The main materials of the last week (11.03 – 15.03)

App Annie talked about the most profitable games on iOS and Android, App2Top disassembled Subway Surfers into small details, J’son & Partners Consulting reported that the Russian mobile application market reached $160 million, and Rovio released a farm. 

1. App Annie: Market leaders in January 2013In its latest report, App Annie talked about the most popular app categories, the world’s top publishers, as well as the most profitable games on iOS and Android last January.

2. Subway Surfers Gameplay AnalysisA detailed analysis of the methods of user retention and monetization in the Subway Surfers game.

3. Fishing Joy earns $6.28 million a month in ChinaThe authors of Fishing Joy from Chukong claim that you can earn a lot of money in the Chinese market.

However, the developers are silent about how exactly they do it.

4. The Russian mobile app market has reached $160 millionThe Russian mobile application market earned $160 million last year, according to J’son & Partners Consulting.

By 2016, it will grow, according to analysts, to $ 1.3 billion. Experts are skeptical about this assessment.

5. The success Story of Angry Birds Star WarsAt the Winter Nights conference, Villa Hejari presented a report on the creation and marketing of Rovio’s largest project to date – Angry Birds Star Wars.

Villa spoke in detail about how Rovio managed to create a developed entertainment and advertising network with users.

6. Dynamics of MAU for hit projects in the USAThe MAU of the Finnish game Clash of Clans on iPhone has grown 3 times since September last year, and in January -February Temple Run 2 and Plants Vs. Zombies showed good growth, Onavo Insight reports.

7. Rovio has released a farm The Finnish company has published in the App Store, Google Play and Amazon Appstore its new project – The Croods farm based on the cartoon coming out the other day from DreamWorks.

8. Friday’s review of new productsA brief analysis of curious iOS gaming projects of recent times.

This time we are carefully studying Blendoku and Wide Sky.