Pokemon Home Downloaded 1.3 Million Times in 1st Week on Mobile - News

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The cloud-based service from The Pokemon Company, Pokemon Home, was downloaded over 1.3 million times worldwide on mobile in its first week available, according to research firm Sensor Tower.

444,000 of the downloads or about 34 percent of the total installs were in the US, followed by Japan with 299,000 downloads (23%). Great Britain saw 74,000 downloads, Germany 63,000 downloads, and France 53,000 downloads. 

Pokemon Home has the potential to bring in a lot of money as it has three paid subscription plans for $2.99, $4.99 and $15.99. Sensor Tower estimates it brought in $1.8 million in user spending in the first week. The US accounted for 40.8 percent of the revenue, followed by Japan with 35.3 percent. 

Here is an overview of the service:

Nintendo Switch Version

Pokemon Home is a cloud service for the Nintendo Switch system and compatible mobile devices designed as a place where all Pokemon can gather. By linking the same Nintendo Account to both the Nintendo Switch version and mobile version of Pokemon Home, you’ll be able to access the same Pokemon Boxes on both versions. With Pokemon Home you can move Pokemon between compatible games, trade Pokemon on the go, and more! You can also purchase a subscription to the Pokemon Home Premium Plan for more features.

With Pokemon Home, you can manage your collection of Pokemon across multiple games. Gathering your Pokemon is just the beginning—you can trade with friends or with anyone around the world directly using the Pokemon Home mobile app. A subscription to the Premium Plan gives the ability to transfer Pokemon from Pokemon Bank expands the number of Pokemon that can be deposited from 30 to 6,000, expands the number of Pokemon that can be placed in the Wonder Box and GTS at one time (mobile version only), allows you to host your own Room Trades (mobile version only), and gives you the Judge function right within Pokemon Home.

iOS and Android Versions

Pokemon Home is a cloud-based service, designed as a place where all of your Pokemon can gather.

• Manage your Pokemon! – You can bring any Pokemon that has appeared in a Pokemon core series game to Pokemon Home. You’ll also be able to bring certain Pokemon from Pokemon Home for your Nintendo Switch system to your Pokemon Sword or Pokemon Shield game.
• Trade Pokemon with players around the world! – If you have a smart device, you’ll be able to trade Pokemon with players around the world anytime you want, anywhere you are. Enjoy different ways of trading, too, like the Wonder Box and GTS!
• Complete the National Pokedex! – You’ll be able to complete your National Pokedex by bringing lots of Pokemon to Pokemon Home. You’ll also be able to check out all the moves and Abilities your Pokemon have.
• Receive Mystery Gifts! – You’ll be able to quickly and conveniently receive Mystery Gifts using your smart device!

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.

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