The game’s arrival in China, delayed by several years by a Beijing crackdown on the Internet industry that included a halt to game approvals, is welcome news for a company in search of its next big profit driver. — Bloomberg
Tencent Holdings Ltd’s blockbuster release Dungeon & Fighter Mobile is estimated to have generated over US$140mil (RM658.34mil) in player spending in its first week in China, one of the most lucrative debuts in the world’s biggest games market.
Since its release on May 21, DnF Mobile has grossed US$63mil (RM296.25mil) on Apple Inc’s App Store in China, according to market intelligence firm Sensor Tower. That would translate into more than US$140mil (RM658.34mil) in player spending across all mobile platforms including Android stores, gaming researcher Niko Partners estimated.
