Hardware manufacturers might be falling in love with Google's robotic mobile platform, but it seems that app and game developers are finding Android a sterile place to do business.
Reuters reports that in an earnings calls with analysts Gameloft finance director Alexandre de Rochefort said, "We are selling 400 times more games on iPhone than on Android".
Around 13 percent of Gameloft's Q3 2009 sales came from iPhone, or around 4 million of revenue.
This suggests the second biggest mobile games publisher made around 10,000 ($15,000) from Android sales during the three month period.
In contrast, one estimate put the top selling Android game in October - Robo Defense by Lupis Labs Software - as grossing $22,724.
Small wonder then that de Rochefort revealed Gameloft was scaling back its development effort.
"We have significantly cut our investment in Android platform, just like ... many others," Reuters reported him as saying.
"It [Google Market] is not as neatly done as on the iPhone. Google has not been very good to entice customers to actually buy products. On Android nobody is making significant revenue."
[Source: Reuters]
News
Contributing Editor
A Pocket Gamer co-founder, Jon is Contributing Editor at PG.biz which means he acts like a slightly confused uncle who's forgotten where he's left his glasses. As well as letters and cameras, he likes imaginary numbers and legumes.
Related Articles
Top Stories
News
2 hours, 36 minutes ago
Delta game emulator hits No. 1 on the App Store download charts in 35 countries
News
4 hours, 35 minutes ago
Week in Views - The search for skills, billion dollar birthdays and terrific transmedia
News
5 hours, 21 minutes ago
Get practical tips into key game development tools and methodologies at the Dubai GameExpo Summit
News
5 hours, 36 minutes ago
PocketGamer.biz Podcast - DoubleDown Interactive’s Faith Price on lifecycle marketing tips to extend your app’s lifespan
News
6 hours, 58 minutes ago
Rovio's Angry Birds environmental campaign comes in to land on Earth Day
News
4 hours, 35 minutes ago
Week in Views - The search for skills, billion dollar birthdays and terrific transmedia
Feature
7 hours, 36 minutes ago
New release roundup: Take That: This is Life, Neopets: Tales of Dacardia, Persona 5: The Phantom X and more
Feature
11 hours, 30 minutes ago
Speaker Spotlight: Xsolla's Chris Meredith on making the most of D2C and today's revenue opportunities
Events
HIT Games Conference Istanbul 2024 | Apr 18th | |
Game Job Fair – Spring Edition 2024 | Nordic | Apr 18th |
Arts DAO Fest 2.0 | Middle East | Apr 20th |
App Promotion Summit London | Europe | Apr 25th |
Esports Future Summit | Middle East | Apr 27th |
Dubai GameExpo Summit 2024 | Middle East | May 1st |
The MENA Games Industry Awards 2024 | Middle East | May 2nd |
GameDev Atlantic 2024 | May 4th |