Rovio finally moving beyond Angry Birds
Angry Birds has become a world-wide cultural phenomenon in a way that we haven't seen with a video game since the days of Tetris, Pac-Man, or Mario (and we mean OG NES Mario that went on to spawn a cartoon and for some silly reason, a live-action movie). The developer, Rovio, has been quick to make sure that it can cash out in every way possible, including putting out the game on every platform from PC to mobile to graphing calculators (you know it's coming), and expanding into merchandising (to an absurd degree) and even cartoons.
And, while Rovio will continue to beat Angry Birds into the ground for as long as it is profitable, the company is finally looking to add a non-Angry Birds game to its portfolio. In an interview with AllThingsD, Rovio CEO Mikael Hed said that the company does have a new game in the works and that it should be released "in a couple months". There is no word on what the game may be, but we feel fairly confident in saying that it won't be as big a hit as Angry Birds.
Don't get us wrong, there is a fair chance that the game will be good and possibly even fun, but Angry Birds is a once in a generation type of phenomenon, so Rovio is in a position where it is nearly impossible to avoid the "sophomore slump" (which really means expectations are going to be far too high to ever live up to it.) We'll keep an eye out though, because we're definitely interested to see what Rovio comes up with next.
source: AllThingsD
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