Pokémon TCG Pocket app downloaded over 60 million times in 6 weeks, earning US$180 million
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket ranks second among mobile games measured by their first-month revenue, surpassed only by 2016’s Pokémon Go
With over 60 million downloads and an estimated US$180 million in revenue since late October, a new Pokémon mobile game app is enjoying worldwide success as the latest incarnation of the hit Nintendo-owned franchise.
Released on October 30, Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket is a virtual version of the collectible card game that has captivated schoolyards since the late 1990s.
Developed by The Pokémon Company, a Nintendo subsidiary, it combines opening “boosters” – the equivalent of sealed card packs – with collecting creatures and online battles.
“Pokémon TCG Pocket is showing one of the strongest performances of any mobile game of all time,” said Sam Aune, an analyst at digital market intelligence firm Sensor Tower, which estimated the game generated around US$180 million through the Apple and Google app stores in just six weeks.
Developed by the Japanese games studio Creatures Inc, Pokémon TCG Pocket ranks second among mobile games measured by their first-month revenue, surpassed only by another Pokémon franchise title, Pokémon Go.
