January 21st, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »
Tetris has always been a success on mobile and it will probably stay a success for a long time. Today, EA is expected to announce that Tetris has managed to generate a total of 100 Million downloads since 2005 (the year they bought Jamdat).
Tetris has been out on mobile since 2001 while the real success started back in 1989 when it was sold with pretty much every original Gameboy. At that time, the game concept was already 5 year old.
“Tetris on mobile will never go away,” said Henk Rogers, CEO of Blue Planet Software. “As mobile devices get into the hands of more people, so does Tetris. People are always looking for ways to fill their time