World Of Goo Tops Charts In Android Debut

[In this weekly column, Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free gaming applications on the Android Market as of today, with World of Goo, Cut the Rope and Angry Birds Seasons currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.] This week's top paid titles are: 1. World of Goo ($2.99) 2. Cut the Rope ($0.99) 3. Madden NFL 12 ($4.99) 4. Where's My Water? ($0.99) 5. Fruit Ninja ($1.26) 6. Flick Golf! ($0.99) 7. The Game of Life ($0.99) 8. Doodle Jump ($0.99) 9. UNO ($0.99) 10. RoboDefense ($2.99) A newly released Android port of 2D Boy's acclaimed puzzler World of Goo leads the Android Market's sales charts in its premiere week, unseating longtime chart champion Cut the Rope. Madden NFL 12 continues to report fast sales following a recent price drop, while Disney's Where's My Water? overtakes Halfbrick's top-selling Fruit Ninja for fourth place. Here are this week's top free Android game applications: 1. Angry Birds 2. Angry Birds Seasons 3. Words With Friends Free 4. Angry Birds Rio 5. Fruit Ninja Free 6. Drag Racing 7. Shoot Bubble Deluxe 8. Angry Wife 9. 3D Bowling 10. Solitaire A holiday-themed update puts Angry Birds Seasons among the Android Market's most popular free apps this week, and spurs new popularity for Rovio's Angry Birds and Angry Birds Rio. Newtoy's Words With Friends Free also remains a popular pick at third place, while newcomer Shoot Bubble Deluxe moves up to seventh place after a strong showing last week.