Gameloft Hits 10 Million Paid Downloads on AppStore

Gameloft has announced it has reached 10 million paid downloads since the launch of the AppStore in July 2008. Holiday sales were driven by the huge success of N.O.V.A.- Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance and James Cameron's Avatar. Both games placed in the top grossing applications chart across all key markets such as United States, Japan, Canada, Austrailia, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Holland and Spain.

Over the holidays, N.O.V.A.- Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance was the #1 best selling game in the U.S and Japan; #2 in France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Canada and #4 in the U.K. and Italy. James Cameron's Avatar secured the #1 spot in France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland; #3 in the U.K.; #4 in the U.S.; #5 in Canada and #6 in Italy.

In addition to the success of N.O.V.A.-Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance and James Cameron's Avatar, other top sellers over the holidays include Driver, Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X, Asphalt 5, The Settlers, Skater Nation and Shrek Kart.

Games that did well overall in 2009 include Dungeon Hunter, Modern Combat: Sandstorm, Let's Golf, Uno, Gangstar West Coast Hustle, Assassins Creed: Altair Chronicles and Real Soccer 2010.

The company ended the year with 55 games available on the App Store, 35 of which were launched in 2009.