There have been lots of rumors and speculation pounding the Internet about how Angry Birds developer Rovio is making the transition from mobile to console. It has been confirmed by the BBC in England that Angry Birds developer Rovio is making versions of the game for the Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation3, and the Nintendo Wii game consoles.
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Its Chief Executive Peter Vesterbacka says that kind of switch will become more and more common.
He said: “The smartphone gaming platform is actually turning out to be the biggest and most played out there.
So it’s starting to beat the traditional games on consoles and PCs.”
Rovio Chief Executive Peter Vesterbacka didn’t go into much detail and was definitly not giving any clues as to when we should expect the game to appear on the console platforms.
Vesterbacka also said that there are plans for Angry Birds 2, and it will be a different kind of game featuring the same characters. ”Let’s say that you will see a lot more of the pigs,” he revealed. ”The pigs will be a lot more active than just being slingshotted at by birds.”
He certainly considers the mobile platforms a very competitive gaming platform, stating; “The smartphone gaming platform is actually turning out to be the biggest and most played out there,”.
Rovio announced recently that it is developing a lighter version of the game for “lower end” Android devices after many users experienced problems running the game. Many people have also been asking for a paid version without the current overload of advertising, however I’m guessing this won’t be a priority as the current revenue stream must be huge.
Source: Yahoo News
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am iathe only one who seems to not really care about angry birds….. not to be debbie downer but there are way too many posts about angry birds
I’m sure your not the only person. I think It’s been the most successful smartphone game every released and a big part of the community has been addicted, including my wife. So I’d say people are eager for a sequel and to know what the future holds. The Android platform and many of the latest phones released are becoming a very viable platform for gaming. I’m actually surprised that nobody has released a gaming machine yet based on Android. Looks like Sony may be the first to tap this market with the rumored PSP Android Handset.
I never used to like angry birds either but after playing it for a while when I was bored its actually a very fun game. But I’m since running my ole G1 so I have to wait on the lite version so I can play it at full speed.