Analytic Dreamz: Notorious Mass Effect - "MOBILE LEGENDS: BANG BANG - SALES & REVIEW ROUND-UP"

Episode Date: February 5, 2025

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/AnalyticIn this segment of Notorious Mass Effect, Analytic Dreamz provides a detailed overview of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, a standout 5v5 MOBA since its launch in 2016. The gameplay centers around quick, strategic battles where teams compete to demolish the enemy's Nexus while safeguarding their own, featuring six distinct hero roles for diverse tactical approaches. Matches are notably fast-paced with matchmaking in about 10 seconds and games concluding in 10-30 minutes. Analytic Dreamz explores the game's accessibility, with intuitive controls catering to newcomers, alongside its matchmaking system that aims for skill parity. The discussion includes Mobile Legends' commitment to regular content updates, including the significant "Project NEXT," which revamped older heroes. With over 120 heroes by 2024, and collaborations with popular franchises like Transformers, the game's content roster is rich and engaging. Developed by Moonton, a ByteDance subsidiary, the game has faced legal challenges, notably from Riot Games over copyright issues, leading to design alterations. Despite these controversies, Mobile Legends has achieved monumental success with over 1 billion downloads and 78 million monthly active players by 2022, generating $851 million in revenue. Reviews are mixed, with Metacritic giving it a 5.8/10 for its approachable gameplay but highlighting community toxicity, while Google Play users commend frequent updates but criticize matchmaking. Analytic Dreamz also addresses recent discussions around privacy due to ByteDance's involvement, ongoing debates about game balance, anti-cheat measures, and managing player toxicity. This segment wraps up with an examination of Mobile Legends' significant impact on global esports, particularly in Southeast Asia, and its unique educational value in enhancing strategic thinking and team communicationPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Now, of course, keeping my promise of covering more of the mobile gaming industry, because if you don't know, they definitely bring a lot of Buku dollars as far as revenue when it comes to the entire gaming industry. So it only makes sense that I start to dive more into that sector of the gaming industry, as I do love to get into analytics as when it comes to Mobile Legends, Bang Bang, being the most played game. on mobile. It is one of the more pivotal games that a lot of people enjoy playing on a mobile platform. So that is what we're talking about for today's segment and analytic dreams video on Spotify to see the video along with the audio. Because right now you can see a video basically breaking down the basics of Mobile Legends, Bang Bang, and is basically like a beginner's guide. But for this specific segment, I like to go over just the, the rise of fame, the overall sales, and then of course the roundup

when it comes to reviews because this game has been out for forever. Now, I do believe it came out back in, I want to say, I want to say 2020, but maybe that's not right. Hold up. Because I do believe that it came out, I think it came out, oh, no, it was totally off.

Okay, so Mobile Legends, Bang Bang came out July 14th. 2016 now when it comes to the rise to fame it basically had a surge in popularity in 2020 with one billion with a B downloads 78 million active players as of now but when it comes to the revenue generated I think the peak what well actually estimated as far as the numbers wise 2022 was the peak as far as revenue generated when they had about $851 million generated from this game alone. There's a reason why I said I was going to start getting more into the mobile arena as far as diving into that industry because if I'm to cover the entire gaming industry, there's no reason to leave out the mobile gaming community.

So for people who are not as familiar with Mobile Legends Bang Bang, just know it's a 5 V5 MoBA where teams aim to destroy the opposing nexus while protecting their own. Now, of course, I believe Mova's like multi-something battle arena, Motai player online battle arena, but let me make sure because I don't like when they use the acronym and the definition like people are supposed to know what that mean. I'm pretty sure I think that's what it's called. Yeah, multi-player online battle arena. So you know what I mean?

I mean, I'm doing my stuff just a little bit, you know what I mean? Just a little bit. So anyways, it's mobile stand, MOBA stands for multiplayer online battle arena. So if you didn't know, well, now you know. So anyways, mobile legends bang bang is a 5B5 MOBA where teams aim to destroy the opposing nexus while protecting their own. So the six type of heroes was the tank, fighter, assassin, mage, marksman, and support. Very interesting how they have six type of, well, six heroes.

types as it reminds me of Overwatch and of course Marvel rivals just because it's so like fresh on my brain as far as it being the most popular game right now but obviously this game did it way before any of these games I mean back in 2016 actually Overwatch came out in 2016 right so actually it came at the same time I think yeah Overwatch came out May 24th 2016 I guess that was just the that was just the that was just the the year of hero shooters, I guess. But anyways, there's a lot of matches that you can have in Mobile Legends Bang Bang, which, you know, with it being a mobile game, you would think that them basically putting a lot of importance on your time spent is very pivotal, especially if you're playing on your mobile device, which is very apparent in this video game as the quick matchmaking and gameplay is literally 10 to 30 minutes per match, but you get into a quick match very, well, you know, pun it.

