Genshin Impact was developed and published by Shanghai Technology Games Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of miHoYo. This is an open world adventure game that was launched in early January 2017. The game started the first test on June 21, 2019, the retest on March 19, 2020, the server test on June 11, 2020, the PC technical open test on September 15, 2020, and was officially launched on September 28, 2020. The official server supports cross-device account data interoperability on iOS, PC and Android platforms, and players can use the same account to switch between different devices.
The game is set in the fantasy continent of Teyvat, where those chosen by God will be given “God’s Eye” to guide the power of elements. I play a mysterious character-a traveler, embarking on a free-roaming journey, encountering companions with different personalities and extraordinary abilities, working together to defeat the enemy, and finding and reuniting lost relatives. The truth of the “origin of the world” is gradually revealed.
Background:
This is a world where seven elements converge. In the distant past, people gained the power to manipulate elements through their faith in gods and built homes in the wilderness. However, the fall of an ancient kingdom five hundred years ago caused the world to change… Although the catastrophe has stopped, peace has not yet come. As the protagonist of the story, I am far away from the world and descended on this land. In this vast world, I will travel freely, meet companions, and look for the seven gods who control the elements until I reunite with my lost relatives.
Character design:
The game has many playable characters, and players can choose their gender, but the gender of the character is fixed. In addition to travelers, players can also obtain other characters through plots, divinations, and events. For example, in addition to the protagonist, the first character that players can activate in the plot is “Ether”.
Most characters need to be obtained through divination. Divination can be divided into regular divination and event-specific divination. Divination requires the use of encounter bonds or entanglement bonds.
Gameplay:
“Genshin Impact” is an open world game. Players can control the character to equip two types of equipment: weapons corresponding to the character’s attack style and relics worn by the character, which can be combined into a set to give additional attributes. Consumables in the game are divided into three categories: currency, materials, and recipes. Currency can be obtained by opening treasure chests, clearing dungeon rewards, completing tasks, sacrificing, and killing monsters. Materials are mainly obtained by opening treasure chests and mining. Recipes are required to make recipes.
Results:
On October 29, 2020, Sensor Tower announced the mobile game revenue estimate of “Genshin Impact” in the first 30 days of its launch, ranking first in the world’s mobile games during the same period, with an estimated revenue of US$245 million (approximately RMB 1.6 billion). It should be noted that this data does not include revenue from third-party Android markets in China and other regions.
On November 13, 2020, Sensor Tower released its latest October report. The report shows that in October 2020, Mihoyo’s “Genshin Impact” had a global revenue of US$239 million, ranking first in the global mobile game sales list. Among them, 31% of the revenue came from the Chinese market.
On April 13, 2021, Sensor Tower announced the ranking of Chinese mobile game revenue in March 2021. The overseas mobile game revenue of “Genshin Impact” is close to 116 million US dollars.
In Japan, according to data from the Sensor Tower store intelligence platform, the revenue of “Genshin Impact” has surpassed the Chinese market several times, and its revenue in Japan in November and December 2020 has exceeded the Chinese market. In December 2020, “Genshin Impact” accounted for 30.3% of the revenue in Japan.
In the global market, in January 2022, the Sensor Tower store intelligence platform reported that “Genshin Impact” topped the global mobile game revenue list.
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