TV Commercials Vault Games to Top Tier of App Store RankingsAnalytics firm App Annie has
released its February data (
via AppleInsider) on top-performing apps on iOS and Android for the month of February, highlighting how large developers have increasingly been able to leverage television commercials to help boost their rankings. Such tactics are obviously not within financial reach of most developers, but established players such as King and Big Fish Games have the resources to make an impact on television.
In looking at the top App Store games by revenue in February, App Annie notes that King's
Farm Heroes Saga leapt sixteen places from the previous month to land in seventh place, while
Big Fish Casino moved up six places to just break into the top ten. Both games have benefited from television advertising in recent months, driving their visibility and user interest.
Farm Heroes Saga made major gains in iOS revenue in February, giving publisher King three of the Top 10 positions. [
...] Farm Heroes Saga received extensive TV and print campaigns in the United Kingdom and United States, and performed strongly in both markets.
Another app receiving extensive TV commercials in the United States in February was Big Fish Casino, which made significant gains to join the Top 10 games by iOS revenue. It was interesting to note that the commercials for Big Fish Casino targeted female players, a marketing stance that has been adopted by several big game publishers in 2014.Long-standing top performers
Clash of Clans and
Candy Crush Saga have also seen significant television advertising in recent months.
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The
Flappy Bird phenomenon was obviously strong in the month of February, with developer Dong Nguyen's .Gears Studio ranking number one in total App Store game downloads in February, despite having only three titles in the store and
Flappy Bird itself having been
taken down on the 9th of the month. Even so,
Flappy Bird ranked as the most downloaded game for the month, while another title,
Super Ball Juggling, placed seventh.
And of course the rush of copycats also saw an impact, with a number of
Flappy Bird clones seeing substantial success during the month, particularly in the wake of
Flappy Bird's removal. At one point late last month,
one-third of all new App Store games were either clones of
Flappy Bird or inspired by the title. Only a small fraction of those titles seeking to ride on the popularity of
Flappy Bird experienced success, but those that did saw very high numbers of downloads.
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