Highlights

  • Honkai: Star Rail surpassed Genshin Impact in banner sales for March 2024, showcasing strong revenue growth.
  • Acheron's release in March was a significant factor in the revenue increase for Honkai: Star Rail.
  • Genshin Impact's revenue is expected to bounce back in April with the release of Arlecchino.

A recent revenue report has revealed that Honkai: Star Rail far exceeded Genshin Impact when it comes to overall banner sales in March. Both games feature character banners, a common mechanic in gacha games, which allow players to try their luck and pull for certain playable units that are available for a short period, usually three weeks.

Even though Genshin Impact is still widely considered HoYoverse's main title, Honkai: Star Rail has frequently claimed the top revenue spot in the mobile gaming industry. Since its launch back in April 2023, the game has maintained a large player base, thanks to a tight update schedule that keeps the game's content fresh.

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A Reddit user named Devilmay1233 has shared a chart that shows the March revenue numbers for several different mobile games, including Honkai: Star Rail and Genshin Impact. The data shown in the chart was taken from a credible business website named Sensor Tower. According to the chart, Honkai: Star Rail's revenue for March was an impressive $145 million, marking a 56% increase from February's revenue of approximately $92.5 million. In comparison, Genshin Impact's revenue has dropped from $92.8 million in February to $68 million in the previous month. The main reason behind Honkai's revenue increase is the fact that one of the most popular and powerful characters, Acheron, was released on March 20.

Acheron is a unique main DPS-oriented Nihility character, which means that her kit revolves around applying debuffs. She has one of the most powerful Ultimates in Honkai: Star Rail, which can ignore the enemy's weakness and reduce their toughness along with all of their elemental resistances. Another factor in Honkai: Star Rail's revenue success is that the popular five-star support Sparkle was released on February 29. This timing means that the majority of her sales were realized in March.

Genshin Impact's Sales Should Bounce Back in April

Genshin Impact players can expect their game's revenue numbers to recover during April, considering that one of the most anticipated characters, Arlecchino, will be released in the first part of Genshin Impact Version 4.6, which should drop around April 24. According to various leaks, Arlecchino will be a main DPS character featuring a unique kit that resembles that of another familiar Pyro DPS, Hu Tao.

Another reason to expect revenue spikes in April is the fact that the second part of Genshin Impact update 4.5 will feature re-runs for two powerful characters, Neuvillette and Kazuha. Both of these characters are considered S-tier picks in their respective roles.