Com2uS announced today that it's global mega hit game "Summoners War: Sky Arena (Summoners War)" achieved cumulative sales of KRW 3 trillion ($2 billion).
Summoners War exceeded 3 trillion won in cumulative sales at the end of September this year, proving its global popularity and long-term box office power of mobile game intellectual property rights.
The game, which has been equally popular in Asia and Western countries since its launch in Korea in April 2014 and global in June, achieved sales of KRW 2 trillion in November 2019. After 2 years and 10 months, it achieved an additional KRW 1 trillion, confirming the sustainable growth potential of the game.
In March 2017, Summoners War became the first Korean mobile game to record 1 trillion won in single game sales, rewriting the history of Korean games.
It ranked second and first in sales in the United States and Canada in North America, the world's largest game market, setting an unrivaled record as a domestic mobile game. In May 2019, the 6th year of its release, it ranked first in sales in the Apple App Store in Korea for the first time.
The game has been a worldwide hit for more than eight years, constantly breaking its own records. The game recorded 10 million downloads within a month of the launch of the global service, followed by 100 million downloads in 2019 and 160 million downloads in June of this year.
It reached No. 1 in sales in 93 countries around the world and entered the top 10 in sales in 143 countries.
The growth of Summoners War is based on strategic updates and close communication with users.
Com2uS provides a wide range of entertainment by introducing a variety of content that greatly enhances the fun of collecting and nurturing strategies and a system tailored to the needs of users around the world.
Monsters, the core content of 'Summoners War', have also been newly introduced on an average of one type per month after release, resulting in a total of 1,428 abundant monsters in the game so far. Recently, the guide quest for new users has been reorganized.
Meanwhile, the first global e-sports competition in Korea, "Summoners War World Arena Championship (SWC)" was launched in 2017 for the first time in a Korean mobile game. SWC is held annually around the world.
