'It's already broken records by reaching no. 1 on the iOS game download chart in more countries than any prior game,' Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad said on Twitter. It has also become the most downloaded game on Apple's devices across 21 different markets including the US and Japan, according to another data firm SensorTower. The game scored more than 1.6 million downloads on smartphones in China within five hours after it was published on Wednesday, according to data firm App Magic, and had garnered 5.8 million downloads on smartphones worldwide. The blockbuster debut bodes well for several other games due to launch this summer in the world's largest video games market.Īs of Thursday (April 27), the Shanghai-based company's strategy game Honkai: Star Rail, where anime characters battle space monsters, had amassed 20 million downloads across smartphones and personal computers, miHoYo said. HONG KONG - A new game released by Genshin Impact developer miHoYo this week has become China's top downloaded app, reflecting pent-up demand as gaming giants restart flagship launches with a crackdown on the industry easing.

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