Zenless Zone Zero Revamps Gacha Games

UPDATE 16/7/2024: Wuthering Waves’ viewership data in the final graphic has been corrected and is lower than originally published

Gacha RPGs offer a unique way for the community to engage with their favorite games. The gacha mechanic provides an array of characters to bond with, customizing each players’ experience based on the luck of the draw. The latest gacha from Chinese game developer miHoYo, , continues this trend from their earlier games and . generated a massive amount of hype thanks to its fashionable urban fantasy world inspired by the street aesthetic of 2000’s fiction. Additionally, characters in the world run the full gamut from humans to robots to half-animal hybrids. . Heading into its 4 of July release date, had over 45M pre-registrations – .It’s time to see if this pre-release hype translated to viewership on live-streaming platforms, and whether or not the winning streak of Gacha RPGs will continue.