My new app did not make "new releases" again, maybe i need quit.

Discussion in 'Public Game Developers Forum' started by OrientMaple, Nov 20, 2009.

  1. OrientMaple

    OrientMaple Well-Known Member

    Hi guys

    I put this in a new thread cos I do not want to hear opinions about Apple's changes. I am only interested in how to deal with this issue.

    My new app iShootTurkey Pro was approved in the midday of November 19. As a result, it was not added to the new releases list until now. Last time, the free version iShootTurkey release in the same way, disappear whole day cann’t believe. on the contrary, I find that some old apps still can be seen on the release date. some apps simply release version 1.0 app every time.... What’s the matter about the ‘new release’? LAME! Perhaps someone have a release date selection now?

    Hopes fading away! As an old DEV team, we developed many apps. ‘3D CHESS’, first-ever meaningful 3d chess application in the iPhone. ‘Relax Helper’, more powerful than ‘white noise’, ‘Amazing Piano’ full of original mind piano game etc. more than 30 apps now. Whereas we still can’t seen any our appfeatured in "New and Noteworthy" or “hot”. Live above our income now. If we still can’t benefit from new game ShootTurkey Pro. Maybe we need quit:(
     
  2. itman

    itman Well-Known Member

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    I'm not entirely sure but with over 100 000 apps and more coming in every few minutes, I'm not sure whether apple can stuff everything in there page. However I think you were unlucky to miss out every time. If you want to raise your popularity offer your app to review sites or promote it in forums like this.

     
  3. OrientMaple

    OrientMaple Well-Known Member

    too much people just submitted first tiny app. get on "New and Noteworthy" or "hot"
    Unfair!!!:mad:
     
  4. Harpgliss

    Harpgliss Well-Known Member

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    Hi,

    Like itman mentioned, it looks like you just got caught in a crunch of new apps.

    The holiday season will likely see a big increase of apps and this will not help apps get the kind of attention they need.

    I feel for you.

    David
     
  5. OrientMaple

    OrientMaple Well-Known Member

    yep, i got ur point.
    the holiday season is coming. we still need hard working...
    but why old app can still display on the release date list?
    a similarity of version No. 1.0
     
  6. NickFalk

    NickFalk Well-Known Member

    Something's definitely not right with the release-date list. I released my app Insulting Monk a couple of weeks ago and it was a now show on that list for days. When it finally wound up it was pushed down to something like page 6 (in iTunes) and older apps were still floating around on page 1.

    Now, Insulting Monk might very well not have been my ticket to fame and fortune (after all it contains absolutely no boobs) but it would have been nice if it at least had a glimmer of visiblity the day it came out. Alas, parts of the App Store seems a bit flakey at the moment and Fortuna didn't feel like giving me a hand on this occasion.
     
  7. minga

    minga Well-Known Member

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    where is the new releases list that everyone speaks of?
     
  8. tukun

    tukun Well-Known Member

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    its on appstore, on ur iphone tap on release date. it show the most recent apps
     
  9. Coral

    Coral Well-Known Member

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    I don't think those lists have a large effect on sales. You are much more likely to be seen on the Appshopper feeds by people who buy apps regularly than on a list that takes 3-4 taps to get to. Appshopper, in my experience, gets pretty much everything no matter what Apple does.
    I think you should keep at it. Try to find another way to market your app like TA threads (you're already doing this) or promotions.
     
  10. GlennX

    GlennX Well-Known Member

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    I was skeptical that these lists did anything but thanks to the new rules (revs don't appear as new) and the fact that racing games is one of the slowest moving new release lists. I was on the first page for about 9 days.

    My sales took a serious dive when it finally moved to the second.
     
  11. Intruder_qcc

    Intruder_qcc Well-Known Member

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    That's true that those list for some developer doesn't change the outcome. But normally they already created a hype and a lot of people are already waiting got their release whether it appear or not in the new release list.

    But for other developer like my friend with his game Cubic Match that didn't have any kind of promotion before it hit the AppStore, his only away to get people to know about it and (download the trial or buying the full version) was the exposure on the new release list.

    And each time he made an update (twice), most of the download/sales were one the first few days he was on the first pages. Once he drop to page 4 or and further his download/sales drop to near 0.

    This is also why on my side I am already letting people know that we are working on a "secret" iPhone project ;-). I know, I know I didn't have any show "real" concrete stuff yet, but it's out there and soon we will show it to the world :D. The best is to create a buzz/hype so it doesn't matter where you land on the new release list and hope for the best.
     
  12. Acidbottle

    Acidbottle Well-Known Member

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    im not a dev or anything so can only give my consumer side of things here.

    the trouble with the appstore showing older releases before new sounds bad, definately a bit demoralising, however as someone previously said, almost noone will look there anyways.

    you get new and noteworthy or hot for having stand out games, things that demand attention and are worth some coin.

    youve created plenty of apps and its great the idevice has devs like this but i shall always maintain .. quality over quanity. 1 great polished app will outshine 1000 match three, tap shooting tetris clones anyday.
     
  13. YOMANx

    YOMANx Well-Known Member

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    my apps trail version too not added to release :(
     
  14. TrueAxis

    TrueAxis Well-Known Member

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    What we did was do a lot of marketing before release - two months is best. Do videos, give exclusives to the online magazines, just promote the game to the hilt. The Touch Arcade forums are great for that.

    We never got on the new release lists but I would say it really did not effect the launch.
     
  15. Derochea72

    Derochea72 Well-Known Member

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    There is no such list. The only place to go is here at touch arcade, the app store is way to cluttered and nobody I know goes there to shop because apple is to busy pocketing there profits instead of hiring a team to keep the list updated
     
  16. OrientMaple

    OrientMaple Well-Known Member

    thx all
    yep, i got ur point
    more promotion more patience
    looking forward to xmas day

    but app store still frozen
    bore me until now :mad:
     

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