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Rovio talks up Angry Birds licensing deals, says console version coming in 2011, could go boxed retail
“We have licensing agents in North America and Europe going through various opportunities. We want to address fans of all ages with fun and inspiring Angry Birds merchandise – solid products that will contribute to building a strong brand. The full console games will be available later in 2011. We’re looking at digital distribution as our main channel at the moment, but have not ruled out boxed games.” - Rovio spokesperson Ville Heijari
A boxed retail version of Angry Birds would be pretty damn interesting. Why do I get the feeling that that’s what could happen to the WiiWare version of this game? Either way, GAME is more than happy to carry anything with the Angry Birds logo on it.
“Angry Birds is one of the key titles that was core to the attention of gamers last year and has grown in such a way that there is a lot of opportunity for products around it and games on other platforms. It will become like Harry Potter in terms of the enthusiasm around it.” - GAME’s PR boss Neil Ashurst