🎮 From Nexon's New RPG Release Date to Japan's $10B Mobile Market, Today's Mobile Gaming News! 💰 - 2026.10.24 | Mobile Games

Hello, fans! 🎮 Today brought another wave of news that's bad for our wallets. From new launches to market data, here are the highlights you don't want to miss! 😆

🆕 Nexon's New RPG Launch Date Confirmed!

Nexon has confirmed that the new fantasy world RPG 'Azure Promilia' will launch next month on the 26th ^[1]. It will be available on PC and on mobile via Google Play, the App Store, and Galaxy Store, so get your devices ready! 📅

🎁 Rewards Before Launch

Nexton's new game is already taking pre-registrations ^[2]. It inherits the world of the original work and supports crossplay between mobile and PC. Pre-registering on One Store or Google Play gets you growth scrolls and Astel and avatar summon tickets for your early progress. Pre-registering is basically a must! 💸

🔫 From Shooters to Time-Travel RPGs

The shooter 'Tang Tang Ace' has officially launched on Google Play and the Apple App Store ^[3]. Sesisoft also announced that the CBT for 'Wild Girl: Reverse', a time-regression RPG developed by Bluesom, has started on One Store ^[3]. Jumping into the CBT early is a great way to get a feel for it before full release! 🧐

🏢 What Does NC's Subsidiary 'Veroplay' Do?

Veroplay, a subsidiary of NC, was established to expand its mobile casual business and serves as a global operations hub ^[4]. It discovers and secures competitive games for publishing, and works with its affiliated development studios. It'll be interesting to see how NC's mobile lineup grows! 👀

🇯🇵 Japan's Mobile Game Market Passes $10 Billion!

According to a Sensor Tower report, Japan's mobile game in-app purchase revenue over the past 12 months has surpassed $10 billion ^[5]. It ranks second in Asia after China's iOS market and is more than double Korea's market. However, it fell 5.1% year over year, and downloads dropped 5.4%. Sensor Tower analyzed that the market shows the traits of a mature market, where sustained monetization and engagement from existing users matter more than new user acquisition ^[5].

The overseas publishers' presence is also worth watching. In Q2, Japan-headquartered publishers accounted for 46% of in-app purchase revenue, and the share of Chinese publishers rose from 24% to 28% ^[5]. By game, eFootball jumped six spots to take first place, and thanks to World Cup events it hit its highest monthly revenue ever in July ^[5]. On the RPG side, 'Honkai: Star Rail', 'Genshin Impact', and 'Victory Goddess: Nikke', developed by SHIFT UP, ranked high among overseas titles ^[5]. Seeing our favorite games backed by the numbers feels pretty good! 😎

⚽ FC Mobile World Championship Enters Round of 16 Playoffs!

The Round of 16 matches of Day 3 of the FC Pro Mobile World Championship have kicked off ^[6]. As the stakes get higher, pick your favorite player and cheer them on together! 📣

That's all for today's mobile gaming news! We'll be back with more news that sets off wallet alarms! 💰