Why is Angry Birds so popular?

**UserNameGoesHere** · 04-16-2013, 11:06 PM

I don't understand it. I really don't. It's just Crush the Castle or Fragger but with birds and pigs.

And those games were based off of earlier games such as Worms, which itself was based off of the earlier Scorched Earth, and if you go further back you have GORILLAS.BAS and there may even be stuff before that.

Basically, there is nothing original nor even noteworthy about Angry Birds and it isn't even as good as some of the earlier games it knocks off. So why the popularity?

**Kibblre** · 04-16-2013, 11:07 PM

It's cheap, kills time, and easy to learn. Anybody and their kid can play it.

**Charu** · 04-16-2013, 11:16 PM

Welcome to the video game industry.

Izzy · 04-17-2013, 12:08 AM

Cute recognizable characters
Easy to play on a touch screen platform
addicting because it is easy

Also good timing with the smartphone boom.

**Netjet!** · 04-17-2013, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Izzy

Cute recognizable characters
Easy to play on a touch screen platform
addicting because it is easy

Pretty much. The signature bird/pig characters are the driving force for brand messaging, and because of its high playability (even for kids, which is huge), it's allowed the creators to expand exponentially.

**blindreper1179** · 04-17-2013, 12:11 AM

Right place, right time.

That's how some of the most stupid things get popular.

Xx{Midnight}xX · 04-17-2013, 12:23 AM

You ask such a thing but there are other things like Justin Bieber ect out there and people love them

People will bandwagon to anything. Even if it is literal trash.

**rushyrulz** · 04-17-2013, 12:23 AM

first of its kind on mobile device platform

**benguino** · 04-17-2013, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Izzy

Cute recognizable characters

I think play's a large part. For example, if you take any person that plays tetris a lot for example, I doubt you'd find tetris memorabilia or merchandise in their room. Why? Because Tetris doesn't have any characters one can relate to. The characters and their appearance, personality, and traits play a big part. Heck, lots of people like Angry Birds even if they haven't played the game just because they like the characters, lmfao.

**Plan_Bsk81127** · 04-17-2013, 07:06 AM

Izzy pretty much covered it. The game is just simple, quick game to play on the go, and attracts all age groups. The same thing could be asked for pretty much anything. Why are games like Call of Duty so popular? It is no different then any other war shooter game out there from what I can tell. Why is MLP so popular? Its just another cartoon for little girls that has blown up into something popular by grown ass men such as yourself for some odd reason. It either takes those few people to make it something it isnt, leading it to blow up in popularity/turn into trends, or things just tend to attract a large amount of people. Dont see why it is such a big deal that it is popular.

Wayward Vagabond · 04-17-2013, 07:41 AM

It also helps having a great marketing team

**funmonkey54** · 04-17-2013, 08:48 AM

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It also helps having a great marketing team

True dat.

**G.S.M** · 04-17-2013, 03:55 PM

I tried it

it was boring

**Ksl33zy24** · 04-17-2013, 04:05 PM

I'll be that guy and say why are ponies so popular?

FissionMailed1 · 04-17-2013, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Ksl33zy24

I'll be that guy and say why are ponies so popular?

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Originally Posted by Plan_Bsk81127

Why is MLP so popular? Its just another cartoon for little girls that has blown up into something popular by grown ass men such as yourself for some odd reason.

Looks like somebody already beat you to that. Also, maybe this will tell you why.

**Ksl33zy24** · 04-17-2013, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by FissionMailed1

Looks like somebody already beat you to that. Also, maybe this will tell you why.

lol, truee

**Reincarnate** · 04-17-2013, 05:13 PM

1. The characters are cute

2. The graphics are bright and pretty

3. The level designs are interesting

4. It's very easy to play, and the mechanics are super intuitive. Aim bird. Launch bird. Tap again if your bird is a special type with a secondary move (split-bird, diving bird, bomb, etc)

5. The skill element has been effectively removed from the game. As long as you're launching shit in the generally-correct direction in the generally-correct order, you'll beat the level. There's a fair bit of luck involved due to pixel-kludging, which means less-skilled players have more opportunity to feel accomplishment for beating a level.

