Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, a mobile card game based on the world-famous IP, has been a huge success in China. Let’s take a look at the metrics for the global version launched on June 27.

Total player spending in Harry Potter mobile games has reached $1 billion, according to Sensor Tower. Jam City-developed RPG Hogwarts Mystery remains the highest-grossing title based on this IP, with NetEase’s Magic Awakened hot on its heels.

Warner Bros. and NetEase have announced that they will launch Harry Potter: Magic Awakened on iOS and Android globally in 2022. The game has already become a hit in selected Asian countries.

Harry Potter: Magic Awakened players in China have made a petition for the game’s designer to resign, which reached 380 million views. It happened after complaints about NetEase tricking users into excessive spending during the latest in-game event.

Chinese players have been complaining about the facial expressions of female characters in mobile hit Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, saying that they look suggestive and have a strong sexual overtone. Publisher NetEase has already apologized for it and explained the reason behind this issue.