It’s no secret that Marvel Rivals, NetEase’s team-based hero shooter, is a success, garnering over 20 million gamers in its first month of launch. The outcomes are all of the extra spectacular contemplating Blizzard Leisure’s Overwatch 2 remains to be going sturdy, however the actual query is: How a lot has the previous eaten into the latter’s success?
Fairly considerably, not less than on Twitch. In line with SteamCharts, Overwatch 2 noticed a peak viewership of 64,970 viewers within the final 30 days – a major drop from the 125,279 peak viewers in November. It’s price noting that November twenty fourth noticed the finals of the Overwatch Championship Collection 2024.
In the meantime, Marvel Rivals noticed a peak viewership rely of 275,521 within the final 30 days. The hole grows much more when evaluating the previous seven days, with Rivals at 140,039 peak viewership and Overwatch 2 struggling at 23,260 viewers. In fact, with the previous garnering so many gamers, it’s maybe unsurprising to so many content material creators and streamers leaping ship.
The disparity in viewership could proceed since Season 1 of Marvel Rivals arrives this month. It should embrace the Unbelievable 4 as new heroes – their first trailer debuts on January sixth.
