The game that single-handedly justified the $350 I spent on Nintendo's Wii U console back in November came to iPad this week, spreading joy and laughter to Apple tablet gamers everywhere. And flames — can't forget the flames.
Little Inferno is a magical experience. One moment you're gleefully dropping items into your Little Inferno Entertainment Fireplace without a care in the world, the next you're realizing how deeply you've been drawn into a game that takes place almost entirely on a single screen. In the interest of keeping the experience as pure as possible I'll stop right there — you just have to play it.
And it looks like plenty of iPad gamers are. Good for them! I've purchased it again myself, and I am a cheap bastard, so that's really saying something.
There were some other games in this week's charts as well, but they aren't as important.
Top Paid iPad Games — 2/1/2013
| Rank | Game | Last Week | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Banana Kong | 3 | +1 |
| 2. | Minecraft Pocket Edition | 1 | -1 |
| 3. | Angry Birds Star Wars HD | 2 | -1 |
| 4. | Little Inferno | N/A | N/A |
| 5. | Crafted Battle | 5 | 0 |
| 6. | Bad Piggies HD | 4 | -2 |
| 7. | Temple Run Brave | 7 | 0 |
| 8. | Words with Friends HD | N/A | N/A |
| 9. | Plague Inc. | N/A | N/A |
| 10. | The Room | 9 | -1 |
Top Free iPad Games — 2/1/2013
| Rank | Game | Last Week | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Temple Run 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2. | What's the Word HD | N/A | N/A |
| 3. | Early Bird HD | N/A | N/A |
| 4. | Ghostbusters | 2 | -2 |
| 5. | Bingo Vegas HD | N/A | N/A |
| 6. | Candy Crush Saga | 6 | 0 |
| 7. | Star Girl | N/A | N/A |
| 8. | Slots: Valentine's Edition | N/A | N/A |
| 9. | Pixel People | N/A | N/A |
| 10. | Backbreaker 2: Vengeance | N/A | N/A |