In fact, it has now surpassed 400 million downloads, no mean feat for the company whose game titles flopped 50 times before it had a hit. This also means it scored a phenomenal 50 million downloads in just one month – back in September Stalbow told Disrupt conference in San Francisco it had hit the 350 million milestone. And what a hit it has been, so far. Angry Birds has now gone into merchandise with T Shirts and even a TV channel. Stalbow also told Web 2.0 audience of Birds fascinating flight to the top perch since its launch: 130 million monthly users, 30m active users daily, and gamers are playing 300m minutes every day. Rovio also confirmed what everyone already knew – that a Birds movie is in the pipeline executive with David Maisel producer of Iron Man 2, and Captain America. But that not all the gamer has up its sleeve: a brand new bird to play with is coming to the game for Halloween. |
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It posted this message on Facebook page yesterday along with a pic of a mystery bird wing (left): “The Angry Birds have a big surprise for you! Can you guess what it is? Share this for more clues!” |
