The French gaming firm singled out the "strong performance" of its iPhone games, as well as "solid sales" of Java and Brew games, as helping boost mobile games sales 21% in the first quarter.
Company spokesperson Anne-Laure Descleves said that sales of Java and Brew games, usually played on traditional feature phones, rose 6% compared to the same period last year. Overall, Gameloft reported sales of 30.8 million euros ($40.8 million) in the first quarter of 2009, an increase of 22% from the previous year.
Mobile games accounts for 94% of the company's annual sales, meaning that the company earned 28.95 million euros ($38.4 million) from mobile games. Console games made up the remaining 6%. Sales of games were spread evenly in its different territories, with Europe accounting for 35% of sales, North America making up 37%, and the rest of the world bringing in the remaining 29%.
North America was Gameloft's strongest growth region, with sales up 57% in Q1.
Hey guys, do you know today Mango's Support adds that Microsoft updates Zune Clients to Version 4.8.2345.0. People who had bought or those who have used the Beta 1, Beta 2 or even the RTM version of Windows Phone will be eventually knowing that, there is one more step needed for them to install 'Beta Zune Client', which supports connecting Mango-based phones. 
The excitement is palpable as the number of apps in the Windows Phone 7 marketplace edge towards 5 figures.
Finally, Microsoft has started rolling out the first major Windows Phone 7 update a couple of hours ago. However, the update could take a while to reach you of you have a carrier branded device.