UK App Store chart analysis: 9-Feb-10
The average price of the 20 Top Grossing games in the UK App Store today is £3.30, up from £3.19 last week. New entries include Gameloft’s GT Racing: Motor Academy (pictured), Tapulous’ Riddim Ribbon and Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery.
Five of the top 20 are own-IP, while 15 are based on existing brands. Only two of the 20 Top Grossing games cost £0.59. The sweet spot seems to be £3.99, with eight of the top 20 at that price point. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars holds onto the top spot, followed by Rock Band.
Meanwhile, in the 20 Top Paid Games chart, the average price is £1.65, down from £1.83 last week. New entries include Mousebreaker’s Blast Billiards Touch, 1337 Game Design’s Dark Nebula, Tapulous’ Riddim Ribbon, Gameloft’s GT Racing: Motor Academy, Chillingo’s Cogs and Isayonline Services’ 60 Mario and Friends.
The latter’s inclusion is puzzling – not only is it more of a soundboard app than a game, but it’s seemingly infringing Nintendo’s copyrights. Doodle Jump is still the top paid game in the UK App Store. Charts will follow below imminently.
