Top Android Game Apps: Minecraft Outsells Puffle Launch

[In this weekly column, Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free gaming applications on the Android Market as of today, with Minecraft: Pocket Edition, Puffle Launch, Cut the Rope and Madden NFL 12 currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.] This week's top paid titles are: 1. Cut the Rope ($0.99) 2. Minecraft: Pocket Edition ($6.99) 3. Puffle Launch ($0.99) 4. Madden NFL 12 ($4.99) 5. Fruit Ninja ($1.26) 6. X Construction ($1.49) 7. Doodle Jump ($0.99) 8. RoboDefense ($2.99) 9. The Moron Test ($0.99) 10. Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus ($6.99) Zeptolab's Cut the Rope once again tops the Android Market's sales charts, while Mojang's recently released port of Minecraft climbs up to second place after premiering at third last week. Disney's Club Penguin spinoff Puffle Launch claims third place in today's results, as a recent drop in price puts Madden NFL 12 at fourth. Here are this week's top free Android game applications: 1. Angry Birds 2. Hanging With Friends 3. Angry Birds Rio 4. Words With Friends Free 5. Angry Birds Seasons 6. Bunny Shooter 7. Drag Racing 8. Fruit Ninja Free 9. Tetris Free 10. Lane Splitter The Android Market's free charts remain largely unchanged following last week's results, with Angry Birds, Hanging With Friends, and Angry Birds Rio continuing to rank as the platform's most popular free downloads. Words With Friends Free and Angry Birds Seasons take fourth and fifth place, as Bunny Shooter trails close behind at sixth.