King, which used to be called King.com it pulled a namechange at GDC this year, has announced that it has 70 million daily active players, which is a crazy number. By far, King’s biggest title is Candy Crush Saga. The company notes that the game has 15.5 million active players on Facebook every day. Candy Crush Saga is also a big hit on iOS, where it consistently appears in the top charts for both most downloaded and top grossing.
King also announced its intention to bring Pet Rescue Saga to iOS. That game has six million daily players on Facebook, and King says it will be the third saga game (along with Bubble Witch Saga) to make the leap to mobile platforms. Pet Rescue Saga will arrive on both iOS and Android later this summer.
King’s success is just phenomenal. It’s impressive for any form of media to reach 70 million people, and for that to happen daily just crazy. This casual games market can blow up overnight and shrink just as fast (just ask Zynga), but for now, King is doing impressively well.
King claims 70 million daily active players, Pet Rescue Saga coming soon to mobile originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 16 May 2013 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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