History of the Game Angry Birds

Angry Birds already has 250 million plus downloads in the world but out of those millions of Angry Birds gamers only a few knows about the history and many cool facts about Rovio Mobile and its best selling video game they made. This time we have compiled tons of information about one of the most exciting games of the 20^th century, Angry Birds.

Company History

Rovio was established in year 2003 and its name back then was Relude. It was 2 years after the inception that they changed it into a household name which most of us recognize – Rovio. It was Kim Dikert, Niklas Hed (now COO), and Jarno Väkeväinen who founded the so-called Relude. The three were students before; they joined a game development tourney which was sponsored by Nokia and HP. They emerged victorious by creating a real time multiplayer game called “King of the Cabbage World”.

The game “King of the Cabbage World” was the engine starter for the three and the thing that pushed them to create a small company which was named Relude.

One of the company’s essential needs is funds. It is a prerequisite and life of any business for it to run. That’s why the trio sold their first creation to Sumea (current name Digital Chocolate) to gain funds for the operation of the Relude. The King of the Cabbage World name was changed to Mole War which later turns out into the first ever commercial real-time multiplayer mobile game.

In early 2005, Relude became a beneficiary of a small investment and then later, they modified the company name to Rovio Mobile.

Rovio Mobile Investors List

• Niklas Zennstrom – Angel Investor
• Felicis Ventures – Super Angel
• Atomico Ventures – Venture Capital
• Accel Partners – Venture Capital

Famous Rovio Mobile Management Team

• CEO – Mikael Hed
• COO – Niklas Hed
• CMO – Peter Vesterbacka aka “Mighty Eagle”
• VP of Franchise Development – Ville Heijari

Angry Birds History

The development of Angry Birds was started in March 2009. After the successful creation of the development team of Rovio, they released the game in December 2009 and the next is history. Angry Birds became the number one game app in Finland. It took US and UK by storm where Apple’s participation was the key to make it all happen.

As of now, Angry Birds continues it platform invasion. It is currently available in 11 platforms and plans to enter the number one social networking site facebook. Rovio also wants to become an iconic entertainment brand like Disney and has already taken actions to promote Angry Birds in Asia.

List of Angry Birds Platforms

• iOs
• Android
• Maemo/MeeGo
• Palm webOS
• Symbian^3
• Mac OsX
• Wii U
• Windows
• Windows Phone 7
• Nintendo 3DS
• PSP
• WebGL

Other Angry Birds Versions

• Angry Birds Rio
• Angry Birds Seasons
• Angry Birds Magic

Angry Birds Awards and Distinctions

15^th Webby Awards – Won, Best Mobile Game and People’s Voice Award

UK Appy Awards – Won, Best Game App and App of the Year for 2011

IGN (Imagine Games Network) – Won, Fourth Best iPhone Game of all Time

6th annual International Mobile Gaming Awards – Nominated, Best Casual Game Award

Sources: Wikipedia, Rovio Mobile, Gaming.Wikia.com, ChubbyBrain, PCworld

Rio Sold 10 Million Copies In 10 Days!

Angry Birds

Some amazing news was tweeted by Rovio yesterday. 10 million copies of Rio were sold in 10 days. This has surely amounted in a very large payday and some bragging rights.

The game continues to be the top selling app on both the Iphone and the Ipad. The game is still free on the amazon app store but who knows for how much longer. It could expire any day now and if you are looking to get the game from amazon you should go right now and grab it before its too late.

The original version surpassed 100 million downloads in early March and still has a very healthy player base. Will the angry birds craze die down anytime soon?

What would you like to see in the next version?

What holiday theme should they do next?

Angry Birds Rio Free On Android Market All Week

Angry Birds Rio

Angry birds rio was originally only available on the amazon app store but is now available on the android market. In addition it will also be FREE all week. If you still have not grabbed this great game now is the perfect time to take advantage of this promotion. The game is great and you should not miss out. Since this is a free version it will include some minor ads. It will also be available worldwide compared to the amazon app store which was restricted to the US.

Angry Birds St. Patricks Day Version

Angry Birds

Have you all had a chance to check out the latest St. Patricks day version? It comes with 15 new levels and 2 golden eggs to discover. Of course there are lots of pots o’ gold everywhere along with festive decoration. I believe there is also an option to send a holiday themed greeting card to whoever you feel like spamming.

In other news Rovio has $42 million in investment cash to spend. This means a whole lot more angry birds for all of us addicts to enjoy. It’s been reported that Angry Birds could be one of the fastest growing online products of all time.

What do you think they can create with $42 million?

Do you think the pigs will get their own spinoff?

Will Angry Birds on facebook be successful?