Tetris sells 100 million on mobile devices

@ElusiveOne - Without you mentioning Henk I couldn't have noticed the link between Blue Planet and Bullet Proof, and Henk's involvement in my favorite games like Faceball 2000 and Yoshi's Cookie. Tetris was the REAL system seller behind the original Game Boy, which was also ported by Henk, although the lawsuits between Atari/Tengen and Nintendo/Bullet Proof was something of a mess. It's good to know Mr. Pajitnov's works get recognized.

Jeez, Pajitnov must be Oprah-rich!

Incredible game, brings a smile to my face to see it still doing so well.

Who pays $5 for tetris anymore?

@ralphikari - Yes, Mr. Pajitnov not only makes royalties from Tetris sales but he's still actively involved in its development. We received him and Henk Rogers in our offices in Montreal this week. Together they own Blue Planet Software and The Tetris Company, which controls the rights to the game. Mr. Pajitnov is a nice fellow. He even signed autographs today for fans/employees :)

whoa tetris is STILL kickin hard

and i still suck at it :(

I bought the iPod touch version for $3. Well worth it. GG EA and Mr. Pajitnov But tbqh this really shouldn't surprise anyone

Does this really suprise anyone? It is like the perfect game for when you are on the go or anytime for that matter. Every true gamer is also aware, Tetris is what turned Nintendo into a hand-held powerhouse that has not been dethroned once. Tetris is to puzzle games as Mario is to platformers, no other way to say it.

Another superb milestone to the greatest puzzle franchise in video game history.

holy crap!!

Definitely the best puzzle game of all time, by far and away.Also one of the most addicting.

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cool

Really good game... not so intriguing bit of news. Sounds like a slow news day

Tetris has been the 5h!7 for years. I love it.

I really love the DS version, playing 4 person Vs mode is tons o fun.

Best game of all time... challange me on that, I dare you.

@envybianchi - You can get it as a "mini" on the PS3... All of the new modes are great!

:shock: incredible!

Who doesn't love Tetris? It's seriously hard NOT to like Tetris.

i wish they released the orignal game boy version ahah!

Dayum.

great, let's celebrate this feat and bring back Tetrisphere, like the best version of Tetris ever made

this game has the True meaning fo hardcore. check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kqKOlcaZuI

good article......next time someone says 'this game is better because it sold more' im gonna say 'well tetris sold 100m so its better then both' LOL.

this game is too addicting and fun !

I love Tetris. and i would like 2 ask Mr Alexey Leonidovich Pajitnov U are a multi millionaries now....after 25 years?

That's hardly surprising. What mobile games would challenge it? Snake? Well, Tetris is better.

Probably the only game that's 25 years old that many people still play to this day.

everybody loves tetris what can i say

The game is still as addicting as ever.

Had Tetris on my old cell, have it for my current cell & will get it for my future cellphone. Got Tetris on my gf's cell also. If only Sony or a Developer would bring it to the PS3 & I would be set!

Thanks to this article, I now have the tetris song stuck in my head. de dadada de dada de dada de.......

Alexey Pajaitnov has moved to the US since the early 90's so I'm hoping he receives royalty from Tetris. He's one of the game creators I looked up to as a teenager in the rank of Richard Garriot, Jordan Mechner, Ken Williams, Warren Spector, Peter Molyneaux, etc. For the PS1 generation: The addictive Hexic game that comes with the Xbox 360 is also his work.

Got it for the mobile but now I want to for my PS3!!! What's the hold up? Just think, Tetris in HD on the big screen with online multi? eh? Somebody make it NOW!

I'd feel bad to be the maker of Tetris. He should be pretty rich by now if he weren't Russian in Soviet Unions. :(

I feel bad that Alexey Pajitnov, the creator of Tetris, never received money from the game. If only communism fell 6 years earlier, he'd be freaking rich.

:lol: I just bought it yesterday.

It comes as no surprise, Tetris is a classic in puzzle gaming and even with its age it still is considered by many still one of the best puzzlers of all time. True it might be simplistic by today's standards but what it does it does well. Just the amount of games that have been at least partially inspired by Tetris shows its standing in Gaming History.

@felipebo I lol'd at that as well. I'm also one of those that bought Tetris. Have it on my iphone. :]

100 million wow lol. Tetris ftw apparently.

Tetris is awesome and very much alive still! There are numerous mini variations on most mobile versions (as well as other platforms) that keep the gameplay fresh. I particularly recommend Tetris Pop and Tetris Revolution on mobile for their original concepts. I must say I work for EA Mobile as lead artist on the next iteration of the game. It's a good way to get a daily Tetris fix!

I too am one of the many who have it for my phone, the only downside is the new music it has, I still prefer playing the old NES version.

lol @ related games

Guilty as charged; I'm one of the 100 million who've downloaded Tetris onto my mobile phone.

tetris id bomb

@monson21502 i agree. i miss the old days when this game was automatically loaded on my windows 98 PC. =(

congrats to a game that got stuck in my head so much. i could see the bars droping as i went to sleep.