Rovio Partners With NASA For Angry Birds Space

[Zethca]

Interesting timing. I'd bet on this being one of the first iPad 3 games to support the retina resolution. (It's unlikely that 3D games like IB will take advantage of it.)

 

[ArtOfWarfare]

They make over $1 million a month just from the ads in the Android version I'd guess they make around $2-3 million a month in total when you take paid versions , the iOS free version and merchandise into consideration.

Unless I'm mistaken, the $1 million for paid versions was cumulative, not per month.

This is the data I'm using (collected from various sources a few months ago when I was bored.)

Top selling games of all time:

Wii Sports - 76 mill (bundled with Wii)
Super Mario Bros - 40 mill (bundled with Super Nintendo)
Tetris - 35 mill (bundled with Game Boy)
Mario Kart Wii - 28 mill (bundled with Wiiwheel)
Wii Sports Resort - 28 mill (bundled with Wii Motionplus)
Wii Play - 27 mill (bundled with Wiimote)
New Super Mario Bros - 26 mill
Pokemon Red and Blue - 24 mill
Wii Fit - 23 mill (bundled with Wii Balance Board)
Nintendogs - 23 mill
Mario Kart DS - 21 mill
New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 22 mill
SM World - 20 mill
Brain Age - 19 mill
Wii Fit Plus - 18 mill
Pokemon Diamond and Pearl - 17 mill
Grand Theft Auto - 17 mill
The Sims - 16 mill
Sonic the Hedgehog - 15 mill
Grand Turismo 3 - 15 mill
Halo 3 - 15 mill
Brain Age 2 - 14 mill
The Sims 2 - 13 mill
Pokemon Black and White - 13 mill
Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire - 13 mill
Call of Duty: Black Ops - 12 mill
[b]Angry Birds - 12 mill (1 million sold + 11 million free)[/b]
World of Warcraft - 12 mill

 

[jlgolson]

I think you guys are way underestimating the amount of money these companies can make.

Rovio (the company behind everything Angry Birds) reported revenue of $100 million in 2011 alone.

http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/Rovio+news/news.asp?c=36199

Total downloads exceed 600 million units, including pay and ad supported free versions.

 

[rmwebs]

Unless I'm mistaken, the $1 million for paid versions was cumulative, not per month.

This is the data I'm using (collected from various sources a few months ago when I was bored.)

Top selling games of all time:

Wii Sports - 76 mill (bundled with Wii)
Super Mario Bros - 40 mill (bundled with Super Nintendo)
Tetris - 35 mill (bundled with Game Boy)
Mario Kart Wii - 28 mill (bundled with Wiiwheel)
Wii Sports Resort - 28 mill (bundled with Wii Motionplus)
Wii Play - 27 mill (bundled with Wiimote)
New Super Mario Bros - 26 mill
Pokemon Red and Blue - 24 mill
Wii Fit - 23 mill (bundled with Wii Balance Board)
Nintendogs - 23 mill
Mario Kart DS - 21 mill
New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 22 mill
SM World - 20 mill
Brain Age - 19 mill
Wii Fit Plus - 18 mill
Pokemon Diamond and Pearl - 17 mill
Grand Theft Auto - 17 mill
The Sims - 16 mill
Sonic the Hedgehog - 15 mill
Grand Turismo 3 - 15 mill
Halo 3 - 15 mill
Brain Age 2 - 14 mill
The Sims 2 - 13 mill
Pokemon Black and White - 13 mill
Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire - 13 mill
Call of Duty: Black Ops - 12 mill
[b]Angry Birds - 12 mill (1 million sold + 11 million free)[/b]
World of Warcraft - 12 mill

Angry birds has sold a hell of a lot more than 1 million copies - on the android market they hit over a million downloads on its first day.Check their wiki page and their source:

Angry Birds became the top-selling paid application on Apple's UK App Store in February 2010, and reached the top spot on the US App Store a few weeks later,[43] where it remained until October 2010.[44] Since release, the free, limited version of Angry Birds has been downloaded more than 11 million times for Apple's iOS, and the full-featured paid version has been downloaded nearly 7 million times as of September 2010.[13] The Android version of the game was downloaded more than 1 million times within the first 24 hours of release,[45] even though the site crashed at one point due to the load,[46] and over 2 million downloads in its first weekend.[47] Rovio receives approximately US$1 million per month in revenue from the advertising that appears in the free Android version.[4]

 

[mrgraff]

Funny. All the reasons that some people have for not liking Angry Birds are exactly why I like it.