I guess, you know, very redundant if I keep using the same word. So quick matchmaking takes about 10 seconds, right? And then the gameplay is 10 to 30 minutes per match. So obviously, it's very easy to get into these games. And then when it comes to the reason why they, this game is so unique as a whole hero roster right over 120 heroes as of 2024 now I'm not going to lie to you Marvel rivals may pass that and just in just this year alone because they are trying to put a bunch of heroes into the game not at once of course but they say like they'll put like a hero

into the game like every month and a half so I think they're putting like two heroes and to Marvel rivals every month and a half but that's just in comparison to a hero shooter that's very successful having over 120 heroes with each well each with distinct abilities so that brings me back to the point of when people are talking about Marvel rivals which I keep talking about that because the year is 2025 and Marvel rivals is just killing the game right now when people talk about that game basically having a fatigue of too many characters just look at mobile legends bang bang like there's hero shooters out there that and put a lot of heroes into the game and still find that balance because people still play it

in a competitive aspect. So when it comes to that and being the most played game on a mobile platform, when it was released in 2016, as far as in Brazil, it gained a lot of traction in Southeast Asia. And then, of course, the milestones was the one billion downloads back in 2020. And then, you know, it's already on Android and iOS. But the developers, a big portion of how these, you know, classic games are made, is literally starts with the developers. And the interesting tip bit is a subsidiary of bite dance.

The same people who are a subsidiary, well, no, the same people who own TikTok. So bite dance is basically once again successful and having something. and as long, long lasting. Well, except for, you know, we don't know

how TikTok's going to end up. But y'all get on saying, right? Bite dance is definitely, uh, they, they have the, the finger on the post

when it comes to, uh, quality content. So anyways, um, yeah, moon, moon,

how do you say that? Moon ton. Moon ton. I think that's how you say. That's the developers of mobile legends, bang, and basically, like I said,

a subsidiary. of bite dance and they had a lot of drama at the beginning of their growth cycle for the simple fact that they were previously sued yes ladies and gentlemen somebody else turned into drake themselves as riot games sued moontun for copyright infringement resulting in design changes so i don't know why uh hold on I'm pretty sure Riot Games had a game that I just not aware of. Was it League of Legends? It had to be League of Legends. Moon Tun. So if it had to be a, like, I can't think of any other game. Yeah, okay.

So Riot Games had, let me see. They sued Moon Tunn primarily due to allegations of copyright infringement. Okay. And let me see. Okay, so this initial lawsuit between Riot Games and Moon Tun was back in 2017. And basically, it made Mobile Legends rename to Mobile Legends Bang Bang. Why? Because they said they copied various elements of Riot's League of Legends.

That's hilarious. Because if you think about the Nintendo versus, I forget what, I forget who developed Power World Power World Developers Okay, Pocket Pear I was like I totally blanked on the developer name

But when Nintendo sued PocketPair Very interesting how those things correlate as far as You know Sometimes It's better to upgrade

on a previous idea than it is to reinvent the wheel And that's just advice in general most people prefer nostalgia nobody wants to come into something that they feel like it's just completely foreign they want to have some type of nostalgia like factor mixed in to a new perspective that they could gravitate towards i wonder who that could have helped and maybe just could have helped him in a

podcast and career i wonder who i could be talking about anyways so with that being said um right did not take too kindly of Moontun following that model as they sued him back in 2017 and in 2018 ride games actually won the lawsuit so man Moontun had to pay out 2.9 million talk about guala right they had to pay them a bag for yeah for this lawsuit and basically it was a non-disclosure and a non-compete agreement not directly related to the copyright infringement. Ah, sure. And in 2022,

Ryan, they spun the block twice. They must have been listening to 21 Savage. Anyways, Riot Games filed another lawsuit against Moonton in the U.S. alleging that Mobile Legends, Bang Bang, copied League of Legends Wild Rift once again.

