SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Big Fish Games emerged as a dominant developer and publisher in the mobile games market over Mother’s Day weekend. With their “Mother’s Day for Moms” promotion on iPhone and iPad, Big Fish Games achieved category-leading results, claiming 15 of the top 25 paid iPad game rankings and the coveted #1 paid app ranking on the front page of Apple’s iTunes’ App Store with Drawn®, one of the company’s internally developed flagship brands.
“For more than nine years, moms worldwide have come to trust our brand and love our immersive, relaxing interactive entertainment on the PC and Mac”
Big Fish Games' Drawn #1 App (among all apps, not just games) on Home Page of Apple's iTunes
Weekend Results At A Glance:
- All 15 of Big Fish Games’ iPad games ranked in the top 25 on the paid iPad games chart, including the #1 paid app position.
- All 15 of Big Fish Games’ iPad games ranked in the top 40 among ALL paid iPad apps, (not just games).
- Drawn, one of the company’s flagship brands, rose to the #1 paid iPad app position among ALL apps (not just games) in 5 of the largest global iTunes’ App Stores, including the largest, the U.S. iTunes’ App Store.
- 11 of Big Fish Games’ iPhone games ranked in the top 100 paid iPhone games; all but one of the company’s 18 iPhone games ranked among the top 200 paid iPhone games.
Big Fish Games started scaling its mobile business in 2008, and since then has organically grown its audience and network of mobile games. Big Fish Games’ huge catalog of cinematic-quality, visually rich PC and Mac content extends especially well to tablets, as exemplified by achieving a top 25 ranking for all 15 iPad games. The Mother’s Day promotion results clearly demonstrate the extraordinary demand for the company’s mobile interactive entertainment.
“For more than nine years, moms worldwide have come to trust our brand and love our immersive, relaxing interactive entertainment on the PC and Mac,” said Jeremy Lewis, President and CEO of Big Fish Games. “With mobile we are seeing the rest of the family – kids, grandparents, male and female alike – embrace Big Fish Games as their own and join in on the fun. We’re seeing this audience expansion dynamic occur across every region of the world in which we operate. Mobile is a natural extension to just about everything we do.”
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About Big Fish Games
Founded in 2002, Big Fish Games is a developer, publisher and distributor of casual games. Renowned for offering A New Game Every Day!® on www.bigfishgames.com, the company distributes more than two million games per day worldwide and offers a huge selection of interactive games to enjoy anytime, anywhere — on PC, Mac, mobile phone, or tablet. Big Fish Games’ website, games, and customer service are available in ten languages – Danish, Dutch, English, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish. With corporate headquarters in Seattle and European headquarters in Cork, Ireland, Big Fish Games partners with 500+ game developers, and both develops and publishes some of the industry’s leading brands, including Mystery Case Files®, Hidden Expedition®, Drawn®, Fairway Solitaire™, My Tribe™, Redemption Cemetery™, Dark Tales™, and Megaplex Madness™. For more information, visit www.bigfishgames.com.
