snowflux Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Surely Microsoft and Nokia have shot themselves in the foot badly here? The first question many kids ask when getting their first phone is "Does it play Angry Birds?". And if it doesn't, they'll get an iOS or Android phone and are likely to stick with that platform in the future. Microsoft/Nokia should have been paying Rovio whatever it took to make sure the Windows Phone platform was also supported by Angry Birds Space. They'll surely regret not doing so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossybabe Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Surely Microsoft and Nokia have shot themselves in the foot badly here? The first question many kids ask when getting their first phone is "Does it play Angry Birds?". And if it doesn't, they'll get an iOS or Android phone and are likely to stick with that platform in the future. Microsoft/Nokia should have been paying Rovio whatever it took to make sure the Windows Phone platform was also supported by Angry Birds Space. They'll surely regret not doing so. Surely Angry Birds is a passing phase. The big question is: what will be the replacement fad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowflux Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share Posted March 23, 2012 Surely Angry Birds is a passing phase. The big question is: what will be the replacement fad? Angry Birds has been the most popular smartphone game by far pretty much since its initial release 2 years ago, and a new version (Space) has just been released to critical acclaim. A high-end phone that is not capable of playing that game is going to have a very hard time in the teenage marketplace. It could even be enough to destroy Microsoft's (and, by proxy, Nokia's) presence in the smartphone market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Bart' Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 It's also worth noting that Rovio said in October 2010 said it had "not committed" to bringing the original Angry Birds game to Windows Phone. About eight months later, Rovio's feathered bombers landed on Windows Phone. LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Miyagi Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Surely Microsoft and Nokia have shot themselves in the foot badly here? The first question many kids ask when getting their first phone is "Does it play Angry Birds?". And if it doesn't, they'll get an iOS or Android phone and are likely to stick with that platform in the future. Microsoft/Nokia should have been paying Rovio whatever it took to make sure the Windows Phone platform was also supported by Angry Birds Space. They'll surely regret not doing so. It's angry fecking birds for Christ sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepLurker Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 It's angry fecking birds for Christ sake. And if it's what the customers want, then they'll go for the phone with angry fecking birds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 I'm afraid Microsoft have missed the boat again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pl1 Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 [i changed my mind] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AteMoose Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 in other news.. Angry Birds Space is coming to wp7 http://crave.cnet.co.uk/gamesgear/angry-birds-space-heading-for-windows-phone-50007438/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blobloblob Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Angry Birds is ancient history - like May of last year or something. It's all about Temple Run these days. * * Source: my teenage daughters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 the new version of Angry Birds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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