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Monopoly Go! was the most profitable mobile game of 2024. (htxt.co.za)
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  • While new game downloads plateaued in 2024, in-app purchases grew 3.8 percent compared to 2023.
  • The game that drew in the highest revenue based on in-app purchases for 2024 was Monopoly Go.
  • However, Tencent continues to dominate the mobile gaming space with the company drawing in over $10 billion in revenue from mobile games.
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[–] renegadespork@lemmy.jelliefrontier.net 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Game about making money in a genre designed to make money makes money.

[–] PiJiNWiNg@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wtf are people even buying? Different board pieces or something?

[–] Gem@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 2 days ago

Dice rolls.

[–] PunkiBas@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I've seen a couple break up because of monopoly, it brings the worst out of some people, why would you want to play it on the go? hrmm.., maybe people like to get riled up...

[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

maybe people like to get riled up...

Wait until you hear about this thing called social media (it includes Lemmy)

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

Scopely is also buying Pokemon Go, just in case y'all somehow still needed a reason to uninstall it

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

The entire business model is a scam.

All counterarguments have been bickering about word choice when tricking people out of their money, or glibly endorsing tricking people out of their money.