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As part of its Countdown to 1 Billion App Downloads contest (currently at 958,315,789, for those keeping track), Apple has revealed the iTunes App Store’s 20 overall best-selling paid applications, as observed throughout the marketplace’s nine-month history. The results include several popular game applications, along with some surprising findings.
Topping the chart is Vivendi’s Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D, an early App Store release that won a sizable share of the iPhone’s audience with simple gameplay, impressive graphics, and effective use of the device’s accelerometer functions. Fellow early debuts Tetris and Super Monkey Ball also appear on the list alongside more recent hits like Fieldrunners and iShoot.
The full chart, with App Store links, follows at the link below.
- Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D ($5.99)
- Koi Pond ($0.99)
- Enigmo ($3.99)
- Bejeweled 2 ($2.99)
- iBeer ($1.99)
- Moto Chaser ($0.99)
- PocketGuitar ($0.99)
- Flick Fishing ($0.99)
- Tetris ($4.99)
- Texas Hold’em ($4.99)
- Super Monkey Ball ($5.99)
- Pocket God ($0.99)
- Cro-Mag Rally ($1.99)
- Ocarina ($0.99)
- Fieldrunners ($2.99)
- iFart Mobile ($0.99)
- Touchgrind ($4.99)
- iHunt ($0.99)
- iShoot ($1.99)
- Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition ($4.99)
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I never in a million years would have guessed that a Crash Bandicoot title would be anywhere near the top of this list..Still, if it is selling that well a lot of it must have to do with word of mouth, and that typically only spreads when real quality is involved. I might have to check this one out when I get home tonight.