Bike Baron, iPad/iPhone game, tops charts in 62 countries in less than a week

So much for yesterday's article about occupying the app store because it's so hard to break in if you're not one of the self-reinforcing chart toppers that are already there.

I was pretty sure that the article was bullshit when I read it (because every week when I peek in the app store I see a different range of big name and indie things), but it's nice to have so definitive an example.

Congrats to the bike baron folks!

Heard about this one from my friend - just a flat-out awesome game with a level editor included. As an app developer I have to admit it's hard to swallow, but the hard truth is that the most effective and sure-fire way to make a lot of money on the app store is to make your app absolutely excellent.