Five years ago, Fire Emblem Heroes was released. During this time, the tactical RPG earned almost $1 billion on iOS and Android. The game remains Nintendo’s highest-grossing mobile title by a large margin.According to Sensor Tower, the total revenue of Fire Emblem Heroes amounted to $959 million for the entire time of operation.
- The game earned the most in Japan — $ 523 million (54.5% of the total box office).
- Next are the USA ($ 308 million) and Canada (exact figures are not reported).The number of downloads of Fire Emblem Heroes in five years has reached 17.6 million.
- The first place in downloads is also occupied by Japan — 8.3 million (47.3% of the total number of downloads).
- Next are the USA (4.5 million) and France.It is worth noting that the rest of Nintendo’s mobile games lag far behind Fire Emblem Heroes in terms of revenue.
For comparison, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp earned “only” $267 million, and Mario Kart Tour — $259 million.
Fire Emblem Heroes is a spin—off of the famous tactical RPG series with turn-based battles, which was released on February 2, 2017. Like other Nintendo mobile projects, the monetization of this title is built around gachi mechanics. In this way, users discover new characters, including those already known from the main games of the series.