Angry Birds developer Rovio got acquired by Sega

Potatos_are_not_friends, 10 months ago

Wild. I remember Angry Birds was everywhere, almost Pokemon-levels of public appeal and generating wheelbarrows of money.

And then poof, like beanie babies and tamogatchis.

TimeSquirrel, 10 months ago

It's still popular with some young kids, my son still plays the series and loves the movies. You just don't see everyone and their grandma playing it anymore.

kaitco, 10 months ago

Your username is a bold-faced lie.

danwardvs, 10 months ago

I wouldn’t want to be your friend around dinner time.

Brodude, 10 months ago

They went from ‘1 dollar to get the full game’, with starwars deals and so on to ‘generic p2w for whales’. The innovation wasn’t here anymore and they shot themselves in the foot with dumb pricing/gameplay.

C4d, 10 months ago

Hmmm.

Sega is a subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings. Sammy is a major developer of pachinko machines.

I wonder where this is going?

binboupan, 10 months ago

go to your local pachinko parlor
buy a lot of pachinko balls
see birds flying according to the speed of the balls you input in the machine

probablyaCat, 10 months ago

I mean, I don't play pachinko, but I think it'd be more fun if the balls had the birds on them and you knocked some piggies down as you bounced down the machine or at least knocked them down at the bottom depending on where you landed.

binboupan, 10 months ago

the balls are just boring gray ones since the same ones fit to multiple machines, sadly

resurrexia, 10 months ago

Maybe this time they’ll get some paint

Tick_Dracy, 10 months ago

Let’s hope Sega has some decency and restores the Angry Birds Classic to the mobile stores, which should had never left, in the first place!

BruceCampbellschin, 10 months ago

Yes! I thought the original was just a fever dream I had. It was far superior. Bring it back.

Gxost, 10 months ago

I hope they will return the original Angry Birds series to the stores.

ChamrsDeluxe, 10 months ago

“Angry Hedgehogs” when?

illectrility, 10 months ago

Why? Isn’t Rovio pretty much dead?

higgsone, 10 months ago

Angry Birds is still a big brand. Not as big as during their prime time but as long as you can make money with it, it’s worth it

Guy_Fieris_Hair, 10 months ago

I’m sure that will revive it

Sygheil, 10 months ago

Angry birds now has sonic no need for a slingshot, damn piggies

CarlsIII, 10 months ago

Angry Birds vs Flicky when?

pewgar_seemsimandroid, 10 months ago

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