{"id":42185,"date":"2024-12-27T19:12:42","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T10:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=42185"},"modified":"2024-12-27T19:12:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T10:12:45","slug":"pokemon-tcg-pockets-huge-success-prompts-developer-to-double-profit-forecast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/pokemon-tcg-pockets-huge-success-prompts-developer-to-double-profit-forecast\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket\u2019s huge success prompts developer to double profit forecast\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DeNA announced<\/a> an upward revision of their predicated earnings for the current fiscal year (April 2024 to March 2025) due\u00a0to significant profit increases in their game sector.\u00a0This is thanks to the huge success of Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game Pocket <\/strong>(hereafter Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket), which DeNA co-developed with Creatures Inc.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket launched on mobile platforms in October 2024. Since then, the title has racked up over 60 million downloads across 150 countries.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to the game\u2019s strong performance, DeNA expects virtual currency consumption (i.e. the total amount of money spent by users on in-game purchases) to more than triple,\u00a0and sales revenue to more than double in quarter 3 (October to December 2024). To put this in perspective, user spending for\u00a0quarter 3 is predicted to be over 85 billion yen (up from 23.8 billion in last year\u2019s Q3), of which DeNA will get more than 25 billion in sales revenue (up from 12.7 billion). \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Image credit: DeNA’s Notice Regarding Game Business Outlook<\/a>, December 26, 2024.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket is free-to-play but offers paid options like the monthly Premium Pass subscription that gives players exclusive missions, extra booster packs<\/a> and access to a Premium Shop. Players can also purchase Pok\u00e9 Gold in-game currency to spend on items. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From DeNA\u2019s annual profits forecast, it seems that the monetization of Pok\u00e9mon TCG Pocket has been successful. It\u2019s interesting to note that before the game was even released, its mere announcement back in February sent DeNA\u2019s stocks skyrocketing to their daily price limit<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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