In September 2020, a similar conflict erupted between the game-maker MiHoyo, developer of the popular mobile game "Genshin Impact," and Huawei. Huawei insisted on the original agreement for a revenue cut - a 50-50 arrangement for Tencent game sale on the Huawei app store, which Tencent can not agree on.įollowing the removal, Huawei users could not search Tencent games from the Huawei AppGallery, including some of its most popular titles such as Honour of King, Peacekeeper Elite, and Call of Duty Online. In January, Huawei has temporarily removed all Tencent games from its own app store after the two companies disagreed on revenue sharing. It is not rare to see disputes between game developers and platform owners over revenue sharing. Unlike traditional distributors such as application stores, Taptap doesn't charge a commission when the payment is made under the in-app purchase. Network's popular titles include Ragnarok Online Mobile: Eternal Love, Girls' Frontline, Sausage Man, and Muse Dash. Network is a Hong Kong-listed online game developer/distributor, running 38 titles under its online community and distribution platform TapTap. network break out of its niche by reaching a broader audience on its platform.įounded in 2002, X.D. Network's game fans to its video streaming rooms, while Bilibili can help X.D. Network presents a win-win situation Bilibili can promote its games through TapTap's distribution channels and attract X.D. However, the gaming sector showed flat growth over the past year, declining from 71% and 53% in 20.Īccording to Bilibili's financial report, its game sector generated total revenue of CNY1.13 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020, down 11.7% month-over-month.Īs one of the cash cows of Bilibili, slowing revenue growth of the gaming sector is not a good sign, especially for a loss-making company like Bilibili, which has been in the red for 13 consecutive quarters. Their ambition is to become a comprehensive and vibrant community for all kinds of users and video creators.ĭespite its more diversified business, Bilibili's games are still its largest revenue-generating sector, which accounted for 40% of the total revenue in 2020. Initially positioned as a playground for China's ACG (anime, comics, and games) community, Bilibili has been expanding its offerings to a wide range of categories, like fashion, lifestyle, beauty, music, and technology. The investment aims to enrich the video platform's content that caters to the diverse tastes of animation fans, gamers, and merchants. Under the agreement, Hong Kong and Nasdaq listed Bilibili has purchased a 4.72% stake of Taptap's owner X.D.
TapTap challenges the common unfair taxation of the Chinese game distributors, and will help Bilibili reach more gamer audience.Ĭhinese video sharing and streaming platform Bilibili has invested HKD9.6 billion in domestic game distribution platform TapTap. Human: Fall Flat has currently been reserved on TapTap over 2.87 million times, a record for the platform.Bilibili's Investment in TapTap Is A Win-Win, And Here Is Why - PingWest English 中文īilibili's Investment in TapTap Is A Win-Win, And Here Is Why
Some of those titles include Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, To The Moon, Gemini, ICEY, and Muse Dash. Network has published a number of indie titles in China on its mobile platform TapTap. Network, among the most experienced indie game publishers in China, illustrates the commitment to the Chinese market and the Group's intention to bring successful content and unique video games to Asia." "Thanks to our direct presence in China, we have been able to partner up with the major actors in the industry bringing our video games in the Far East.
"China is a fast-growing market that offers great opportunities to video game companies," said Digital Bros CEO Raffaele Galante. to publish the game on mobile devices in China.Ĭurve Digital retains publishing rights to the game on consoles and PC. Digital Bros subsidiary 505 Games has announced today that it has obtained the global mobile publlishing rights to No Brakes Games' Human: Fall Flat, and will be teaming up with X.D.
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