6. It's playable by users of all ages

7. It's free

8. It's heavily marketed and very marketable -- it's also easy to take the general IP and churn out different variants of the same game (different themes / types of birds / etc)

**Pseudo Enigma** · 04-17-2013, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Charu

Welcome to the video game industry.

this

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Originally Posted by Izzy

Cute recognizable characters

so, I'm the only one who thinks the characters are ugly? Hm

**UserNameGoesHere** · 04-17-2013, 10:36 PM

'Why is MLP popular?' is a fine question. However, it is unrelated and offtopic to this thread. If you want to know and you're not willing to read through the hundreds of pages of the various MLP threads to find out (and I don't blame you -- that's a lot of pages!), you can make a separate thread about it and I'm sure plenty of people will answer.

Thank you all for your input.

Izzy · 04-17-2013, 11:09 PM

I can't think of any reasons as to why MLP is popular. It's beyond me.

04-16-2013, 11:07 PM	#2
Kibblre Caelondia Represent Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: A place of hearts and ghosts Age: 33 Posts: 1,984	Re: Why is Angry Birds so popular? It's cheap, kills time, and easy to learn. Anybody and their kid can play it. __________________ Какой идиот придумал Бутерброд с дикобраза? Он хулиган и бездельник.

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Izzy Snek Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas Age: 35 Posts: 9,195	Re: Why is Angry Birds so popular? Cute recognizable characters Easy to play on a touch screen platform addicting because it is easy Also good timing with the smartphone boom.

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Xx{Midnight}xX FFR Player Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 33 Posts: 8,548	Re: Why is Angry Birds so popular? You ask such a thing but there are other things like Justin Bieber ect out there and people love them People will bandwagon to anything. Even if it is literal trash.

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rushyrulz Digital Dancing! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 80 billion club, NE Age: 33 Posts: 12,985	Re: Why is Angry Birds so popular? first of its kind on mobile device platform __________________

04-17-2013, 07:06 AM	#10
Plan_Bsk81127 snooches Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 34 Posts: 6,420	Re: Why is Angry Birds so popular? Izzy pretty much covered it. The game is just simple, quick game to play on the go, and attracts all age groups. The same thing could be asked for pretty much anything. Why are games like Call of Duty so popular? It is no different then any other war shooter game out there from what I can tell. Why is MLP so popular? Its just another cartoon for little girls that has blown up into something popular by grown ass men such as yourself for some odd reason. It either takes those few people to make it something it isnt, leading it to blow up in popularity/turn into trends, or things just tend to attract a large amount of people. Dont see why it is such a big deal that it is popular.

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Wayward Vagabond Confirmed Heartbreaker Join Date: Jul 2012 Age: 37 Posts: 5,866	Re: Why is Angry Birds so popular? It also helps having a great marketing team __________________

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Reincarnate x'); DROP TABLE FFR;-- Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 6,332	Re: Why is Angry Birds so popular? 1. The characters are cute 2. The graphics are bright and pretty 3. The level designs are interesting 4. It's very easy to play, and the mechanics are super intuitive. Aim bird. Launch bird. Tap again if your bird is a special type with a secondary move (split-bird, diving bird, bomb, etc) 5. The skill element has been effectively removed from the game. As long as you're launching shit in the generally-correct direction in the generally-correct order, you'll beat the level. There's a fair bit of luck involved due to pixel-kludging, which means less-skilled players have more opportunity to feel accomplishment for beating a level. 6. It's playable by users of all ages 7. It's free 8. It's heavily marketed and very marketable -- it's also easy to take the general IP and churn out different variants of the same game (different themes / types of birds / etc) Last edited by Reincarnate; 04-17-2013 at 05:15 PM..

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Izzy Snek Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas Age: 35 Posts: 9,195	Re: Why is Angry Birds so popular? I can't think of any reasons as to why MLP is popular. It's beyond me.

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