As a professional gamer who treats daily commissions like a second job, I have been hoarding polychromes like a chipmunk preparing for a very stylish apocalypse. So when Zenless Zone Zero finally let one of the Angels of Delusion out of the vault, I was ready to celebrate. Sunna arrived as a pastel-pop S-rank support unit, her single is supposedly topping the New Eridu charts, and yet the February 2026 gacha revenue report has her banner sitting in the clearance aisle. I am not mad, just confused—and maybe a little proud of my banked pulls.
Sunna deserved better, maybe
Let us talk revenue. February 2026 was not kind to Zenless Zone Zero. Genshin Impact continued to print money with an estimated $54m worldwide revenue, riding the Nod-Krai wave and keeping its number one crown nailed down. Honkai Star Rail climbed from $8m to $21m thanks to the 4.0 release, grabbing ninth place. Zenless Zone Zero, however, limped into fifteenth with roughly $13m worldwide. That is especially awkward because Sunna, the first available Angel of Delusion, debuted during this window, and Yixuan—another excellent Void Hunter—even had a rerun to help carry the month. It did not help enough.
This surprised me. January was solid at just over $23m, largely due to Ye Shunguang's debut as the latest Void Hunter plus a flood of reruns. Then February arrived with a brand-new idol support and the numbers faceplanted. Not exactly number one single energy.
Why the low sales? The banked-pull conspiracy
I have a few theories, and they all start with one uncomfortable truth: Zenless Zone Zero players have been saving for the Angels since before the game was released. The Angels of Delusion artwork first appeared around the launch of Hoyoverse's ARPG, so we had years to pre-farm materials, plan team rotations, and polish our pity counters. When Sunna finally dropped in early 2026, a huge chunk of the player base simply used saved polychromes. Banners got pulled, but wallets stayed closed. Spending banked currency feels like free, so the monthly revenue chart takes the hit.
Then there are the freebies. Hoyoverse has been unusually generous with log-in rewards, event currency, and bonus materials. That reduced the urge to top up. Add in Sunna's kit being a bit niche—she is an S-rank support who apparently wants very specific teammates—and you get a lukewarm banner. It is not that players dislike the pastel-pop princesses; many of us just spent nothing to get her.
The Wuthering Waves glow-up
While New Eridu's idol economy wobbled, Wuthering Waves had the opposite situation: Aemeath happened. The recently released five-star fusion DPS has absolutely skyrocketed the game's monthly earnings from $19m to $46m, more than doubling in a single month. Her in-game performance probably helped, but let us be real—her design did a lot of heavy lifting too. I am not saying I regret saving for Luuk, but I am saying I may have made a tactical error.
Now Aria, the second Angel of Delusion, arrives this week. Maybe her banner will bump the profit margin, maybe Nangong Yu will eventually rescue the faction, but for now the pastel-pop princesses are still looking for their first real commercial hit outside New Eridu.
February 2026 gacha revenue snapshot
| Game | Estimated February 2026 Revenue | My Extremely Professional Vibe Check |
|---|---|---|
| Genshin Impact | $54m | Nod-Krai keeps the crown nailed down |
| Wuthering Waves | $46m | Aemeath went full supernova |
| Honkai Star Rail | $21m | 4.0 release gave it a nice bounce |
| Zenless Zone Zero | $13m | Angels debuting in the clearance aisle |
What I am doing next
I am going back to saving polychromes for the rest of the Angels of Delusion. No impulse Aemeath pulls, no desperate Yixuan reruns, no staring at the shop with a credit card in hand. If Zenless Zone Zero wants my money, it needs to make Aria and Nangong Yu absolutely unskippable. Otherwise I will keep earning free polychromes, clearing events, and enjoying the New Eridu music scene without emptying my bank account.
Maybe next month the Angels' profit margin will improve. But if it does not, I will still be here, cuddling my free polychromes and pretending I did not check the revenue chart while humming Sunna's number-one single.