January Mobile Game Top 10

So much for surprises. ELSPA has just released its January mobile games chart, compiled from 3, O2, Vodafone, T-Mobile and Orange, and it makes for familiar reading. Taking top spot is Jamdat’s Tetris which, like a cockroach repeatedly hit with a spade, refuses to die.

Of course, that’s thoroughly unfair – the reason Tetris continues to sell so strongly is that it’s a familiar brand, you know what you’re getting even from just seeing a screenshot and a few lines of text, and there’s still a vast audience of people out there for whom it’s probably their first mobile game purchase. And the fact that it's an undeniable classic doesn't hurt any either.

EA’s The Sims 2 takes second spot, followed by Namco’s Pac-Man, another retro title that’s been present on the mobile games chart for over a year now.

1. Tetris (Jamdat) 2. The Sims 2 (EA) 3. Pac-Man (Namco) 4. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (Glu) 5. Block Breaker Deluxe (Gameloft) 6. Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf 2005 (I-Play) 7. Tamagotchi (Living Mobile) 8. Midnight Poker (Gameloft) 9. New York Nights: Success in the City (Gameloft) 10. 3D Pool (I-Play)