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Happy New Year and welcome back to our App Recap. This is not only the first App Recap of 2016, but it is also the first full week of new App Store submissions since the winter holiday shutdown, which ended on December 29. Apple this week announced record App Store sales for a two week period ending on Janaury 3. Apple fans spent $1.1 billion on apps and in-app purchases worldwide over the holidays, setting back-to-back weekly records for traffic and purchases. You can read the full press release here.

Nickelodeon released a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle game after Michael Bay confirmed Kraang will be making an appearance in the upcoming live action movie being released later this year. TMNT - Portal Power for iOS is based on the Nick cartoon starring everyone's favorite turtles, Leonardo, Raphael, Michaelangelo, and Donatello. The game features the same voice cast and animation as the hit television series, and 5 different worlds and dimensions for players to conquer.

Hi-Rez Studios, the creators of SMITE, has released their first mobile title for iOS. Jetpack Fighter is a side-scrolling, action game with swipe-to-attack controls. In the game players must "dash" through various enemies and hazards to rid a futuristic world of evil robots and killer bosses.

The game promises to deliver "deep and rewarding gameplay" with plenty of characters and weapons to unlock. As a launch bonus, SMITE users can unlock the goddess Nemesis by syncing their Jetpack account with their Hi-Rez account. Players can also replay missions to collect additional loot and compete in PvP time trials.

iPhone photographers can give their images a boost with the Olloclip Studio Case, featured at this year's CES in Las Vegas. The drop-resistant case is part of a complete system of accessories designed specifically for mobile photography and video on the iPhone 6/6s and Plus. Studio comes with six pieces that fit onto integrated rails along the sides of the case.

Apple today announced record breaking sales for the App Store through the 2015 and 2016 holiday season. Customers spent $1.1 billion on apps and in-app purchases worldwide from December 21 to January 3rd, "setting back-to-back weekly records for traffic and purchases," according to the press release. The App Store recorded its biggest single-day in sales on Christmas Day before breaking the record one week later on January 1, 2016 with $144 million in downloads.