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As we delve into the Brazilian market for massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) in the first quarter of 2021, the performance metrics from Sensor Tower provide a clear picture of user engagement and app popularity.
Black Desert Mobile, published by Pearl Abyss Corp., showed a fluctuating trend with downloads peaking at 90 thousand in the last week of December 2020 and then descending to 10 thousand by the end of March 2021. Revenue for the game started at around 10 thousand in the last week of December, reaching a low of 3 thousand towards March's end. Weekly active users followed a similar trend, starting at approximately 240 thousand and decreasing to around 50 thousand by March 29.
Dino Tamers: Jurassic MMORPG from AppForge Inc. saw downloads start at 40 thousand in late December, gradually decreasing to just over 10 thousand by the end of March. The game's revenue experienced highs and lows, with notable peaks such as 300 in mid-February before dropping down to under 100 towards the close of the quarter. The weekly active users mirrored this pattern, starting at 40 thousand and ending at around 20 thousand.
For School of Dragons by Knowledge Adventure, downloads remained relatively stable, beginning at 20 thousand and experiencing a modest rise to 20 thousand by quarter's end. The revenue figures started at 1 thousand and saw a slight increase to over 1 thousand in early March before settling at around 500. The game maintained a steady base of weekly active users, starting at 120 thousand and slightly decreasing to 100 thousand.
The recent release, Blade&Soul: Revolution by Netmarble Corporation, debuted with strong download numbers at 80 thousand, but these sharply fell to under 1 thousand by the end of March. The game's revenue followed a declining trend from 3 thousand to 2 thousand. Weekly active users started at 60 thousand, peaked at 70 thousand in the second week, and then significantly dropped to under 10 thousand.
Lastly, Stella Arcana- Eternal Stars, published by HaoPlay USA, Inc., experienced a dramatic surge in downloads from 60 thousand in the first week of January to a decline to around 2 thousand by the end of March. Since the revenue data for December was not available, the trend starts at 6 thousand in early January, gradually decreasing to under 2 thousand by March's end. The weekly active users showed a downward trend from 40 thousand to just over 6 thousand.
For more detailed insights and analysis on the performance of MMORPGs and other app categories, Sensor Tower's comprehensive data offerings are the go-to resource for market trends and user engagement statistics.