To be on the side of good or on the evil side now you decide. The company announced plans to release an Angry Birds movie in 2016, and it also plans to continue supporting its Telepods partnership with Hasbro. Angry Birds Star Wars II is the sequel to the great game about an angry birds movie Star Wars. Generally, holding outright until everything in the level ceases to move to take your. Rovio will continue to rely on the popularity of Angry Birds even if that strategy saw its profits cut in half from $75.5 million in 2012 to $36.6 million in 2013. Wait right until your final bird vanishes before shooting another one. The studio already had a lucrative licensing business that brought in cash from the sales of Angry Birds-themed merchandise. While 30 million scans is an impressive figure, the company did not indicate how many toys it has sold or how much revenue it generated from this effort. While Activision is making billions and Disney and Nintendo hope to do the same, Rovio’s attempts to re-create a similar experience on mobile have at least made a small dent. Nintendo also announced plans to adopt the business model for an upcoming series of Mario games that it will detail further at the upcoming Electronic Entertainment Expo in two weeks. That success inspired The Walt Disney Company to introduce a similar product called Disney Infinity that enables fans to zap in characters from properties like Cars and Toy Story into an interactive toy box. Over three games (and the mobile release) and dozens of action figures, the Skylanders series has generated more billions in revenue for Activision. Skylanders even had an iOS game called Battlegrounds in 2012 that connected with the toys through the use of a Bluetooth portal. Activision kicked off this model with Skylanders in 2011, and it has caught on with younger players. Join gaming leaders live this October 25-26 in San Francisco to examine the next big opportunities within the gaming industry.Īngry Birds Star Wars II is Rovio’s first attempt at making an interactive-toy game. Activision’s Skylanders has already made more than $2 billion from games and toy sales. This model helps generate more revenue as it has players seeking out the toys in stores as well as potentially making in-app purchases. Rovio, in partnership with Telepods creator Hasbro, released 30 different Angry Birds Star Wars characters as interactive figures that players can collect, which includes evil-themed Imperial Pigs and the good Rebel Birds. These action figures, known as Telepods, enable players to use their favorite characters on different levels on demand. While Skylanders and Disney Infinity are fighting over interactive-toy dominance on consoles, Angry Birds is finding some success with the model on mobile.ĭeveloper Rovio reported today that Angry Birds Star Wars II has seen players scan in the physics puzzler’s compatible toys over 30 million times. Heroes VS Villains (Toys R Us exclusive)Īnd now, the pack of Telepods in the animated series.Interested in learning what's next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. The sets in Angry Birds Star Wars II Telepods each have an exclusive figure, so you have to buy all the sets in order to fulfill the collection. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire's ultimate weapon. a group of desperate Rebel birds faced off against a galactic menace: the Empire's evil Pigtroopers Rebel birds, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Imperial Pigs. The Rebels Telepods are based on the new animated series Star Wars Rebels, and they are available in the pack Star Wars Rebels Heroes & Villains. Join the Angry Birds in their biggest adventure yet A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. The Carbonite Pack reveals 8 new characters, 6 from the original trilgoy and 2 bonus characters from the prequel trilogy. The new characters are the first to be new to Angry Birds Star Wars II, and are exclusive to the set Heroes VS Villains They are listed in character reveals order: At first there were 32 characters in Angry Birds Star Wars II Telepods, but the rate of characters later expanded.
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