WWE SuperCard is running wild.
OK, maybe not wild, but the free-to-play digital card game is off to a nice start. SuperCard has surpassed 1.5 million downloads in its first week of release on the highly lucrative mobile market — a sector valued at an estimated $20 billion in 2014. It’s available for iOS and Android devices.
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Of course, downloading SuperCard doesn’t cost you a penny, since it’s a free-to-play game. However, a large player base means companies have a larger pool of people that can potentially purchase microtransactions inside the game, which can lead to a healthy revenue stream.
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However, despite the nice start, SuperCard still has ground to cover before it’s a mainstream success. It’s currently the 148th top free-to-play iPhone game on the iTunes App Store, so it still has a way to go before it’s a Clash of Clans (No. 12) or Kim Kardashian: Hollywood (No. 13) kind of success.
Still, according to 2K, SuperCard is already WWE’s most successful casual game, so this is some nice news for the professional wrestling company.
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