Gameloft, the leading global publisher / developer of video games for mobile devices is making a killing on the iPhone. They have published several hit apps like the like Driver®, The Settlers®, Skater Nation, Shrek® Kart, , Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X® and Asphalt 5. I’m sure that they got a fair share of the big spike in holiday sales for the iPod Touch.
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It looks like the mobile sector is poised for a continued growth in spite of the global economic downturn. Gameloft, a major developer and publisher of mobile games has posted an increase in its consolidated sales — up by 22% compared to last year. Gameloft’s 1st quarter sales amounted to 30.8 million € compared to only 25.3 million last year.
Mobile games accounted for 94% of the company’s annual sales and console games covered the remaining 6%. Europe accounted for 35% of sales for the first quarter, North America 37%, and 29% for the rest of the world. The strongest growth took place in North America, up 57% over the period — thanks to the Apple iPhone platform 
Gameloft has also announced a licensing agreement with Warner Bros to create a mobile game for the upcoming movie Sherlock Holmes.
