Observed Signal · Aug 3, 2026 · Earnings Report · Source: PocketGamer.biz · Impact: 1/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
Digimon Up Earns $7.9M in First Two Weeks
Bandai Namco’s mobile-exclusive Digimon Up launched July 15, 2026 and generated $7.9 million in gross player spending globally in its first two weeks, rising to an estimated $10 million over the first month (AppMagic). The game reached one million downloads in its first week and surpassed two million installs on August 6. Monetisation is hybrid: gacha, battle passes/subscriptions (DigiDiamond Pass), one-time purchases including ad-removal, cosmetics, optional rewarded/incentivised ads and an external web shop. Daily player spending peaked at $1.1 million on July 16, then entered a sustained decline — $187,000 by July 28 (an 83% drop from peak) and about $75,000 by month-end. Regional splits shifted slightly over time: Japan was the largest market (44% in the first two weeks; $4.1m/41% of first-month spend), followed by the US (20–22%) and South Korea (12%).
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Digimon Up earned $7.9M in gross player spending in its first two weeks and an estimated $10M in its first month (AppMagic).
- Launched worldwide on July 15, 2026; reached 1M downloads in its first week and surpassed 2M installs on August 6.
- Daily spend peaked at $1.1M on July 16, fell to $187K by July 28 (an 83% drop from peak) and to about $75K by month-end.
- Hybrid monetisation: gacha, battle passes/subscriptions (DigiDiamond Pass), one-time purchases (including ad removal), cosmetics, optional rewarded/incentivised ads and an external web shop.
- Regional spend: Japan largest (44% first two weeks; $4.1M/41% of first-month spend), US ~20–22%, South Korea ~12%.
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