how does this company make money? i love btd but...

[eatcake]

i don't get it, do people really buy the in game packs? what is it? they seem so successful so im curious, btd battles whales? are instas useful in anything competitive so people buy them with real money? lots of sales for btd6 still?

[biz]

id assume its a mixture of all of them, i think lots of money still comes form game sales

[PichuYang]

Originally posted by eatcake:

are instas useful in anything competitive

Double Cash mode and instas are banned during said game modes. Even though you can use DC on un-ranked Boss mode or farming Collection event, it is not necessary at all. But it does contribute to sales since it can be bought for the sake of supporting NK.

[Hiroko]

you're HUGELY underestimating how much people spend on mtx for starters, but bloons as a series also sells merch

[eatcake]

Originally posted by Hiroko:

you're HUGELY underestimating how much people spend on mtx for starters, but bloons as a series also sells merch

this is probably it but i doubted if because it's so easy to get stuff, even i bought the double cash thing lol

interesting but yeah i have no comment i feel a bit dumb

i know it looked like i answered my own question but i didn't believe it or didn't believe it could be a mix

[Vivianite]

NK is a subsidiary along with multiple others, this isnt their only revenue.

[Kimarnic]

there's Battles, Battles 2, BTD5, BTD6, BTD6+, BTD6 Netflix edition, that Adventure Time collab game...

[Ninja Zyborg]

I own the dart monkey the camgrow fortified red bloon and the druid monkey plush, and my moab plush is coming soonish
so that's where their money is coming from idk

[Drinkcup]

imagine being naive enough to think that companies make money by selling products. so long ago....

[Ice-Nine]

According to financial reports, Ninja Kiwi posted $89.5 million in revenue for 2023.

Digital currencies and in-app goods (AKA microtransactions) accounted for $42 million (~47% of all revenue).

Revenue from the sales of games accounted for $27 million (~30% of all revenue).

The rest appears to come from subscription-based game services.

[eatcake]

well thanks everyone

company was the worst word to use but i meant btd specifically because the micro transactions are really unnecessary, i didn't believe anyone would buy them and was confused at how alive it is
new monkey, hero and boss in a few months

still dumb i know

Originally posted by Vivianite:

NK is a subsidiary along with multiple others, this isnt their only revenue.

this makes more sense either way

Originally posted by Ice-Nine:

According to financial reports, Ninja Kiwi posted $89.5 million in revenue for 2023.

Digital currencies and in-app goods (AKA microtransactions) accounted for $42 million (~47% of all revenue).

Revenue from the sales of games accounted for $27 million (~30% of all revenue).

The rest appears to come from subscription-based game services.

btd alone? cuz that's basically all i see on their steam page
damn

[<color=#CD3210>Lunatic]

I remember when the first bloons released on a web browser site for free, kiwi was just starting out, i played each sequel as they were released, he got bigger as a developer.

Monkey city was an ios cashgrab that probably kept them afloat for a while before btd5 came out.

BTD battles 1 was the best, with the pvp card game mode i would play for hours, its like they got enough money from btd5 and monkey city to give the fans a great fun free game.

I think btd6 is the last in the main series, they just keep updating it and it has so much content and achievements to earn.

There's a new 'free' bloons game coming to ios you can pre-register with google play. Check ninjakiwis official site.

[Therin]

Originally posted by Ninja Zyborg:

I own the dart monkey the camgrow fortified red bloon and the druid monkey plush, and my moab plush is coming soonish
so that's where their money is coming from idk

haha that's awesome!! I assume that they're nice/solid enough if you're waiting on an order of the moab, then?
My two sons who also play bought me a real cool pullover ('hoody' depending on where you live) that's actually pretty warm and nicer than it even looked, and we each have our own (coffee) mug, same with my wife.

[GGcake]

BTD would go broke if i was their only customer, I brought the game for a dollar and nothing else.
Other players must be picking up the tab for the rest of us

[Ninja Zyborg]

Originally posted by Therin:

Originally posted by Ninja Zyborg:

I own the dart monkey the camgrow fortified red bloon and the druid monkey plush, and my moab plush is coming soonish
so that's where their money is coming from idk

haha that's awesome!! I assume that they're nice/solid enough if you're waiting on an order of the moab, then?

yeah they're great quality

[Therin]

Originally posted by Ninja Zyborg:

Originally posted by Therin:

haha that's awesome!! I assume that they're nice/solid enough if you're waiting on an order of the moab, then?

yeah they're great quality

Thanks - good to know! We may order one.