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In the fourth quarter of 2020, the shooter game category saw diverse trends among the top games in Australia. Data provided by Sensor Tower offers a glimpse into the performance of these applications.
Call of Duty®: Mobile maintained strong revenue throughout the quarter, peaking at around $185K in the week of October 19th, before stabilizing to around $111K by the end of December. Downloads for the title saw a significant spike in mid-October, reaching approximately 25K, followed by a gradual decline to about 14K by the year's end. Weekly active users peaked at around 275K in October and ended the quarter with approximately 252K.
Tencent Mobile International Limited's PUBG MOBILE showed a decreasing trend in revenue, starting the quarter at nearly $480K and ending at about $216K. Downloads fluctuated, with a notable increase to roughly 10.5K in the week of December 21st. The game's weekly active users slightly increased from approximately 149K at the beginning of the quarter to around 147K by the end.
Sniper 3D: Gun Shooting Games by Wildlife Inc experienced modest revenue, peaking at $21K in late December. Its downloads surged in the same period, rising from around 7K to over 10K. Weekly active users saw a rise from roughly 38K to 42K by the end of Q4.
Zooba: Zoo Battle Royale Games, also from Wildlife Inc, had its revenue peak at nearly $28K in the week leading up to Christmas. Downloads for Zooba displayed growth towards the end of the quarter, jumping from about 5.7K to 8.6K. Active users showed an upward trend, starting at approximately 16K and reaching over 21K in the last week of December.
Finally, Pixel Gun 3D: Online Shooter by Cubic Games saw revenue growth in Q4, with a notable jump to $27K towards the end of December. The game's downloads remained relatively stable, with a slight increase to just over 5K. Weekly active users saw an upward trend, starting at around 28K and ending the quarter at nearly 29K.
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