wraggster
February 4th, 2010, 16:59
iPhone users are much more interested in games than Android or BlackBerry users, according to stats released by app discovery firm Mplayit.
Games make up only 20% of the 130,000 iPhone apps available to browse on Mplayit's Facebook service, yet they account for 47% of the traffic for the site's iPhone section.
Only 20% of the traffic to Mplayit's Android section is games-related, while the proportion is 30% for its BlackBerry section.
The data was collected from the browsing habits of more than 50,000 users in the last two weeks of January.
"iPhone developers are driving this phenomenon, putting out simply fantastic games that get people excited," says Mplayit boss Michael Powers.
"But the developer catch up is underway on Android, and although BlackBerry is renowned for apps, it continues to be underrated and overlooked as a games platform."
While the most active game categories were roughly the same across all three smartphone platforms according to Mplayit's data - Arcade, Casual, Card/Casino and Puzzle - there were some differences in tastes.
The company says music games were more popular among iPhone users, while Android users showed more of a preference for games using GPS, camera and augmented reality features. And BlackBerry gamers? They like TV and movie spin-offs.
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/35886/iPhone-users-keener-for-games-than-Android-and-BlackBerry-users
Games make up only 20% of the 130,000 iPhone apps available to browse on Mplayit's Facebook service, yet they account for 47% of the traffic for the site's iPhone section.
Only 20% of the traffic to Mplayit's Android section is games-related, while the proportion is 30% for its BlackBerry section.
The data was collected from the browsing habits of more than 50,000 users in the last two weeks of January.
"iPhone developers are driving this phenomenon, putting out simply fantastic games that get people excited," says Mplayit boss Michael Powers.
"But the developer catch up is underway on Android, and although BlackBerry is renowned for apps, it continues to be underrated and overlooked as a games platform."
While the most active game categories were roughly the same across all three smartphone platforms according to Mplayit's data - Arcade, Casual, Card/Casino and Puzzle - there were some differences in tastes.
The company says music games were more popular among iPhone users, while Android users showed more of a preference for games using GPS, camera and augmented reality features. And BlackBerry gamers? They like TV and movie spin-offs.
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/35886/iPhone-users-keener-for-games-than-Android-and-BlackBerry-users