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每日观察:关注Android Market应用下载分布情况(12.9)

发布时间:2011-12-09 10:21:13 Tags:,,

1)苹果日前发布的年度应用榜单显示,《愤怒的小鸟》仍是2011年App Store最受瞩目的游戏,同时称雄免费、付费iPad应用榜单,并且是头号iPhone付费游戏;在免费iPhone应用榜单居首的则是Facebook。

除此之外,苹果还评选出App Store年度最佳游戏,在美国iPhone平台夺魁的是《Tiny Tower》,摘走iPad游戏桂冠的则是《死亡空间》(游戏邦注:但欧洲App Store评选的年度最佳iPhone游戏是《Tiny Wings》,最佳iPad游戏是《Contre Jour》)。

App Store-rewind(from macmagazine.com)

App Store-rewind(from macmagazine.com)

该榜单游戏排名如下:

iPhone付费应用榜单

1. Angry Birds

2. Fruit Ninja

3. Angry Birds Seasons

4. Cut the Rope

5. Tiny Wings

6. Angry Birds Rio

7. Words With Friends

8. Camera+

9. Doodle Jump

10. Plants vs. Zombies

iPhone免费应用榜单

1. Facebook

2. Pandora Radio

3. Words with Friends Free

4. Angry Birds Free

5. Skype

6. Netflix

7. Angry Birds Rio Free

8. Groupon

9. Fruit Ninja Lite

10. Twitter

iPad付费应用榜单

1. Angry Birds HD

2. Pages

3. Angry Birds Seasons

4. GarageBand

5. Angry Birds Rio HD

6. Penultimate

7. Fruit Ninja HD

8. Cut the Rope HD

9. SCRABBLE for iPad

10. Keynote

iPad免费应用榜单

1. Angry Birds HD Free

2. The Weather Channel for iPad

3. Netflix

4. CNN App for iPad

5. Angry Birds Rio HD Free

6. Kindle

7. Skype for iPad

8. Calculator for iPad Free

9. Pandora Radio

10. Calculator Pro for iPad Free

2)手机游戏开发商Pocket Gems最近推出新游戏《Tap Zoo 2:World Tour》(游戏邦注:其原版《Tap Zoo》在过去一年中长踞iOS游戏营收榜单前10名),支持已经达到14级的玩家解琐非洲主题的公园,交叉繁殖鬣狗和长颈鹿等动物,玩家可以通过更高级的交叉繁殖机制拼结不同动物的头、身体和尾巴以创造新物种。

Tap Zoo2(from itunes.apple.com)

Tap Zoo2(from itunes.apple.com)

3)据pocketgamer报道,时代华纳将向App Store推出“《无尽之剑》风格的新款蝙蝠侠游戏《Batman Arkham City Lockdown》。

从iTunes应用商店的产品描述来看,该游戏支持玩家选择不同的蝙蝠侠皮肤和增强能量的道具;从其截图来看,游戏视觉效果相当出众。

batman-arkham-city-lockdown-ios(from eurogamer.net)

batman-arkham-city-lockdown-ios(from eurogamer.net)

4)法国发行商Gameloft日前发布其首款“专为女孩设计”的iPad游戏《Fantasy Town》,支持玩家在其中建设自己的梦幻城市,使其发展成为神奇的魔法世界。

《Fantasy Town》还植入一些驱赶怪物的迷你小游戏,支持用户通过Facebook Connect邀请Facebook好友访问自己的城市。

Fantasy Town(from itunes.apple.com)

Fantasy Town(from itunes.apple.com)

5)据pocketgamer报道,手机游戏开发商Fishlabs(代表作包括《Galaxy on Fire》、《Snowboard Hero》)打败其他的五家开发商,摘走2011年德国开发者大奖。

该公司首席执行官Michael Schade在发表获奖感言时指出,乔布斯所打造的出色游戏平台也是公司获得成就的一个重要因素。

fishlabs(from pocketgamer)

fishlabs(from pocketgamer)

6)市场调研公司Strategy Analytics最近预测,2011年支持HTML5技术的手机销量达3.36亿部,2013年将增长至10亿部。

HTML5支持开发者创建可运行于浏览器,并访问相关移动设备功能(游戏邦注:例如通讯录、加速计、照相机等)的网页应用,这类应用可运行于智能手机、功能性手机、平板电脑、PC、电视等设备。

