Games are the most popular applications sold through the App Store, fresh research claims, dominating Apple’s sales lists and proving the company has become a games industry force at long last.
July’s Distimo report’s available now and contrasts both the Apple and Android smartphone application markets. They reflect the popularity of games on the iPhone platform (though we shouldn’t ignore the contrast may be specious, as the iPhone platform also includes the iPod touch, which is more widely used as an entertainment, rather than communication, device).
Curiously, ten of the top 15 paid apps sold through the App Store are games, with utlities occupying three spots at the top.
The new findings in this report are:
