ANGRY BIRDS SMASHES 500 MILLION DOWNLOADS

We all knew at some point Angry Birds had become
an unstoppable part of the pop culture but its
developers Rovio yesterday reminded us how really
big it has become – Angry Birds has now smashed
more than 500 million downloads and becomes perhaps
world'sfastest selling mobile game. Angry Birds
achieves the milestone in less than two years since its
launch.
Announcing the accomplishment, Rovio CEO Miael
Hed says, "This is a fantastic landmark achievement
for us, and we’re extremely delighted to see such an
incredible amount of people enjoying our games. We
remain committed to creating more fun experiences and
bringingexceptional quality to Angry Birds Fans
everywhere."
Rovio also highlights there has been no sign of
slowing down in popularity over the years. If figures
provided by Rovio are to be believed, a total of
200,000 years of Angry Birds have been played by
fans across the world, with 300 million minutes of daily
play. Moreover, over 266 billion levels of Angry Birds
have been played, while 400 billion birds have been
launched. And some 44 billion Stars have been
collected in the process.
Rovio's behemoth franchise is comprised of Angry
Birds, Angry Birds Seasons and Angry Birds Rio. The
games are available for all major smartphone
platforms, including Android, iOS and Symbian.
There's a web version of the game also, available on
the Chrome web browser. Angry Birds comes pre-
loaded in recently launched Nokia's Asha phones as
well.
What's next for Angry Birds? Well, Rovio is currently
planning to open the world's first official Angry Birds
retail shop in Helsinki, Finland. Angry Birds is also
going to feature in the forthcoming Nokia Asha 300
and 303 S40 feature phones, which Rovio believes,
will bring Angry Birds entertainment to completely
new emerging mobile markets.
The Angry Birds has continued to woo fans from
different age groups, and going by the current rate, we
should soon see the billionth download bash.