Super Mario Run hits 78m downloads

Of that 78m, around 4m went on to pay its one-time unlock fee – a good but not amazing conversion rate of around five per cent. The company’s mascot jogged onto iPhone and iPad on 15th December last year – and was quickly downloaded 40m times in just four days.

Top Gaming Stocks to Buy in 2017

According to analysts at SuperData,2016 has been the best year yet for video games, with the total market value hitting $91 billion this year. Driving this growth is exciting new technology and expanding platforms bringing in new gamers worldwide.