Major Nelson has posted a bunch of statistics for the Xbox:LIVE platform, among which are the statistics for Xbox:LIVE on Windows Phone. Here are the top 20 games:
- Angry Birds
- Fruit Ninja
- PvZ
- Need for Speed Undercover
- Full House Poker
- MONOPOLY
- Doodle Jump
- Bejeweled LIVE
- Rise Of Glory
- geoDefense
- ilomilo
- Assassin’s Creed – Altaïr’s Chronicles HD
- Sonic 4 Episode I
- Tetris
- Fable: Coin Golf
- Hydro Thunder GO
- The Harvest
- Uno
- Tentacles
- The Sims 3
What is interesting about these stats is that it is computed by a different metric (when compared to what the marketplace does). These stats are based on the number of unique users over the year that connected to Xbox:LIVE service from each game. So presumably, it counts only those games that are either free (Shuffle Party) or are paid. Trial versions of the games typically do not connect to LIVE. And if you purchase a game and never launch it, then it probably will not count towards these stats (although we assume that is a very rare occurrence).
What do you think? Is this list indicative of the quality of the games? I personally would have liked to see PvZ higher in the chart.
