And of course, there's the marketing angle. I see Apple's "There's an app for that" iPhone commercials *constantly*. Those leave the impression that the iPhone is *the* tool for doing anything you might want to do on the go. Android, on the other hand, has a single T- Mobile commercial. No mention of applications at all. So people think it's just another cell phone, and get an iPhone for all the cool stuff it can do.
On May 7, 8:40 am, schwiz <[email protected]> wrote: > 5 bucks is a lot to ask for a cell phone game, take a look at > abduction, charging 2 bucks and the guy has sold 1000-5000 copies in > just 2 weeks. > > On May 6, 9:23 pm, CB <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I was looking through the Android Market and I found some very sad > > stats. > > > Glu Mobile, a big and reputable game company has 4 games (according to > > Cyrket) on the Android Market. Of those games, 2 are free (Bonsai > > Blast and Brain Genius Deluxe). Both of the free games have had > > downloads through the roof, over 250,000 each! > > > The other two games (Build-a-Lot and Diner Dash 2) are both priced at > > $4.99. These games haven`t been nearly as successful. Build-a-Lot > > only sold 100-500 copies ($350 to $1,750), and Diner Dash 2 sold LESS > > THAN 50 copies ($0 to max of $170). > > > Those are horrible findings, and no one can expect companies to pour > > money into android projects if no one is willing to buy them. > > Especially games. > > > But they also show that Android users seem to favor the Google way of > > business (free with possibly ads). Maybe placing ads on bonsai or > > brain genius would yield more cash for glu mobile???? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