The Raise Of HTML5(from mobilespoon)

The Raise Of HTML5(from mobilespoon)

但据万维网联盟(W3C)所称,关于HTML5的一些功能及技术标准要到2014年为止才可能正式完善。

7)谷歌最近发布的Android Market信息图表显示,该应用商店下载量已超过100亿次,其中游戏下载量超过四分之一。这意味着在Android Market每月10亿次下载量中,有2.5亿次来自游戏产品。

该图表还显示,周日晚上是用户下载应用高峰期,但周一上午是应用下载最不活跃的时期。

亚洲、斯堪的那维亚半岛和美国是人均下载量最高的地区。(本文为游戏邦/gamerboom.com编译,拒绝任何不保留版权的转载,如需转载请联系:游戏邦

Android Market(from Google)

Android Market(from Google)

1)Angry Birds dominates Apple’s 2011 best seller charts

by Tim Green

Ranks as top free and paid iPad app, and best paid iPhone game.

At this time every year, Apple releases ‘Rewind’, its annual year-end lists for music, movies, TV shows, podcasts and apps.

Last year, Rovio’s phenomenon of a game was best paid app – and it’s repeated the trick in 2011. It didn’t figure in the iPad stakes as it wasn’t out for the tablet at the time, but now

it’s dominating that space too.

The only app to break the avian clean sweep was Facebook, which was top free download.

Those were the best by quantity, but Apple also chose its favourites – selecting Instagram as its overall best app for iPhone, and photo app Snapseed for the iPad. R

Game of the year went to Tiny Tower (iPhone) and Dead Space for iPad.

Top Paid iPhone Apps

1. Angry Birds

2. Fruit Ninja

3. Angry Birds Seasons

4. Cut the Rope

5. Tiny Wings

6. Angry Birds Rio

7. Words With Friends

8. Camera+

9. Doodle Jump

10. Plants vs. Zombies

Top Free iPhone Apps

1. Facebook

2. Pandora Radio

3. Words with Friends Free

4. Angry Birds Free

5. Skype

6. Netflix

7. Angry Birds Rio Free

8. Groupon

9. Fruit Ninja Lite

10. Twitter

Top Paid iPad Apps:

1. Angry Birds HD

2. Pages

3. Angry Birds Seasons

4. GarageBand

5. Angry Birds Rio HD

6. Penultimate

7. Fruit Ninja HD

8. Cut the Rope HD

9. SCRABBLE for iPad

10. Keynote

Top Free iPad Apps

1. Angry Birds HD Free

2. The Weather Channel for iPad

3. Netflix

4. CNN App for iPad

5. Angry Birds Rio HD Free

6. Kindle

7. Skype for iPad

8. Calculator for iPad Free

9. Pandora Radio

10. Calculator Pro for iPad Free(source:mobile-ent

2)Pocket Gems Revamps Hit Tap Zoo 2 as The Competition Heats up From Zynga

Kim-Mai Cutler

It’s crunch time for Sequoia-backed Pocket Gems, the maker of what seemed to be a never-ending hit, Tap Zoo, a casual game that stuck among the top 10 grossing iOS apps for about a year.

But with Zynga now gunning for the company’s crown jewel, the San Francisco-based game developer has just released a more polished version of the game called Tap Zoo 2: World Tour with several new worlds starting with an African-themed park (see below). (To unlock the new park, players have to reached Level 14 and cross-breed a hyena and giraffe.) The company also made its cross-breeding mechanic more sophisticated by letting users mix and match the heads, bodies and tails of different animals to create new ones.(source:insidemobileapps

3)Batman Arkham City Lockdown hits the App Store tonight

By Jim Squires

In a surprise move worthy of the Joker, Warner Bros will be sneaking a brand new Batman game onto the App Store tonight – and it’s a doozy. As the name suggests, Batman Arkham City Lockdown takes place in the same universe as the Caped Crusader’s most recent console adventure, Batman Arkham City. Though unlike the open-world nature of that title, the description is promising a series of one-on-one boss battles that Pocket Gamer are describing as “Infinity Blade-esque.”

From the official iTunes description; “The inmates have escaped and Batman has his hands full defeating an army of henchmen and some of his most iconic villains. Scour the rooftops and the seedy underbelly of Gotham City through a series of one-on-one battles with the Joker, Two-Face and more, as well as the Batman: Arkham City Lockdown exclusive – Deathstroke. Choose from several Batman skins and power-ups as you punch, kick and combo your way to cleaning up Gotham City.”

From what we can see in the screenshots, the game’s visuals should be downright jaw-dropping. Even better, they’re promising “tons of extra content” and alternate skins, showing the classicBatman: The Animated Serieslook in one of the promotional images.(source:gamezebo

4)Gameloft’s iOS Fantasy Town serves as publisher’s first game specifically designed for girls

by Keith Andrew

In most cases, publishers stop short of singling out the type of gamer a title is aimed at – whether it’s a horse grooming sim, or a blood-splattered FPS, the target market tends to be obvious.

In the case of the firm’s new free-to-play city-builder for iPhone and iPad Fantasy Town, however, Gameloft has branded the title its first game specifically “designed for girls”.

No fantasy

“In Fantasy Town, you can build your imaginary city and help it grow in a breathtaking, magical world,” Gameloft says of the release.

“You can complete various missions and earn rewards that will allow you to transform your city into a flourishing and serene town.

“Take a break from building your city by chasing away monsters in a mini-game.”

In a bid to appeal to what’s perceived as the more social bent accommodated by female gamers, Fantasy Town will let users link the game to Facebook via Facebook Connect, allowing them to invite friends to their village or visit theirs, if they have one.(source:pocketgamer

5)Fishlabs beats out Crytek to be named best studio at German Developer Awards 2011

by Keith Andrew

It could be corny to suggest Fishlabs’ triumph at the German Developer Awards 2011 was a win for mobile developers the world over, but defeating a studio with the presence and standing of Crytek is no mean feat.

Indeed, Fishlabs – best known on mobile for the likes of Galaxy on Fire, Snowboard Hero and advertising tie-ins with the likes of Barclaycard and Volkswagen – beat out a total of five other developers to take the title, with Chimera Entertainment the only other mobile outfit on the roster.

Fishlabs on fire

“We are extremely happy to receive this award and I would first and foremost like to thank our whole team not only for the development of truly outstanding mobile games, but also for sticking with us in good times and bad times alike,” CEO Michael Schade said in his acceptance speech.

“But there is also another man without whom we would not be where we are today: Steve Jobs. He created a revolutionary gaming platform, whose enormous flexibility and broad reach are absolutely unrivalled and whose importance for a studio like us can hardly be overestimated.”

In particular, Fishlabs was praised for its 3D output on mobile, with those at the ceremony in Dusseldorf branding the outfits one of the country’s most popular studios, both nationally and internationally.(source:pocketgamer

6)1bn HTML5-capable phones will be sold in 2013

by Tim Green

Triggering the end of the native app store?

New research from Strategy Analytics says the HTML5 base will triple from this year, when it expects 336 million units to be sold.

It defines an HTML5 phone as one that’s capable of full HTML5 support within its web browser.

Although the sheer volume of phones supporting the browser tech is clearly going to escalate, what’s less certain is the impact this will have.

To clarify, HTML5 enables developers to build web apps – apps that can run within a browser but still deliver all the richness and access to native functions (contacts book, vibrate, accelerometer, camera etc) that are currently the domain of the native downloadable app.

This give brands the opportunity to offer apps that work on any platform (even closed ones like iOS) from their own sites and services. No more need to get approval from anyone, or share back revenues or user data.

HTML5 also has the power to converge one app/service across multiple platforms, including smartphones, feature phones, tablets, notebooks, desktop PCs, TVs and in-car.

Some brands, notably the FT, have already forged full steam down this route for these reasons.

It’s important to remember that HTML5 isn’t the finished article yet. It comprises a huge number of feature sets and won’t be officially complete until 2014, according to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).(source:mobile-ent

7)Games Make up More Than One-Quarter of All Downloads in Android Market

Kim-Mai Cutler

Google just released this graphic on Android’s Google+ profile illustrating some key statistics about Android Market just days after the store passed 10 billion installs. The most interesting points for our audience?

•Games make just over one-quarter of installs in the store. That implies that if Android Market is seeing about 1 billion overall downloads per month, games are seeing about 250 million installs every month at the moment.

•Sunday night is the most popular time for consumers to download apps, so plan your marketing campaigns accordingly. It drops off quickly though as very early Monday morning is the least active time for downloads.

•Asia, Scandinavia and the U.S. lead other countries in terms of downloads per capita.(source:insidemobileapps


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