Never ever underestimate the power of nostalgia -- just ask Nintendo or Capcom. FingerGaming's list of the top-grossing iPhone/iPod Touch apps reveals Where's Waldo? The Fantastic Journey is outselling Call of Duty: World at War Zombies, which held the top spot for three weeks. To put this in perspective: some world-traveling goof who blends into a crowd with the ease of a fully-trained CIA operative is beating out a game with Call of Duty and Zombies in its title. That is a skill.
EA's iPhone port of Dragon's Lair took the third spot. Actually, EA is doing well on the iPhone, as Tetris, The Sims 3, Need for Speed Undercover and Monopoly also made the top ten list. EA is also having a major sale right now on iPhone games, so that might be helping a bit.
[Via Gamasutra]
Reader Comments (18)
Posted: Dec 18th 2009 2:11AM Freddie Mercury said
That sneaky bastard!
I always knew he was planning something
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I always knew he was planning something
Posted: Dec 18th 2009 4:21AM (Unverified) said
You're comment alone has brighten the hell outta my day! Awesome!
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Posted: Dec 18th 2009 3:50AM (Unverified) said
Well the iPhone is about as powerful as the Wii!
Wa-CHOW! Hooah! *points to band, goes to commercial*
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Wa-CHOW! Hooah! *points to band, goes to commercial*
Posted: Dec 18th 2009 10:32AM thisredengine Tweet me said
If you guys have never played the NES version, try to find Waldo:
http://ui24.gamefaqs.com/1143/gfs_45520_2_16_mid.jpg
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http://ui24.gamefaqs.com/1143/gfs_45520_2_16_mid.jpg
Posted: Dec 18th 2009 7:00AM Dark Archon PSN Archonik XBL Dar said
Guys, I think I found him:
http://arhn.eu/waldo.jpg
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http://arhn.eu/waldo.jpg
Posted: Dec 18th 2009 8:54AM LaughingTarget said
Wlado is the US version and the most successful one, sales wise. Hence why later characters were named to fit with Waldo, not Wally, such as his nemesis Odlaw (Waldo backwards) as opposed to Yllaw.
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Posted: Dec 18th 2009 10:39AM (Unverified) said
It's nice to see some quality games in the top ten and no 99 cent games.
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Posted: Dec 18th 2009 3:50PM (Unverified) said
Where's Waldo.. the ultimate killer-app before killer hardware.
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