iTunes app reviews/rankings missing?

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  1. headcaseGames

    headcaseGames Well-Known Member

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    iTunes app reviews/rankings are missing (when viewing iTunes on my PC at least, not on the device). Anyone know what is up?
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  2. headcaseGames

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  3. schplurg

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    Didn't feel like starting a new thread, so...

    My game has been at the exact same ranking for 3 days straight now with no fluctuation. usually the rank changes a dozen times a day, but the line graph in MajicRank has been perfectly straight for days. Anyone else seeing this? US store only by the way.
     
  4. TrueAxis

    TrueAxis Well-Known Member

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    The App Store is frozen in time... This has happened before in the past and usually will right itself.
     
  5. schplurg

    schplurg Well-Known Member

    5th day now. This is really affecting my visibility in the app store (and my money). Daredevil Dave has been stuck at #35 in Racing for almost 5 days now. I guess it could be worse...at least I'm not at #300!

    But I WAS at higher ranks recently. I like to try and stay in the top 25 so visibility is slightly better on the device version of iTunes. This is BS.
     
  6. Michael Dobele

    Michael Dobele Well-Known Member

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    Try having apple feature your newly released game as "game of the week".... An amazing gift..... And then freeze the charts hours later before your app actually gets a chance to even SHOW on any charts!

    *sniff* I share your pain :(
     
  7. TrueAxis

    TrueAxis Well-Known Member

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    We were having a sale this weekend and judging by the sales figures we should be back in the top 100 but we are stuck at around 180... And the benefit of a sale to drive more purchases is lost.

    The only thing I can say is other people are in the same situation.
     
  8. klicktock

    klicktock Well-Known Member

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    Yah it REALLY sucks for Halfbrick and Age Of Zombies. I was very lucky that I was in the middle/end of two big promotional campaigns for both my games, so they're stuck quite high in the chart.

    I saw also somewhere that the iTunes music chart is stuck?

    Publishers must be LIVID.

    EDIT: Thread full of Aussies BTW :)
     
  9. blacksmith games

    blacksmith games Well-Known Member

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    they are working again :)
     

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