Recent Genshin Impact revenue reports have revealed that the previous double banner featuring Nahida and Yoimiya managed to break the all-time sales record. Genshin Impact runs on a tight update schedule which keeps the game fresh as new pieces of content arrive every couple of weeks.
Genshin Impact players had to wait for the third Sumeru update to arrive in order to get their hands on the Dendro Archon Nahida, who serves as the region's main protector. The banner also included a decent four-star lineup with some of the oldest characters like Razor, Bennett, and Noelle, who have been part of the game since release.
Reddit user John_Jonas has shared an interesting chart showing that Nahida and Yoimiya overtook the double banner that featured Raiden Shogun and Kokomi on the all-time revenue list, at least when it comes to banners that had a normal duration. It should be noted that the chart does not take Ayaka's re-run banner into account since it had twice the normal duration due to the update delay that occurred during Genshin Impact version 2.6. While the chart shows the combined sales between Nahida and Yoimiya, recent reports have revealed that the Dendro Archon carried the banner.
According to the chart, the banner made over 34 million USD, however, the numbers in the chart only represent revenue on iOS devices on the Chinese server meaning that the actual sales are much higher. This record seems even more impressive considering that this banner had a shorter duration than the one that featured Raiden Shogun and Kokomi re-runs. Most fans did not expect Nahida's banner to do so well, especially considering that her first banner appearance is surrounded with a number of popular Genshin Impact character releases such as Cyno or Nilou.
Nahida is one of the strongest characters in Genshin Impact and many players consider her to be the best out of the four currently playable Archons. She has the ability to adapt to almost any type of team composition that needs a strong Dendro user. As the only five-star Dendro support in the game, her playstyle revolves around enhancing elemental reactions on the field.
Some comments claim that the sales would've been even higher if HoYoverse didn't announce another popular character two days before Nahida's banner arrived. The game's social media accounts have confirmed that the next update 3.3 will introduce Wanderer, previously known as Scaramouche, who has been a part of the game's storyline since version 1.1.
Genshin Impact is now available on Mobile, PC, PS4, and PS5. A Switch version is in development.