In April 2013, DMM and Kadokawa Games changed the face of PC browser gaming in Japan when they released the massively successful free-to-play game known as Kantai Collection. Just a couple of days ago, the KanColle Staff official twitter page announced that KanColle has finally reached the 3 million player mark, just in time for its second anniversary.
「艦これ」登録者数は、遂に【300万人】に到達致しました。2年前のスタート時点では全く考えられないまさかの規模と期間、運営できることとなりました。応援して頂いた、力を頂いた提督の皆さんに熱くお礼申し上げます。これからも「艦これ」と「艦娘」をどうぞよろしくお願い致します。 #艦これ
— 「艦これ」開発/運営 (@KanColle_STAFF) April 19, 2015
When the game was first released back in April 2013, DMM and Kadokawa Games could not have predicted its success today as the game had a slow start. Even with its infamously all-star seiyuu cast and well-known artists doing the character designs, the franchise wasn’t that popular. However, as time went by, the series slowly gained steam and by November 2014, its users comprised approximately 30 – 40% of DMM’s total online game business. Two years on it is now the successful multi-media franchise it is today, with mangas, figures, various merchandise, a PS Vita port, an upcoming arcade game port, and a very successful anime series with an upcoming sequel.
Kantai Collection is also starting a new event for its players, which will begin this 28 April. According to some sources, the event will be a carrier-based event, so to all the admirals out there, ready your bauxites and instant repair buckets.
Before the 28 April event however, there will be a new game maintenance scheduled for 23 April which will add new updates to celebrate KanColle’s second anniversary.
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