For the reason that launch of Nitro Nation: World Tour season 1 lower than every week in the past, it appears to be like like the sport has seen a gradual improve in downloads via the app shops.
Whereas its builders Legendary Video games and Inventive Cell initially gentle launched the collectible automotive racing recreation in early August 2023, its first season, which sees gamers race within the Pacific Northwest, has attracted a brand new wave of gamers. Nitro Nation: World Tour not too long ago reached over 500,000 downloads on Google Play, one thing Legendary CEO John Linden modestly referred to as “not a foul first week” on X.
As compared, Legendary’s different web3 cell recreation, NFL Rivals, reached 2 million downloads via Apple App Retailer and Google Play mixed two months following its gentle launch. It’s additionally formally displaying +500,000 downloads on Google Play.
Different outstanding mobile-based blockchain video games having launched throughout 2023 embrace
Arc8 gaming platform with over 1 million downloads on Google Play, Com2uS’ informal Minigame Occasion coming in at over 500,000 downloads, and TCG Cross The Ages and autochess battler Mojo Melee, with over 10,000 downloads every.
When it comes to Android downloads, web3 video games launching earlier than 2023 within the prime embrace Fort Crush with over 50 million (though it initially launched as an ordinary web2 recreation), adopted by Walken, Summoners Struggle: Chronicles, Stepn and Upland, all at over 1 million downloads every.
In an interview with BlockchainGamer.biz, Linden not too long ago defined how the app shops are slowly softening their strategy to web3 as they see extra good video games being made and study extra about them. Each Google and Apple modified their guidelines not too long ago to be extra permitting of blockchain video games.
Whether or not Nitro Nation: World Tour will be part of the excessive ranks earlier than the top of 2023 stays to be seen, nevertheless it definitely has the potential to interact web2 and web3 gamers alike. The sport combines racing and amassing with incomes and digital possession, together with absolutely licensed automotive NFTs from globally famend automotive producers. Whereas the automobiles are used for races, gamers can even customise and improve their automobiles via workshop NFTs, along with loaning out and renting automobiles.