 

[Exchanger]

Hey guys. I'm from foreign site. Could you please write a transcript to video? For you it's a couple of minutes))

"I can't hold it much longer. [???] I shoot this. ...hold on hold on, move to the left... yea yea yea perfect. Ok let it go. now. shoot it! stop jumping.. [???] stop jumping [???]"

Will appreciate your help

 

[ppc_michael]

If you listen to just the audio in that promo, it sounds, well, interesting.

 

[lilcosco08]

Angry birds best game ever made. Right up there with FarmVille.

I'm guessing you don't play many games.

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Hey guys. I'm from foreign site. Could you please write a transcript to video? For you it's a couple of minutes))

"I can't hold it much longer. [???] I shoot this. ...hold on hold on, move to the left... yea yea yea perfect. Ok let it go. now. shoot it! stop jumping.. [???] stop jumping [???]"

Will appreciate your help

First astronaut-"I can't hold it much longer. Which way should I shoot this?"
*Second astronaut walks in*
Second astronaut - "Hold on, hold on, alright move to the right.
F.A - "Okay"
S.A - "Yeah!"
F.A - "That it?"
S.A - "Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah! Okay let it go now. Shoot it!"
F.A - "Stop jumping"
S.A - (Hard to hear. I think he says "Release it")
F.A - "Stop jumping!"
S.A - "Come on!"
(Angry birds logo)
S.A voice - "Oh here, let me show you how to do it"

 

[Caliber26]

If you listen to just the audio in that promo, it sounds, well, interesting.

Hahaha! That's kinda hot!

 

[Exchanger]

First astronaut-"I can't hold it much longer. Which way should I shoot this?"
*Second astronaut walks in*
Second astronaut - "Hold on, hold on, alright move to the right.
F.A - "Okay"
S.A - "Yeah!"
F.A - "That it?"
S.A - "Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah! Okay let it go now. Shoot it!"
F.A - "Stop jumping"
S.A - (Hard to hear. I think he says "Release it")
F.A - "Stop jumping!"
S.A - "Come on!"
(Angry birds logo)
S.A voice - "Oh here, let me show you how to do it"

Huge thanks!

 

[SBlue1]

bring it on!

 

[WestonHarvey1]

So how is this game going to work - you fire the bird, and it just keeps going and going forever into the cold blackness of space?

 

[whooleytoo]

What next. Angry Pterodactyls?

 

[kirk26]

Love Birds. But Farmville? I'd rather stab myself in the head with a fork.

Take a picture when this happens please.

 

[whooleytoo]

Take a picture when this happens please.

"From the people who brought you Angry Birds....

Fork Guy(tm)! Don't bring a knife to a fork fight."

 

[M87]

Rumor has it that in this version, you have to shoot your birds over a shark.

I can't believe it. I was going to make that reference.

 

[ThunderSkunk]

I can't believe it. I was going to make that reference.

There's still this:

 

[PNutts]

I lost all my progress in an upgrade gone bad (along with Frisbee).

 

[hushypushy]

This is just an excuse for low gravity bird flinging and sexy space backdrops. I see nothing wrong with this

 

[brian82788]

"From the people who brought you Angry Birds....

Fork Guy(tm)! Don't bring a knife to a fork fight."

Can't explain it but I can't stop cracking up at this!

 

[Adidas Addict]

Can't explain it but I can't stop cracking up at this!

Translation for the Yanks: it makes him laugh.