Tue, Feb 17, 2009 | 10:13 GMT
World of Goo Linux is success for 2D Boy
The Linux version of World of Goo has been a rollicking success for 2D Boy, with the launch seeing over 40 percent more games sold via the company’s website in one day than ever before.
From here:
It’s only been 2 days since the release of the Linux version and it already accounts for 4.6% of the full downloads from our website. Our thanks to everyone who’s playing the game on Linux and spreading the word. Here are a couple of nifty stats:
- About 12% of Linux downloads are of the .rpm package, 30% are of the .tar.gz package, and 57% are of the .deb package.
- More copies of the game were sold via our website on the day the Linux version released than any other day. This day beat the previous record by 40%. There is a market for Linux games after all
Go Linux, etc. More through there. Thanks, The Reticule.
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Tags: 2d boy, world of goo
3 comments
#1
ruckus
17/02/09, 10:55 am
Good for them – I hope they continue to do well and it encourages others to follow.
#2
Retroid
17/02/09, 11:06 am
Good luck to them, it’s a great game!
In other news: Lolnux
#3
bytemap
17/02/09, 2:26 pm
Wow…just goes to show their is a market for Linux in gaming.