Criticism and gamer dissatisfaction didn't stop Blizzard from making over $500 million on Diablo Immortal in one year

Last June saw the release of the mobile game Diablo Immortal.

Few projects in the history of the gaming industry have provoked such outrage from the public. Gamers were outraged and dissatisfied with the harsh and unjustified monetisation, the primitive gameplay and, of course, the extremely disappointing announcement of Diablo Immortal at BlizzCon 2018.

But the negative public reaction to Diablo Immortal has not affected the game's financial performance.

Here's What We Know

According to analytics company Data.ai, one year after its release Diablo Immortal has brought in more than $500 million for Activision-Blizzard.

Statistics showed that the mobile version of Diablo ranked 15th on the list of mobile games that brought in that amount of money as quickly as possible.

The absolute leader in this indicator remains Pokémon GO, which reached this amount in just 2 months.

Top 20 games that earned $500 million the fastest (statistics do not include PC versions and third-party Android platforms - only Google Play):

• Pokémon GO - 2 months
• Lineage M - 3 months.
• Genshin Impact - 4 months.
• Lineage 2 Revolution - 4 months.
• Uma Musume Pretty Derby - 4 months.
• Lineage W - 6 months.
• Game for Peace - 6 months.
• Clash Royale - 7 months.
• Lineage 2M - 8 months.
• Candy Crush Saga - 8 months.
• Onmyoji - 8 months.
• Dragon Quest Walk - 9 months.
• Fortnite - 10 months.
• Fantasy Westward Journey - 10 months.
• Diablo Immortal - 11 months.
• Odin Valhalla Rising - 11 months.
• Three Kingdoms Tactics - 12 months.
• QQ Speed - 12 months.
• Call of Duty: Mobile - 12 months.
• AFK Arena - 13 months.

Source: Data.ai