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Niches / Anime + Pixel Graphics
Anime + Pixel Graphics
Games tagged both Anime and Pixel Graphics: 202 indie paid launches, 19 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Anime + Pixel Graphics priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Anime and beats Pixel Graphics; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.
The pair's chance of a $100k+ first year beside each of its two tags, ranked like a high-score table, with typical earnings and the launches behind every figure.
49 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.
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49 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.
Each circle is one tag, sized by its launches, and the gold overlap is exactly this pair. Click a part to read it. Price changes the odds more than genre does (under $5: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.
The overlap is this niche: the 49 games tagged both Anime and Pixel Graphics priced $10 to $20. 22.4 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 10.0 in 100 for Anime-only games and 21.7 in 100 for Pixel Graphics-only games, so the mix beats Anime alone and is about level with Pixel Graphics alone.
Both: 49 games priced $10 to $20; 22.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $7,343.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 49 launches. The outer parts are each tag's launches minus the pair's, so their chance is exact; their typical earnings are not computed yet.
Who leads this pair and each of its tags. Free until launch: one click opens the card. The full comparables list (nearest hits by tag pair, price and launch year) is not computed yet, and the card says so.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
Lens checkAudience split. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.
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Nearest hits (similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year): not computed yet.
Filters do not apply here yet. Leaders and shares are for all prices and the Standard view; per price band and per lens they are not computed yet.
The same figures with three kinds of games set aside: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.
Anime + Pixel Graphics is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view189 of 202 launches | Without the breakout201 of 202 launches | Last 18 months56 of 202 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 20219 hits | 18916 hits | 20118 hits | 565 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 9.4 in 1001 in 11 | 8.5 in 1001 in 12 | 9.0 in 1001 in 11 | 8.9 in 1001 in 11 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,086top tenth $77,972+ | $844 | $941 | $2,295 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -10.0%0.9 fewer in 100 | -4.8%0.5 fewer in 100 | -5.1%0.5 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | -22.3%$242 less | -13.4%$145 less | +111.3%$1,209 more; too few to tell |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Anime and Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 202 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 13 of 202 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, TEVI (17.0% of the money): 201 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 56 of 202.
Anime is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.
| Anime | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,403 of 1,558 launches | Without the breakout1,557 of 1,558 launches | Last 18 months446 of 1,558 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,558112 hits | 1,40390 hits | 1,557111 hits | 44632 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 7.2 in 1001 in 14 | 6.4 in 1001 in 16 | 7.1 in 1001 in 14 | 7.2 in 1001 in 14 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $957top tenth $59,371+ | $941 | $946 | $1,051 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -10.8%0.8 fewer in 100 | -0.8%0.1 fewer in 100 | -0.2%no change |
| Typical against standard | the base | -1.7%$16 less | -1.1%$11 less | +9.8%$94 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Anime, 12 to 36 months old: 1,558 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 155 of 1,558 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (24.0% of the money): 1,557 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 446 of 1,558.
Pixel Graphics is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.
| Pixel Graphics | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view3,492 of 3,686 launches | Without the breakout3,685 of 3,686 launches | Last 18 months1,073 of 3,686 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 3,686188 hits | 3,492169 hits | 3,685187 hits | 1,07368 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.1 in 1001 in 20 | 4.8 in 1001 in 21 | 5.1 in 1001 in 20 | 6.3 in 1001 in 16 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $459top tenth $28,145+ | $480 | $459 | $383 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -5.1%0.3 fewer in 100 | -0.5%no change | +24.3%1.2 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +4.6%$21 more | 0.0%no change | -16.6%$76 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 3,686 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 194 of 3,686 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (23.0% of the money): 3,685 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,073 of 3,686.
A lens moves the chance only when it differs from standard by more than a random cut of the same size would, with 5+ hits on both sides; typical earnings are compared from 100 launches, within 25%. Without the breakout moves the answer when one game earned over half the money. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.
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