Pokémon GO has reached a significant financial milestone, surpassing $8 billion in lifetime player spending since its 2016 launch.
- Pokémon GO has surpassed $8 billion in lifetime player spending since its 2016 launch, resulting in over $5.4 billion in net revenue after store fees and taxes.
- The game has achieved a global reach of 657 million lifetime downloads, with the United States (38%) and Japan (31%) serving as the primary revenue drivers.
- Annual net revenue for the title declined by 13% year-over-year in 2023, falling to $567 million.
Capcom Revised Full-Year Financial Outlook: Fiscal Year 2024
Capcom has revised its financial outlook for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, projecting a seventh consecutive year of record-high profits and revenue.
- Capcom projects a seventh consecutive year of record-high financial results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, with net sales expected to reach ¥152.4 billion ($979 million).
- The company anticipates a 21% year-over-year growth in net sales and a 12% increase in operating profit, which is now forecasted at ¥57 billion ($366 million).
- Dragon’s Dogma II served as a primary growth catalyst in the fourth quarter, achieving 2.5 million units sold within its first 11 days of release.
Top 10 VTubers for March 2024
The top 10 VTubers for March 2024 were characterized by the continued dominance of the Hololive agency, which occupied the majority of the list.
- Hololive dominated the top 10 VTuber list for March 2024, effectively displacing the English-speaking creators who had appeared in the February rankings.
- Sakura Miko led the rankings with an average minute viewership (AMA) of 31K, bolstered by a virtual birthday concert that generated over 980K VOD views.
- Usada Pekora achieved the highest hours watched (4M) and the highest peak viewership (152K) in March, primarily through sandbox gaming and birthday event content.
Helldivers 2 Remains Top-Grossing Game on Steam
Helldivers 2 continues to lead the Steam marketplace, maintaining its position as the highest-grossing product for the fourth consecutive week during the period of February 27 to March 5, 2024.
- Helldivers 2 remained the top-grossing product on Steam for the fourth consecutive week between February 27 and March 5, 2024, consistently outperforming the Steam Deck and major free-to-play titles.
- Supermarket Simulator demonstrated significant growth, climbing 30 positions to reach the 12th spot in overall Steam revenue.
- Nightingale experienced a sharp decline in market performance, dropping 57 positions in the rankings.
What Palworld's Success Tells Us About 2024's Game Biz
The success of Palworld in early 2024 serves as a primary case study for understanding modern player preferences and the shifting dynamics of game discovery.
- Palworld achieved rapid market penetration in early 2024, reaching over two million concurrent users and seven million Steam units sold within five days.
- The game’s success is driven by a 'high-risk, high-reward' model that combines familiar open-world survival mechanics with high-novelty mash-up concepts.
- China and the United States are the primary markets for the title, accounting for 36.4% and 21.4% of the player base, respectively.
Which New Games Made the Biggest Splash at The Game Awards?
This analysis evaluates the impact of major game reveals from The Game Awards (TGA) 2023 and the performance of new first-party expansions within the Fortnite ecosystem.
- LEGO Fortnite achieved a peak of 1.2 million concurrent users in December 2023, signaling Epic Games' successful transition of the title into a multi-game platform.
- Black Myth: Wukong led all titles in new Steam follower growth following The Game Awards 2023, driven primarily by strong performance in Asian markets.
- Consumer sentiment toward sequels has improved, with 'sequel fatigue' dropping from 39% in 2016 to 27% in 2023, reflecting a market increasingly driven by established franchises.
Capcom Financial Results: Nine Months Ended December 31, 2023
Capcom’s financial performance for the nine-month period ending December 31, 2023, demonstrates significant growth across its core video game business.
- Capcom reported net sales of ¥106.1 billion for the nine months ending December 31, 2023, a 33% year-over-year increase, with operating income rising 43% to ¥47.7 billion.
- Back catalog titles are the primary revenue engine, accounting for 81.9% of the 32.6 million total units sold during the period.
- Overseas markets are critical to the company's financial health, currently representing 82.2% of total game sales.
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