this is more like it :)
'Angry Birds' Theme Park Opens in China: Wish You Could Go?
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2011/09/17 20:05:49
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China has given “Angry Birds” fanatics the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to play a real-life version of the wildly popular mobile game. The only problem: they’ve violated intellectual property laws.
For those unfamiliar with the game, in “Angry Birds,” players control a flock of multi-colored birds whose eggs have been stolen by a group of evil green pigs. The object of the game is to eliminate all of the pigs in the level by using a slingshot to shoot birds at their protective structure.
“Angry Birds,” developed by Finnish computer game developer Rovio Mobile, is one of the most successful mobile apps worldwide. Since the game was released in 2009, over twelve million copies have been purchased from Apple’s App store.
This has led to the release of a number of special editions, a comic strip, plush toys and other merchandise, as well as talk of long-term plans for a movie or television series.
As such, the development of a theme park seems like a completely logical step.
However, the park, which opened September 1st in Changsha, a city in China’s Hunan province, did so without the permission of Rovio.
But, there’s still hope for “Angry Birds” fans!
According to the website Mobiledia, a spokeswoman for Rovio said it would welcome a partnership with the Chinese theme park.
As for us, we hope that Rovio follows through and ultimately decides to bring an “Angry Birds” theme park to the United States. We want our own chance to use a giant slingshot to shoot stuffed birds at pig balloons.
What about you? Do you wish you could have the chance to go to an “Angry Birds” theme park?
For those unfamiliar with the game, in “Angry Birds,” players control a flock of multi-colored birds whose eggs have been stolen by a group of evil green pigs. The object of the game is to eliminate all of the pigs in the level by using a slingshot to shoot birds at their protective structure.
“Angry Birds,” developed by Finnish computer game developer Rovio Mobile, is one of the most successful mobile apps worldwide. Since the game was released in 2009, over twelve million copies have been purchased from Apple’s App store.
This has led to the release of a number of special editions, a comic strip, plush toys and other merchandise, as well as talk of long-term plans for a movie or television series.
As such, the development of a theme park seems like a completely logical step.
However, the park, which opened September 1st in Changsha, a city in China’s Hunan province, did so without the permission of Rovio.
But, there’s still hope for “Angry Birds” fans!
According to the website Mobiledia, a spokeswoman for Rovio said it would welcome a partnership with the Chinese theme park.
As for us, we hope that Rovio follows through and ultimately decides to bring an “Angry Birds” theme park to the United States. We want our own chance to use a giant slingshot to shoot stuffed birds at pig balloons.
What about you? Do you wish you could have the chance to go to an “Angry Birds” theme park?
Read More: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/09/16/scitech/...
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The biggest pirates in the world are not the Somali's but China. Of course Rovio would welcome a partnership. They know they won't see a dime and there isn't a damn thing they could do to get them to stop.