Players battle each other in a single-serving 5-on-5 team battle with hero characters and gain rewards after that battle, which can be used to upgrade and improve their characters, forming the meta progression of the game. It also has the prestige of having the biggest and most important featuring slot of the year releasing in the week before Christmas in North America. You're reading this deconstruction because the game has already made over $1.5B in China alone, having toppled the mighty Fantasy Westward Journey from the number 1 slot upon release. So what is Arena of Valor? Well first of all, the Chinese name for the game is 王者荣耀 (Honor of Kings) and it's a 5 on 5 multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) developed by non other than the all-mighty Tencent. An unexpected move that was likely influenced by the announcement of Vainglory's 5v5 map just days prior. This is a somewhat surprising move from Tencent, which had postponed the global launch of the game several times now. Some images and comments may refer to the title as this game, but rest assured it's the same title.)Īfter a good year being soft launched Arena of Valor has finally launched globally. ( NOTE: Arena of Valor was known as "Strike of Kings" for a long time during its soft launch.
A game that has been out less than a 18 months in China in addition to being soft-launched in a few key Western markets. You see, the highest grossing mobile game in the world in 2017 as of today is Arena of Valor. Well, if you think it's any of those games, you're wrong. You know, those few games that have parked on the top of the charts for years with absolutely no intention to leave.
What do you think is the mobile game that makes the most money today? You may think Clash Royale, Pokemon Go, Candy Crush Saga or Game of War.
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