Kill The Duck – #13 in Marketplace #6 in Games in 10 Days

Kill The Duck is the 13th app under ‘top selling’ in the US WP7 Marketplace when all apps are considered and 6th in the games category. In fact there’s only one paid app that outsells it (Need for Speed Undercover) and it has more sales (I presume it’s straight downloads) than Twitter or Weatherbug. Pretty impressive considering it’s just Duck Hunter and it’s only been available since December 15. It is free (ad based) and it’s merely tapping the screen to kill the ducks (avoiding the white ones which are doves) and a longer tap keeps the gun firing. The graphics are reminiscent of Nintendo but apparently no one seems to mind if the numbers are any indication. It’s 3 star rating is mostly due to complaints with the game being too easy or not loading at all. No loading issues for me and it is a classic, but that high in the Marketplace? I’m surprised. One way or another, congratulations Andreas Vilela – you’ve got a hit on your hands.