The Monopoly man laughs because his game essentially prints money.
No other children’s game brings out the evil in people as much as Monopoly – even eight-year-olds become such merciless rent sharks that even Munich real estate dealers put their monocles in their Dallmayr cappuccinos.
But as we all know, the kids of tomorrow will only be stuck in front of the screen anyway – and thanks to Monopoly Go, they can watch you there too take the money out of your pocket
Play money meets real money
Because, on the one hand, Monopoly Go is one modified version for the mobile market the classic formula: you move your figure across the classic game board, collect rental income, but you can also win yours through special raids friends
steal the money.
But if your kids get their hands on your credit card details, they can of course accidentally raid your account through microtransactions: Like most big mobile games, Monopoly Go offers tons of ways to spend real money.
8 million people playing every day
And a lot of people do that, at least according to the developers and manufacturers. Hasbro Sea The smartphone game has generated a whopping $2 billion in sales in the past 10 months since its release. Crazy.
And even more blatant: The game reached this milestone just three (!) months after the $1 billion mark, so sales are growing exponentially.
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Monopoly Go: 37 seconds of gameplay of the incredibly successful mobile game
According to developer Scopely Over 8 million people log into the game every day to claim daily rewards.
Monopoly Go is exactly like that daily useg in short beats: With various time-limited events, it keeps people continuously engaged to ensure a long-lasting community.
Scopely previously developed, among other things, the also very popular Star Trek Fleet Command, which generated over $50 million in sales after just four months. Monopoly Go is in a different league here.
However, both projects show that as invisible as the mobile gaming market may sometimes be for the classic console and PC gaming audience, the sales in this market are still incredibly gigantic. It’s time for GameStar Go.
