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In Q1 of 2024, the US market witnessed notable trends in the 'Waifu' gaming category. Sensor Tower's data offers a detailed look at the performance of five leading titles on the unified platform.
GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE by Level Infinite showed a starting revenue of over $1.6M in the first week of January, which saw a fluctuating decline to around $794K by the end of March. Downloads for the title started at roughly 22K and dipped to 6K in late January, before bouncing back to over 20K towards the end of March. Weekly active users began at around 273K and dropped to 219K, then increased to over 304K in the last week of March.
YOOZOO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.'s Echocalypse: Scarlet Covenant had a revenue starting at about $428K and decreased to approximately $83K by March's end. Downloads commenced at about 31K, declining to just over 3.7K. Active users showed a peak of 30K in early January, with a slight drop to 24K by the quarter's conclusion.
KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.'s Atelier Resleriana, released in late January, showed initial revenue of nearly $94K, peaking at $166K in the following week before settling at over $44K by March 25. Downloads started strong at 47K but fell sharply to less than 1K. Weekly active users data was not provided for this title.
miHoYo Limited's Honkai Impact 3rd began with a revenue of $115K, spiking to $234K in late February, and then dropping to around $89K. The downloads for this game showed a consistent range between 4.7K and 7K. Active users were stable, starting at 76K, with a slight fluctuation ending at 65K.
Finally, OUTERPLANE - Strategy Anime produced by Smilegate Holdings, Inc. saw a modest revenue beginning at nearly $20K and a peak of over $50K in late February, before descending to around $7.7K. Downloads began at an impressive 54K, dropping to under 1K, with active users starting at 48K and decreasing to around 11K.
For more detailed insights into the performance of these 'Waifu' games and others, Sensor Tower's comprehensive analysis is available, providing valuable data for publishers and developers alike.