People were waiting with anticipation for Google's Android to finally launch on the G1 phone. After all of the wait, they're finally putting the phone to good use... with Namco's Pac-Man.
I suppose it doesn't hurt that the app is free, but Pac-Man is beating out everything, ranking somwehere between 50,000-250,000 downloads so far, according to VentureBeat. The other Android hotness? The Weather Channel's app. These 250,000 download numbers don't reall compare to Apple's App Store, who did over 100,000,000 downloads in just 60 days recently. Granted, the Android Marketplace is still quite new, and you can be sure that better stuff is coming.
The other day I was in an elevator, and the guy next to me was playing Pac-Man on his G1. I asked how it was, and he told me the control is really great. He said "it's the best thing for Android out."
I'm guessing the lack of selection is what makes this Android's "killer app."
Dale North is Destructoid's Editor-In-Chief, a founding editor, and specialist in Japanese gaming. An accomplished musician, Dale was reporting from Japan during the earthquakes of 2011. Luckily, he got the fuck out alive and is home in America now with his wife and beloved corgi, Einstein. Dale is also a co-founder of Destructoid's sister anime site
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10:09 AM on 11.04.2008
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Yes, I'm aware the iPhone has most or all of the apps on the Android Market so far. It was the tangible keyboard that drew me to this rather than the iPhone.