A recent press release šby Nazara Technologies Limited announced thāat their franchise World Cricket Championship (WCC) has become the number one Cricket game in the world as it has amassed about 110 Million downloads in India and abroad.
WCC, which is published by Nazaraās subsidiary Nextwave Multimedia, comprises three versions of the game called WCC, WCC-2 and WCC RÜ«ivals which was recently added to the Mobileš» Premier League (MPL) platform.
Among the three games, Nazara claims that WCC-2 has contributed largely to the success of the franchise, as it has been featured as one of the Top 10 Games for Monthly Active Users by the App Annie Report for 3 years in a row (2016-2018). It has also been recognised as one of the Top 10 games by time spent in Aāndroid & IOS by App Annie 2016 report, and has been listed as Google Editorās Choice (2016-2020). It has also been listed as Googleās Best of Games (2015-2017) and Appleās Best of Games (2016-2018).
WCC-2 features over 18 international and 10 domestic teams, 42 stadiš ums, and 3 match formats including T20, ODI and Test Cricket. It also features 11 tournaments including World Cup, NPL, ODI Series, World T20 Cup, Asian Cup, Ashes-to-Ashes, and Blitz Tšournaments.
WCC Rivals, a multiplayer real-time cricket mobile game, also gained recognition in the first year of its launch by bagging two awardsāRunner-up āStudio Game of the Yearā at IGDC 2019 and āBEST LIVE GAMEā award at GATOā19 by Internet and Mobį£ile Association of India (IAMAI) in April 2019.
As per Nazaraās press release, WCC had on ašÆverage 2.1 million Daily Active Users and 11 million Monthly Active Users aroundą¶£ the year.
On the occasion, Rajendran P.R., Founder and CEO, Nextwave Multimedia said, āThe commitment towards delivering the best and establishing a personal connection with our users tź¦o innovate and improvise the gameplay has helped us achieve thšis success in mobile cricket gaming. We believe in constantly innovating and updating the game for better user experience rather than just seasonal updates.ā
WCC Franchise also announced that they aą²re all set to launch WCC-3 to offer a combination of reašlistic game features and thrill of competition.
Last year, NazāØara announced its intention to invest $20 million in gš³aming and sports startups in tš¦he Indian subcontinent, Africa and Middle-East in 2020.