Top 50 developer list
On a previous blog post, we mentioned that Pocket Gamer had compiled their annual list of the Top 50 mobile developers in the world. And we were over the moon to be at number 36 in the list, just 10 months after the launch of our first app.
On closer inspection
But when we actually looked at the list in more detail, some more interesting regional stats came to light. (PS We apologise profusely if we’ve got the location of some of the studios wrong.)
Top of the pops
It seems that Neon Play is a Top 5 European developer when you look at the list. And a Top 3 UK developer behind Rockstar Leeds and Ideaworks. And if we are right (which we’re probably not), we believe that we’re the number one UK independent developer. Which is incredible really and rather bizarre, but we thank Pocket Gamer very much for liking what we’re doing.
Head honcho speaks
Oli Christie, CEO of Neon Play commented, “When I set up Neon Play, one of our objectives was to try and become the number one UK independent mobile games developer. And even though we know this is only a subjective chart, Pocket Gamer are a greatly respected website who know their stuff, so we’re delighted to be up there is such lofty company. 2011 is shaping up to be a hugely exciting year and we can’t wait to launch a lot of fun and addictive new games.”
The full 50
If you want to see the full list, as compiled by Pocket Gamer, here they are...
50. Snappy Touch
49. Kairosoft
48. Hexage
47. Big Blue Bubble
46. IUGO
45. Cave
44. DistinctDev
43. Miniclip
42. TeamLava
41. Bight Games
40. Godzilab
39. NaturalMotion Games
38. HandyGames
37. Bolt Creative
35. Matt Rix
34. Gameprom
33. Spacetime Studios
32. Gamerizon
31. Lima Sky
30. GameHouse
29. Media.Vision
28. Crescent Moon
27. Get Set Games
26. Digital Chocolate
25. Ideaworks Game Studio
24. Pocket Gems
23. Polarbit
22. NimbleBit
21. id Software
20. Rockstar Leeds
19. Square Enix
18. Fishlabs
17. The PlayForge
16. Zeptolab
15. Newtoy/Zynga with Friends
14. Com2uS
13. Glu Mobile
12. Gamevil
11. Namco Bandai
10. EA Mobile
9. Backflip Studios
8. Capcom Mobile
7. Halfbrick
6. ngmoco
5. PopCap
4. Chair Entertainment
3. Firemint
2. Rovio
1. Gameloft