I mean, they just couldn't get enough. They was like, you know what? I need some more of that. Like, not 2.9. I want everything.

Now, obviously they didn't get everything, but when it comes to that legal battle, fast forward to 2024, riot and Moontun reached a global settlement with riot formally withdrawing its lawsuits, but the specifics of the settlement weren't disclosed, but it ended the legal disputes over intellectual property rights between the two companies.

That is beyond interesting. For somebody like myself who loves diving into the industry, you learn something new every day. Like as far as the depths that people will go to to get their fetichini that they feel like they're owed, let me just tell you. It knows no end. It knows no like as far as a conclusion or an amicable solution, they want their money or else. And that's basically what happened. I may talk about having beef for a 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2021, 2022, 22, 22, 23, 24. I mean, goodness, that's almost two presidential terms.

If you count 2017, that's technically two presidential terms. Well, in the U.S., I don't know about other countries. But, yeah, you know, that's insane type of beef. That's insane levels of beef right there. So, yeah, man, Rye Games definitely got their money. but as far as the 2022 lawsuit, they came to some type of settlement, but obviously they didn't disclose the specifics of the settlement.

So we don't know who won. I mean, I would assume that just like in 2018, that Rye Games won, but you never know. But also, with that drama set to the side, Mobile Legends Bang Bang is still the most popular game or still the most popular mobile game in the world. And I don't see League of Legends. Do they have a mobile game?

I don't think League of Legends has a mobile game. I think it was just on a PC a mobile game. I should have asked if Riot had a mobile game. League of Legends has a mobile game called League of Legends WildRift. Oh, okay, that's basically what they was spinning the block for. Okay, so they sued for League of Legends and they sued for League of Legends wild rift, which is the mobile version of League of Legends. Okay, that makes sense.

Hmm. Reminds me off the... I need to add this as a draw. because it keeps bringing me back to the point of when Andrew Garfield said, I'm not coming back for half. I'm coming back for everything. That's one of my favorite quotes of all time. Oh, let me see if I can find that. Because I ain't going to lie.

That's how Ryan Games were spending the block. Because not only they came back in 2017, but it was like, let me come back again in 2022 to let you know that we ain't through with you. You know what I'm saying? Andrew Garfield. Let me see. What's it called? The network?

He's been a lawyer. you're all. You bet a loria up. Let me see. I love this right here. I don't think I can put this on the screen because it's a movie and I make it copyright it. So I'm just going to play the snippet, right? Or the audio snippet. Hopefully it's not too loud. First I thought he was joking, giving me more contracts to sign. Because I'm not coming back for three. The story about the chicken. This is how Ryg Games was talking to Moontone. You're having me accused of animal cruelty. Seriously, what the hell's the chicken? And I'll bet what you hated the most is that they identified me as a co-founder of facebook which i am you better lawyer up

asshole because i'm not coming back for 30 percent i'm coming back for everything everything he's coming back for everything ride games i'm not coming back for just league of legends i'm coming back for wild rift oh man they spun to block twice you got to let us see it that is very deep hatred right there so anyways um yeah as far as mobile legends bang bang most play game on a mobile platform um as far as the review roundup obviously people still love the game i mean it came out in 2017 and it's still the most play game in 2025 safe to say that no matter what the review roundups are people love the game right so anyways but the you know getting into the review roundup i g and gave it a 7.9 out of 10 as far as the IGN community, right?

Tap, tap, I don't know what that is, but it's a pretty reputable mobile game review site. Gave it a 4.2 at a 5. I don't know what a point two came from, but hey, you know, it's each his own. What a Play. Gave it a 4.6 out of five. And then

App Store, well, Apple, the average user rating is 4.7 at a 5 and the Google Play Store is 4.3 at a 5. And then just use app. The user rating is 4.4. 9 out of 5. So, well, all that should tell you is that a lot of people really championing the game's

functionality, the graphics, the gameplay, and especially the community, the endgame purchases and balance seems to be a consistent critique as far as, you know, the mobile game format of them charging you for everything, right? But overall, people seem to love it. And it's high satisfaction across the board, which is why it's been on top. since 2017 so that being said click my link to your my bio let me know one of my social media's what do you think about mobile legends bang bang and if you've played the game what is your favorite part in as far as the riot games and moon ton beef do you believe that

they will spin the block once more