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Anime + Arcade
Games tagged both Anime and Arcade: 158 indie paid launches, 6 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Anime + Arcade priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails Anime and beats Arcade; priced $10 to $20 it trails Anime and is level with Arcade.
The pair's chance of a $100k+ first year beside each of its two tags, ranked like a high-score table, with typical earnings and the launches behind every figure.
Anime + Arcade trails Anime and is level with Arcade: 3 of its 27 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.7 in 100 for Anime and 10.7 in 100 for Arcade.
Small sample: 27 launches, 3 hits.
Each circle is one tag, sized by its launches, and the gold overlap is exactly this pair. Click a part to read it. Price changes the odds more than genre does (under $5: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.
The overlap is this niche: the 27 games tagged both Anime and Arcade priced $10 to $20. 11.1 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 14.9 for Anime-only games and 10.6 for Arcade-only games, so the mix trails Anime alone and is level with Arcade alone.
Both: 27 games priced $10 to $20; 11.1 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $5,828.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 27 launches. The outer parts are each tag's launches minus the pair's, so their chance is exact; their typical earnings are not computed yet.
Who leads this pair and each of its tags. Free until launch: one click opens the card. The full comparables list (nearest hits by tag pair, price and launch year) is not computed yet, and the card says so.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.
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Nearest hits (similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year): not computed yet.
Filters do not apply here yet. Leaders and shares are for all prices and the Standard view; per price band and per lens they are not computed yet.
The same figures with three kinds of games set aside: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.
Anime + Arcade holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view156 of 158 launches | Without the breakout157 of 158 launches | Last 18 months78 of 158 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1586 hits | 1566 hits | 1575 hits | 783 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.8 in 1001 in 26 | 3.8 in 1001 in 26 | 3.2 in 1001 in 31 | 3.8 in 1001 in 26 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,314top tenth $15,405+ | $1,314 | $1,294 | $1,416 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -15.8%0.6 fewer in 100 | 0.0%no change |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -1.5%$20 less | +7.8%$102 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Anime and Arcade, 6 to 30 months old: 158 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 2 of 158 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, UNBEATABLE (42.9% of the money): 157 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 78 of 158.
Anime holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Anime | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,523 of 1,685 launches | Without the breakout1,684 of 1,685 launches | Last 18 months882 of 1,685 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,685126 hits | 1,523109 hits | 1,684125 hits | 88258 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 7.5 in 1001 in 13 | 7.2 in 1001 in 14 | 7.4 in 1001 in 14 | 6.6 in 1001 in 15 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,132top tenth $64,768+ | $1,113 | $1,132 | $1,011 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -4.0%0.3 fewer in 100 | -1.3%0.1 fewer in 100 | -12.0%0.9 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | -1.7%$19 less | 0.0%no change | -10.7%$121 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Anime, 6 to 30 months old: 1,685 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 162 of 1,685 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, AI LIMIT (12.8% of the money): 1,684 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 882 of 1,685.
Arcade holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Arcade | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view4,022 of 4,045 launches | Without the breakout4,044 of 4,045 launches | Last 18 months2,226 of 4,045 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 4,04599 hits | 4,02297 hits | 4,04498 hits | 2,22657 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 2.4 in 1001 in 42 | 2.4 in 1001 in 42 | 2.4 in 1001 in 42 | 2.6 in 1001 in 38 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $243top tenth $8,098+ | $243 | $243 | $242 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | +8.3%0.2 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -0.4%$1 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Arcade, 6 to 30 months old: 4,045 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 23 of 4,045 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, REMATCH (25.5% of the money): 4,044 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,226 of 4,045.
A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.
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