Summary
An interesting revenue report has revealed thatGenshin Impacthas managed to exceed expectations when it comes to sales, despite featuring two re-run characters in the second part of the update.Genshin Impactruns on a gacha-based system, which means that the game’s main source of revenue is the limited banners, which allow players to obtain characters and items by spending Primogems.
Genshin ImpactVersion 5.3 is packed with content, including some of the most popular roster additions, such as the Pyro Archon Mavuika. The Natlan leader was released in the first part of the update alongside the famous fortune teller, the Cryo support Citlali. The second part of the update also introduced a new four-star character, Lan Yan, who is available for free as part of the Lantern Rite Festival.
The second banner phase forGenshin ImpactVersion 5.3features re-runs for two five-star characters: Arlecchino and Clorinde. At the time of the official banner reveal, many fans were surprised to see that both new five-star characters were placed in the first banner cycle.Genshin Impactusually tries to spread its five-star character releases over two banner cycles. However, it seems like HoYoverse knew what it was doing, considering that a recent revenue report shared by Reddit user Dramatic_endjingu has revealed thatGenshin Impactclimbed to the top revenue spot for Android users in Japan.
Genshin Impact Sees Strong Revenue Growth Despite Featuring Two Re-run Characters
While HoYoverse did not clarify the reason behind the unusual character release schedule, some fans suspected that the main reason was that the second part of the update hostsGenshin Impact’s Lantern Rite Festival, which celebrates the Lunar New Year. Other players claim that another reason both Mavuika and Citlali were featured on the first banner could simply be that HoYoverse anticipated the Fontaine duo, Arlecchino and Clorinde, were popular enough to be featured in a separate banner cycle.
Since her first appearance, Arlecchino has quickly become one of themost anticipated characters inGenshin Impact.Since her release back in update 4.6, Arlecchino has not appeared on another banner, making this her first re-run. Arlecchino’s release also introduced a new mechanic called Bond-of-Life, which, similar to Natlan’s Nightsoul system, is exclusive to only a couple of Fontaine characters.
One of these playable units is her banner colleague, Clorinde, who is considered an S-tier pick for themain DPS role inGenshin Impact. When it comes to other HoYoverse games, Zenless Zone Zero and Honkai: Star Rail took the 5th and 6th spots on the list.
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