This success continued into 2019 as the game was the leading iPhone gaming app title in the United States, having generated revenue of over 10 million U.S. Within the first month of its release, the app was downloaded several million times worldwide and generated several hundred U.S. Thanks to the success of Fortnite on PC and console, Epic Games released Fortnite Battle Royale for Android and iOS mobile devices in March 2018.
gamers was to outfits or characters, while gamers also enjoyed upgrading the look of the gliders, which are the players’ means of entering the battle arena. Player spending on in-game purchases amounted to 340 million U.S. Within battle royale games, players have the ability to buy in-game currency which they can then use to purchase upgrades including weapon customizations and visual character enhancements.
One of the markers of success is how much players spend on the game. The battle royale genre of video games has experienced a boom in recent years, with popular titles such as PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) and Apex Legends vying with Fortnite to claim top spot.
