Move over FarmVille, Candy Crush and all those other freemium games whose developers (presumably) sleep on top of a pile of money with beautiful ladies in it — we may have a new contender for app overlord of 2014.
Blizzard’s turn-based iPad game Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft was released Thursday, but already it’s the No. 1 most downloaded game in 36 countries, and the most downloaded app overall in 34 countries.
According to analyst Sterne Agee, the game will likely rake in $30 million in revenue this year alone.
Like the titles mentioned above, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft is free to play, but includes in-app purchases.
An iPhone version is set to follow later this year, and will only open up the game’s revenue streams further.
Nice work if you can get it!
Source: App Annie
Via: Business Insider
Luke Dormehl is a U.K.-based journalist and author, with a background working in documentary film for Channel 4 and the BBC. He is the author of The Apple Revolution and The Formula: How Algorithms Solve All Our Problems … and Create More, both published by Penguin/Random House. His tech writing has also appeared in Wired, Fast Company, Techmeme and other publications.
One response to “Hearthstone Is Most-Downloaded iPad App In 34 Countries A Day After Launch”
Luke, I think you might have left a word or two out in your title.