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Android: 11 billion downloads, 250 million activations

11:00 AM on 01.20.2012

Android: 11 billion downloads, 250 million activations photo

Downloads on the Android Market have now hit the 11 billion mark. That's up from last month's 10 billion, and enough to make the boys over at Apple wince. Android-compatible tablets flew off shelves over the holiday season, and I'm sure users immediately began pulling down games and other apps to fill them up.

Google has just revealed that activations have now passed the 250 million mark. This means that 50 million more have been activated since November! Pocketgamer.biz says that means that activations are running at a rate of about 5.6 million new devices a week.

Google's little robot has grown into a beast!

Tags:#Android #Google #Mobile gaming

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Morcant

NVGR?

Anyway, faulty math on the part of pocketgamer.biz. Weekly averages for a 9-week period including Christmas are not exactly meaningful.

CaimDark

Pff, tiny little insignificant 3DS with, what, only a few million units and software sold. This is yet more proof that Nintendo is DOOOOOOOMMMEEEED!!! DOOOMED, I TELLS YA!!

JQM78

@caimdrk:

No, I think vita is even more doooomed.

Even though I'm getting it day 1..

PiggyGamer

How many of those downloads are Angry Birds?

I love my Android phone, and my Android tablet. But the sheer amount of good games on iOS makes it hard to drop Apple and embrace Android completely.

I've found like 5 game apps on the Android Store and Amazon Marketplace that are actually worth having. On my iPod, I have over 200 apps installed, and yeah most of them are forgettable, but I'd say a good 30 or so are amazing experiences that I'd love to have on the Android marketplace. Hopefully, one day...

However, free emulators on my tablet with a ps3 controller is nyyyyce.

Ronin4life

I'm typing this on my android tablet(as I almost always do) and I must say, this pleases me. Screw apple.
@piggy
I didn't download angry birds. I play kairosoft games.
Which reminds me... I still haven't downloaded astro story...

Ronin4life

@iggle
Interesting viewpoint.
I have to disagree, however.

Fireaura

Hmmm... wonder why people are switching to Android from apple. By the way, anyone played the Onlive gaming app on ipad these days? Oh.. right...

silversurf1981

Noah

I have an Android phone. I really wish there were half as many great apps as on iOS. One day I will have an iPad...one day...

Shadowrun Returns

5:45 PM on 06.18.2013

Shadowrun Returns delayed until July

It's been a long time coming but it appears we'll have to wait a little while longer for Shadowrun Returns. In an update posted on its Kickstarter page, developer Harebrained Schemes have announced the new release date as Jul...

Alasdair Duncan

4:30 PM on 06.18.2013

Humble Bundle debuts several games on Android

Eventually, the Humble Bundle team is going to run out of games to feature. Eventually, I will stop giving it all of my money. Today is not that day, especially since this bundle brings more games to my beloved Android platf...

Darren Nakamura

7:15 PM on 06.17.2013

New releases: Luigi is in charge

With E3 behind us, it's time to get back to playing games that are actually out now. And this week we're being treated to the delightfully unexpected New Super Luigi U. Mario's just a boring old plumber, so it's no surprise ...

Fraser Brown

DOTP 2014 preview

7:00 PM on 06.17.2013

Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014 introduces sealed play

The Duels of the Planeswalkers series has been a serious boon to Wizards of the Coast, Stainless Games' polished digital experience helping introduce new players to the company's flagship card game: Magic: the Gathering. Unfortunately, the game’s previous installments have all lacked one crucial element of the Magic experience: building your own original deck.

Vito Gesualdi

7:45 PM on 06.14.2013

OUYA 'refresh' will be more like mobile than consoles

Speaking to OUYA CEO Julie Uhrman at E3, I got the latest word on how the Android-based console will evolve as technology advances and it becomes time for a new model. "We're always seeking feedback and advice from both gamer...

Jordan Devore

Leisure Suit Larry

5:00 PM on 06.14.2013

Preview: Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded

Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded - Land of the Lounge Lizards -- my, that's a big title -- threw some nostalgia my way immediately. Just as in the original '87 version of the game and its '91 VGA remake, Reloaded begins...

Fraser Brown

3:30 PM on 06.13.2013

Perfection is the calmest I've been while cutting things

One of my favorite parts of E3 is the Indiecade portion of the show. There are so many varieties of games present that you're guaranteed to like something. I've always been interested in games that can make you feel differen...

Spencer Hayes

7:00 PM on 06.10.2013

Assassin's Creed IV's companion app is pretty rad

Did you play the Outer Ops missions in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker? It was a little meta-game thing that let you send your soldiers to take on various conflicts around the world. It was a risk/reward system, as you could g...

Hamza CTZ Aziz

Plants vs. Zombies 2

4:23 PM on 06.10.2013

Plants vs. Zombies 2 is about eating the best taco ever

So remember in the first Plants vs. Zombies when you randomly found a taco? Crazy Dave immediately bought it off of you for 1,000 coins, and then he pocketed the taco to eat later. Well in Plants vs. Zombies 2, Crazy Dave fin...

Hamza CTZ Aziz

Serious Sam sale

12:45 PM on 06.07.2013

Serious Sam series sale to help fund Serious Sam 4

While the Serious Sam franchise is repeatedly discounted, I'm not sure I've come across a better deal than this Humble Weekly Sale. It's pay-what-you-want pricing for Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter, Serious Sam HD: The ...

Jordan Devore

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7:15 PM on 06.17.2013
New releases: Luigi is in charge

With E3 behind us, it's time to get back to playing games that are actually out now. And this week we're being treated to the delightfully unexpected New Super Luigi U. Mario's just a boring old plumber, so it's no surprise ...more

7:00 PM on 06.17.2013
Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014 introduces sealed play

The Duels of the Planeswalkers series has been a serious boon to Wizards of the Coast, Stainless Games' polished digital experience helping introduce new players to the company's flagship card game: Magic: the Gathering. Unfortunately, the game’s previous installments have all lacked one crucial element of the Magic experience: building your own original deck.more

7:45 PM on 06.14.2013
OUYA 'refresh' will be more like mobile than consoles

Speaking to OUYA CEO Julie Uhrman at E3, I got the latest word on how the Android-based console will evolve as technology advances and it becomes time for a new model. "We're always seeking feedback and advice from both gamer...more

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