The latest information on the leaders of the American Google Play games market for the week (13.05 – 19.05) from Distimo: tops of free, paid and cash applications in one material.

The most common Android version in the USA is Ice Cream Sandwich. Most American users of Android devices work with it. The second place is for Gingerbread.

The average number of daily iPhone downloads after the new Apple device appeared on the market jumped by almost 1.5 million, while the cost of the user fell markedly. 

Disney games based on the new cartoon studio “Ralph” – Wreck-It Ralph and Fix-It Felix Jr. – are in the American application tops. Moreover, Wreck-It Ralph hit the box office top without micropayments with a price tag of $ 1.  

Today, Verizon, one of the largest American telecommunications companies, announced that it will suspend support and development of its own Verizon Apps digital store from January 1.

The App Store is used for promotion by all the largest companies in the world. This conclusion was made by Distimo after analyzing the Apple mobile application market.

In September, the price of a loyal iPhone user in the United States fell to the level of May 2011, as for the number of downloads, it remained almost at the level of August. 

Japanese social gaming giant GREE is buying up Western studios, assembling teams in San Francisco, Vancouver and London, and now it is also establishing partnerships with indie developers.

Due to the marketing policy of the big players, the cost of loyal users in the market is growing rapidly, at the same time the number of downloads is experiencing a seasonal decline. This is described in detail in a new report by Fiksu. 

Japanese mobile gaming giant DeNA has announced that as part of its development strategy in Western markets, the company has signed a partnership agreement with Hasbro to release mobile games based on the popular Transformers franchise for Europe and the United States.

Distimo has shared data on exactly how many downloads are needed to get into the top 25 of the best paid and free apps for the American version of the Apple App Store. 

Angry Birds Space and Draw Something are leaving both the American top ten most profitable games for iPhone and iPad; Minecraft: Pocket Edition turns out to be one of the most profitable apps of the week; The Sims FreePlay is gaining popularity again after the update; Rage of Bahamut has been leading the top grossing Android apps for a month.

Thanks to the GREE report for the third fiscal quarter (the company has it in January-March 2012), it became clear what amounts a developer can count on whose games fall into the top-grossing iOS applications.