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The mobile intelligence firm Sensor Tower estimates that the free-to-play mobile game has generated $55 million in revenue since its late April launch.

Alissa McAloon, Publisher

August 9, 2018

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Newsbrief: The mobile intelligence firm Sensor Tower estimates that the mobile game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery has generated $55 million in revenue since its late April launch.

According to the company’s estimates, the game reached $40 million in player spend by the end of June, so roughly $15 million in additional cash has flowed into the game in the month or so since. So far, 47 percent of that revenue has come from players in the United States as well.

The report goes on to note that first-time downloads of the game saw an 11 percent increase from June to July, rising from 3.15 million in June to 3.5 million in July.

Early on, the energy and timer-based monetization scheme for Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery drew some online criticism, particularly in an early tutorial scene where players run out of energy as their player character, a school-aged child, is being strangled by an aggressive vined plant. Despite that chatter, the game's early days regularly saw it grossing upwards of $1 million a day, something further explored in a blog on Gamasutra from Wargaming marketing lead Vadim Bulatov looking at the elements that led to the game's early success. 

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Alissa McAloon

Publisher, GameDeveloper.com

As the Publisher of Game Developer, Alissa McAloon brings a decade of experience in the video game industry and media. When not working in the world of B2B game journalism, Alissa enjoys spending her time in the worlds of immersive sandbox games or dabbling in the occasional TTRPG.

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