{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c229202ed4d3afcf3b2572e8","clusterId":"c_f65fd91bb9ef3ad914830863","slug":"sensor-tower-tracks-japan-sort-puzzle-shift-from-arrows-to-buses","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Sensor Tower Tracks Japan Sort Puzzle Shift From Arrows To Buses","summary":"Sensor Tower published an analysis report on November 10, 2026, covering mobile sort puzzles in Japan. In the second quarter of 2026, Amaze GO! led download growth and Arrows - Puzzle Escape was second, both arrow-clearing titles. In the third quarter, Bus Traffic Fever! ranked first and Bus Fever Party third, both bus-guiding titles, and Sensor Tower reads the trend as moving from arrows to buses.","whyItMatters":"Sensor Tower's own channel data shows the bus titles pulling 77% of downloads through paid display ads, so the shift in genre is also a shift in how these games buy their users.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eSensor Tower\u0026#39;s report puts Bus Traffic Fever! second by revenue growth in the third quarter as well. The game sells in-game currency and starter packs alongside a paid ad-removal option.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaid display was the top download channel for all four titles from the second to third quarter. The two bus-guiding games both reached 77% through that channel. Mobile apps took the largest share of ad impressions for all four, at 100% for Bus Traffic Fever! and 87% for Bus Fever Party, with the arrow titles near 80% and the rest on Facebook, Instagram and others.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe audiences differ. Bus Traffic Fever! splits nearly evenly between men and women, while Bus Fever Party is 64% female. Both peak at ages 35-44, but the second-largest group is 25-34 for one and 45-54 for the other.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Sensor Tower's two-quarter read rests on Amaze GO! and Arrows - Puzzle Escape leading Q2, then Bus Traffic Fever! and Bus Fever Party leading Q3. Four titles swapping places can look like a genre shift.","twitterPost":"Sensor Tower's arrows-to-buses read compares Amaze GO! and Arrows - Puzzle Escape in Q2 against Bus Traffic Fever! in Q3, different titles each quarter.","threadsPost":"Sensor Tower's arrows-to-buses call compares Q2, when Amaze GO! and Arrows - Puzzle Escape led download growth, against Q3, when Bus Traffic Fever! ranked first and Bus Fever Party third. The shift is measured across two different sets of titles, not one game changing.","newsletterBlurb":"Sensor Tower published an analysis of mobile sort puzzles in Japan on November 10, 2026. Arrow-clearing titles led download growth in the second quarter, and bus-guiding titles led in the third, which Sensor Tower reads as a genre shift. Paid display ads were the top download channel for all four titles.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/999/G999904/20261110004/\",\"title\":\"Mobile sort puzzle trend in Japan shifts from arrows to buses; Sensor Tower releases analysis report\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5136,"outputTokens":760,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1794281889,"createdAt":"2026-11-10T03:34:21.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-10T03:37:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-10T03:37:09.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_f65fd91bb9ef3ad914830863","canonicalTitle":"日本におけるモバイル向けソートパズルのトレンドは矢印からバスへ。Sensor Towerが分析レポートを公開","representativeArticleId":"a_2a86c8972f8a9b7878aeddd0","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-10T02:42:16.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-10T02:42:16.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-10T03:37:10.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/999/G999904/20261110004/","title":"日本におけるモバイル向けソートパズルのトレンドは矢印からバスへ。Sensor Towerが分析レポートを公開"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Sensor Tower published the analysis report on November 10, 2026.","Amaze GO! ranked first and Arrows - Puzzle Escape second by download growth in the second quarter of 2026.","Bus Traffic Fever! ranked first and Bus Fever Party third by download growth in the third quarter of 2026.","Bus Traffic Fever! ranked second by revenue growth in the third quarter.","Paid display was the top download channel for all four titles, reaching 77% for both bus-guiding games."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":[],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}