The official appstore was different from other ga distribution channels. Four hundred downloads in twenty-four hours may seem like nothing, but that number was actually pretty good.
Other promotional spaces for other ga distribution channels, such as the Emperor Dynasty Entertainnt platform or the proprietary stores of phone manufacturers, could be bought using money. As long as you were friendly with them, the platform wouldnt care too much about artificially inflating your numbers, either.
Therefore, as long as you were willing to spend money, it wasnt surprising to have thousands or even tens of thousands of downloads on the first day on other ga distribution channels.
However, the official store prohibited inflating statistics, therefore new gas could only be found in obscure corners, just like The Adventures of the Storm Rider. There wouldnt be many who would download new gas, even if they were on the top new gas or among the promoted new gas.
However, the official store automatically adjusted the promotional spaces. Gas like TheAdventures of the Storm Rider would probably be on the promoted list of new gas or in its respective genre, which would greatly boost the downloads.
If The Adventures of the Storm Rider was able to maintain its downloads and ratings for the next promotional round, it would be pushed even higher on the promoted list. If that continued, it would be able to go from a few hundred downloads to possibly hundreds of thousands within a week.
Of course, gas that fell into that positive feedback loop were few and far between; most gas would fall off the promoted list halfway because of the statistics they had reached.
The official app store also took a smaller, twenty percent cut from the revenue that the ga generated.
As for taxes, it was more troubleso than in his previous life, as it was quite a bit different, but not too difficult by any ans. After inco taxes, trading taxes and the like, it all added up to about thirty percent.
Of course, the main form of taxing was based on net profit, as video ga designers had a lower starting cost compared to traditional businesses. So when the profit increased, the taxing increased too.
So if there were a hundred thousand downloads, assuming no sales, Lin Maos gross inco would be two million RMB, and after the platforms cut and taxes, hed be left with a million, one hundred and twenty thousand.
Even though only half of it was left, it was still a huge profit.
Of course, sales were also affected by the price. For a ga like Lin Maos, selling at twenty RMB, a hundred thousand downloads was a bit difficult to achieve.
However, even if the ga was cheaper, down to ten RMB, there werent many gas that managed to break a hundred thousand on the official app store.
Those gas would always be on the top of various rankings, and have promotional spaces multiple tis.
Many smaller designers only got thousands of downloads regularly, after working for half a year to a year just to earn about a hundred thousand RMB and having to worry about other expenses, barely keeping their stomachs full.
Chen Mo said, The promotional spaces will be refreshed in one or two hours, right? Lets see how far up this ga moves, then.
Lin Mao nodded, Yeah, Im looking at gas during the sa period, and mine looks like it has a better chance than the others. I cant be certain, as we dont know how the promoted spaces are calculated.
It was easy to tell that Lin Mao was slightly nervous. Promotions had a huge impact on the future of the ga. In Chen Mos opinion, his ga didnt lack work, sincerity, or creativity, all that was left was the acceptance of the players.
Chen Mo patted his shoulders, Relax, the quality of the gas out there on display, whats there to be afraid of?
Lin Mao said, Yup, we can only hope. Is your ga ready? Maybe I can give you so opinions from a different perspective.
Chen Mo nodded, Yeah. You can try it out by going to a computer or using your own phone.
Shocked, Lin Mao said, Dual platform? Arent you ambitious! Ill just use my phone then, Im more used to playing on mobile.
After installing the ga on his phone, Lin Mao tapped on the icon and launched Plants vs Zombies.
After playing for ten minutes, Lin Mao was completely absorbed by the ga.
This ga is quite complete!
As Lin Mao was a video ga designer, he had a different perspective than the other players. He was shocked that the graphics, music, UI, and playstyle worked together very well; he couldnt find anything to nitpick!
The tutorial was clear and was easy to pick up. The difficulty of the levels made sense, and the combat system was rich
If soone told Lin Mao that this was a high-quality ga that was on the popular gas list, he wouldnt doubt it!
This you made this in three months? Lin Mao looked at Chen Mo, his mind blown.
Chen Mo nodded, Yeah, Ive actually been thinking about this idea for a long ti. Whats wrong?
Lin Mao replied while nodding repeatedly, Pretty good, I think this ga is capable of going viral! In terms of quality, the ga beats many other top gas. When do you plan to release it?
Chen Mo said, Tomorrow maybe. I have been collecting the feedback of the players for the past two days. Overall, its not bad. Ive changed a few things that didnt seem right. After its released and I gather even more statistics, Ill make more changes.
Lin Mao said, I think its good. This ga that you made is much better than mine. I cant believe it, it seems that you really have opened up. How did you get so good all of a sudden?
Chen Mo laughed, What is this? Back to the topic, the success of the ga doesnt just depend on the quality, but theres an elent of luck, too. Lets hope that both of our gas make big sales.
Lin Mao said, Yeah, hope we get big sales. Then we can be buddies on the top new gas leaderboards.
In the past three days, nearly a hundred people had played Plants vs Zombies. So of them were random players that had walked past the experience store, but most of them were brought over by Wen Lingwei and Jia Pengs group.
When these people left, they introduced the ga to their roommates. Chen Mos experience store received another bunch of players that way.
So far Chen Mos experience store had managed to gather ten or so players, and was much livelier than normal.
Chen Mo and Lin Mao chatted for a little while longer.
Huh? The recomnded lists have updated! Lin Mao exclaid in surprise.
Chen Mo went over and said, Lets check it out; wheres the new promoted space?
Lin Mao excitedly raced through the app store, Recomnded in its genre! New recomnded gas! It was recomnded on both!
Not bad! Chen Mo laughed. Youre on a roll here!
These two recomndations were pretty good one for a new ga. Recomnded in its genre ant bringing in more players who liked gas like that, and being recomnded on the new gas list would attract players who liked trying out new gas.
Two recomndations at the sa ti ant the system was rating Adventures of the Storm Rider highly, aning that it should bring in a large amount of sales in a small amount of ti.
If the ga maintained its high rating, the ga would undoubtedly receive better recomndations, possibly even being recomnded on the front page.
Lin Mao patted his chest in relief. Now I can relax, the second recomndation was so important!
Chen Mo reminded, Dont celebrate too early, you should continue monitoring the reviews. You might even be defad by your competitors.
Lin Mao nodded, Yeah, I know. The gap between the second recomndation and the ga properly going viral is still massive.
After chatting for another few hours and looking at the new gas at the ti and checking out their numbers, the two of them went out for supper after the store closed, after which Lin Mao left.
After all, he had to pay great attention to the statistics and the feedback of players, as it was a key mont. Chen Mo, on the other hand, had to worry about his release, so the two of them didnt have much ti to spare.
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