01-04-2020, 10:58 AM
Love It Or Hate It, Fortnite Made More Money Than Any Other Game In 2019
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<p><strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/fortnite">Fortnite</a></strong> might not be to everybody’s tastes, but there’s no denying how successful it is – in fact, last year it made more moolah than any other video game – a feat it achieved in 2018, too.</p>
<p>According to Superdata, the game was the top earner in 2019 with a whopping $1.8 billion in revenue – although it’s worth noting that it suffered a 25 percent drop on the $2.4 billion it made in 2018. Superdata feels that the drop reflects the stabilisation of the game’s revenues after a sudden spike in popularity in 2018.</p>
<p>Here are the top 10 earners in full:</p>
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<p>As you can see, <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/mobile/pokemon_go">Pokémon GO</a></strong> is also raking in the cash, bagging $1.4 billion in 2019 – an increase over the previous year. Interestingly, the report also found that free-to-play games accounted for 80 percent of <em>all</em> digital games revenue during the past 12 months.</p>
<p>By comparison, spending on PC and console ‘premium’ games – ones you actually have to pay for – dropped by 5 percent year-on-year. Here are the top earners:</p>
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<p>The drop, according to Superdata, can be attributed to more big-hitters launching in 2018 than 2019.</p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/01/...e-in-2019/
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<p><strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/fortnite">Fortnite</a></strong> might not be to everybody’s tastes, but there’s no denying how successful it is – in fact, last year it made more moolah than any other video game – a feat it achieved in 2018, too.</p>
<p>According to Superdata, the game was the top earner in 2019 with a whopping $1.8 billion in revenue – although it’s worth noting that it suffered a 25 percent drop on the $2.4 billion it made in 2018. Superdata feels that the drop reflects the stabilisation of the game’s revenues after a sudden spike in popularity in 2018.</p>
<p>Here are the top 10 earners in full:</p>
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<p>As you can see, <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/mobile/pokemon_go">Pokémon GO</a></strong> is also raking in the cash, bagging $1.4 billion in 2019 – an increase over the previous year. Interestingly, the report also found that free-to-play games accounted for 80 percent of <em>all</em> digital games revenue during the past 12 months.</p>
<p>By comparison, spending on PC and console ‘premium’ games – ones you actually have to pay for – dropped by 5 percent year-on-year. Here are the top earners:</p>
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<p>The drop, according to Superdata, can be attributed to more big-hitters launching in 2018 than 2019.</p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/01/...e-in-2019/