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iPhone publisher Freeverse announced that its popular accelerometer-controlled fishing sim Flick Fishing has become the first paid application in the iTunes App Store to surpass the one million download mark. The title sold its millionth copy worldwide over the weekend.
Freeverse also reveals that nearly ten percent of Flick Fishing owners have used the iPhone OS 3.0′s In-App Purchasing functionality to purchase additional game content. Flick Fishing’s expanded paid content — which includes new fish, an extra fishing spot, and a multiplayer gameplay mode — was released shortly after the debut of iPhone OS 3.0 last week.
Interestingly, developer Firemint has issued a similar App Store sales claim, noting that its air traffic management game Flight Control surpassed one million downloads late last week. Firemint’s announcement arrived on Friday, June 19th, while Freeverse issued its press release earlier today.
Firemint made no mention of whether Flight Control was the first application to sell one million copies, however, leaving some doubt as to which title was the first to reach the milestone.
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