Windows Phone 7 gaming sales very disappointing

Posted on Wednesday, April 13 2011 @ 4:00 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
PocketGamer reports sales of Windows Phone 7 games are pretty bad.
So we're reduced to unofficial routes to get an idea about how the nascent platform is developing; studios are happy to talk about their experiences, anonymously at least.

"I'd be amazed if any studio would set up with WP7 as their sole target market, as there isn't enough of one for that to be sustainable at the moment," one developer tells PocketGamer.biz.

"The number of sales is a bit disappointing so far," another comments.

"We had expected more of the platform, to be honest. Our feeling is that WP7 isn't selling that well, which would explain our lower than expected sales."

In all, we caught up with half a dozen developers who suggested that, for companies without the brand power of a Bejeweled, WP7 sales have a long way to go.


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