Netmarble's 'Magumagu 2020 Mobile' Play Ball
Achieved No.1 Popularity in Pre-Download Apple App Store
[Asia Economy Reporter Jin-gyu Lee] Netmarble unveiled its ambitious baseball game "Magumagu 2020 Mobile" on the 8th.
On the same day, Netmarble officially launched Magumagu 2020 Mobile on the two major application markets, Google Play and Apple App Store.
Magumagu 2020 Mobile is a mobile version utilizing the intellectual property (IP) of the PC baseball game "Magumagu," which Netmarble has been servicing for 15 years. It attracted attention even before its release as it is the first mobile baseball game developed by Netmarble&Park, the core development team behind Magumagu.
Just from the pre-downloads starting at 11 a.m. the previous day, it reached number one in popularity on the Apple App Store within 8 hours. Although the market size and user base for baseball games are smaller than role-playing games (RPGs), achieving first place solely through pre-downloads has raised expectations for its success within Netmarble. During the online showcase for Magumagu 2020 Mobile held on the 22nd of last month, the cumulative number of viewers exceeded 220,000, and the peak concurrent viewers surpassed 5,300.
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Magumagu 2020 Mobile perfectly reproduces the original PC game's excellent hitting sensation, dynamic defense, and weather system while applying systems suited for the mobile environment. It features an 'auto-farming system,' rare in sports mobile games, allowing users to focus on forming teams and competing against other users in baseball games. Additionally, the 'Transfer Center,' which enables free trading of player cards among users, and the 'Live Card,' which updates records every two weeks based on actual KBO season statistics, add fun to the baseball game. Lee Chan-ho, Development PD at Netmarble&Park, said, "We focused on the essence of baseball games: the joy of creating the team you want, the fun of growth, competing with other users, and viewing game records."
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