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Julia Hu

The peek behind Genshin Impact’s $4B+ in mobile sales

An analysis for fun of the community’s data estimates for China and Japan’s mobile sales

8 min readMay 3, 2023

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The peek behind Genshin Impact’s $4B+ in mobile sales

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Julia Hu

Why I think AAA developers will continue to avoid Web3 games in 2023

Last year’s events point to another year of wait-and-see for Western devs, but perhaps a year of build for Japanese devs

10 min readMar 31, 2023

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Why I think AAA developers will continue to avoid Web3 games in 2023

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Julia Hu

What video game character creation predicts about the metaverse

Video game behavior suggests that we may need to prepare for a less male metaverse than previously thought

5 min readNov 14, 2022

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What video game character creation predicts about the metaverse

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Julia Hu

Why I think AAA developers will leave blockchain gaming to the startups in 2022

All signs point to too much risk for too little return

9 min readJan 2, 2022

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Why I think AAA developers will leave blockchain gaming to the startups in 2022

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Julia Hu

Is Riot printing money with Prestige skins?

If you can market something as a virtual status symbol to a large, engaged community, then yes you can print money

9 min readDec 8, 2020

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Is Riot printing money with Prestige skins?

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League of Legends x Louis Vuitton: not an oxymoron but a foreshadow

No longer just a marketing play, collaboration collections with games can be a new revenue stream for luxury fashion

6 min readSep 23, 2020

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League of Legends x Louis Vuitton: not an oxymoron but a foreshadow

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Julia Hu

Nintendo can no longer stay uninvolved in eSports

Already a questionable business decision, Nintendo’s absence in Super Smash Bros.’ competitive scene now has ethical ramifications

8 min readJul 13, 2020

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Nintendo can no longer stay uninvolved in eSports

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Julia Hu

Julia Hu

Avid gamer who muses about all gaming-related subjects, particularly new trends, intersection with new tech, and revenue generation. All views are my own

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