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Plants Vs. Zombies Sells Over 300,000 For iPhone Launch

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by Tim Turi on February 25, 2010 at 10:29 AM

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Once a zombie sinks its teeth into its first victim, the undead infection spreads like wildfire. Such is the case with the iPhone and iPod Touch version of PopCap’s Plants vs. Zombies, which released February 15. In a mere nine days on the market, over 300,000 iPhones have contracted the game. Even more impressive, the game became the top-grossing iPhone launch ever within 24 hours of its release.

“Plants vs. Zombies is our latest major franchise to make the jump to iPhone, and from the early customer and critical feedback it appears to be a great adaptation of the game,” said Andrew Stein, PopCap‘s director of mobile business development. “There's always a concern when bringing a computer game to a mobile, pocket-sized device that something will get lost in the process, but in this case the overwhelming consensus is that Plants vs. Zombies is even more fun on the smaller touch screen!"

The iPhone’s version of Plants vs. Zombies has been lauded as even better than the original. Features like touch screen control and portability lent perfectly to the game’s addicting format. Now the battle between fauna and their foe can continue on the go.

From what I’ve played of the iPhone version of Plants vs. Zombies, it’s the exact same brilliant game. Adorably zombie and plant sprites look great on the smaller screen. At no point did the occasionally touchy iPhone touch screen result in my brains being devoured.

Congratulations to PopCap for the continued success of a great game. Have you downloaded Plants vs. Zombies for your iPhone?

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Filed under: News, Plants vs. Zombies, iPhone, iPod Touch, Apple, popcap

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by Solid Snake Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 10:41 AM

I love that game for ipod. As I have said before ipod is my favorite handheld. What is suprising about plants vs zombies is that it is in the tops 3 and has 5 stars with about 5,000 reviews.
by MintyClinty700 Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 10:50 AM

such a fun game
by Vwgti303 Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 10:52 AM

This game saved me from dying of boredom this past weekend.
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by Adam Biessener Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 11:15 AM

It's close to the same game. It doesn't have the minigames and challenge modes that the full PC version does.

Still, effing brilliant. Love it, and it's more than worth the $3. Performance can be rough on a non-3GS, though :\
by Adam Santini Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 11:18 AM

played this a few times on PC, DL'ing now on my ipod. i can see i'll have a new peggle-like addiction soon...
by Hunter Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 11:24 AM

Awesome news, glad this game is getting the respect it deserves, played it on PC and loved it.
by Hunter Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 11:25 AM

Ahhh no minigames is a bummer, I liked bowling for zombies with WallNuts lol.
by Chris Meadows Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 11:32 AM

Downloaded the first day. Both my wife and son are addicted as well. Now how about a version for XBLA for the achievements?
by <The Lotus Eater> Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 11:50 AM

I HAVE downloaded Plants vs. Zombies... but PAID for it? I have no comment...

;)
by Victor Martin Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 11:53 AM

I think I'm going to purchase this game. The iPhone is a pretty good "console" in its own right. I don't know if it should be mentioned in the same breath as the Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii.
by NinjaPixel Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 12:18 PM

Did I read it's selling for $3??? The PC version (though it has more modes, etc.) sells retail for $20. Those with i-Phones and i-pod Touch better not pass this up!

I won the PC version and it's one of my favorite tower defense games out there.
by NinjaPixel Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 12:22 PM

*I own the PC version. haha I didn't "win anything" - although I did finish the game and all the modes...so i guess I "won" the game? Sorry for double post!
by Chrisrolla117 Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 01:22 PM

Myself included in that number.
by Peter Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 01:36 PM

I really need to get an iPod Touch, I mean it's only for $3, and it's a great game! Ugh, whenever I finally get an iPod Touch, I'm downloading this.
by metsfan417 Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 01:58 PM

I LOVE DIS GAME!!
by Moustachio Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 02:41 PM

Probably the nerdiest comment I've ever said, but doesn't that plant remind you of the plant Pokemon? I don't know the name, but as soon as I saw it, that's what came to mind.
by Bob Smith Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 04:43 PM

Why do people say there are no minigames. Once you beat the adventure mode there are like 10 of them.
by IG-88 Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 06:04 PM

thats cool
by GWNightmare Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 06:34 PM

Congrats PopCap!

Its a good game, but I've heard some angry customers complaining that they paid like $15 for this on PC then its only like $3-4 on the i-Phone. At that price though this is a steal, so no wonder it sold so much.
by xChris1296x Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 06:38 PM

I bought this game. It's awesome.