The Mobile MMORPG virus is spreading in Asia. After South Korea, Japan is now also caught up in the fever of “Lineage 2 Revolution.” What will happen when the game is released here in Europe?
The MMORPG Lineage is the game in South Korea. Since 1998, this MMORPG has regularly provided record revenues for developer NCSoft. Even today, 19 years later, it remains the most successful game of the Korean giant. The successor “Lineage 2” was released in 2003 and has already been around for 14 years.
In early 2017, competitor Netmarble launched the mobile MMORPG “Lineage 2 Revolution” with the license from NCSoft. This was the sensation of the year in the mobile sector so far. It is rumored to have grossed 176 million USD in one month – and that only in South Korea.
From 0 to 1 – Lineage 2 Revolution takes over Japan
Netmarble then released the game in other Asian countries such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
On August 23, Lineage 2 Revolution was released in Japan and took the island by storm. It shot to the top of the charts within a day. It is said to have taken 18 hours to reach number 1 in the App Store.
Lineage 2 Revolution is expected to be released in Europe and North America “later in 2017.” It is considered one of the first “fully-fledged mobile MMORPGs” that aims to conquer the world. Allegedly, Netmarble’s war chest is well-stocked and they want to win over the West.
Other titles like “Royal Blood” are also fighting to be pioneers in this new generation of mobile MMORPGs. Moreover, almost all established Asia MMORPGs have mobile versions in the making. Mobile games for Tera, Black Desert, Blade and Soul, and Aion are in development.
Lineage: With Mobile into the Future – Instead of Lineage 3, there are three times Lineage
The Lineage franchise is in a strange situation. Three games are competing to lead the franchise into the future:
- This is Netmarble’s Lineage 2 Revolution, which we are reporting on here
- But NCSoft has also released a mobile game, Lineage M, in South Korea, which in just a few days generated enough revenue to salvage the financial quarter after the PC Lineage had suffered significant losses
- Additionally, NCSoft is planning to launch Lineage Eternal, a PC/mobile hybrid. However, the game is at risk of being stranded in development limbo.
More about Lineage 2 Revolution can be found here:
Lineage 2 Revolution: The 1st complex online MMORPG for mobile?
