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  • Angry Birds Trilogy Out on Wii U August 13

    Back in February, Rovio announced that Angry Birds Trilogy, which had already sold over one Million copies for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo 3DS, would be coming to Wii U sometime this year. Today, Rovio announced that the game will be coming out for Wii and Wii U on August 13, 2013.

    A release date for a game that is already on several other platforms normally wouldn’t be news. However, the Wii U console is currently struggling, with some third party developers abandoning the platform for the time being. Even Nintendo itself has had trouble putting out first party titles in a timely manner, and those Mario, Zelda, and Metroid games have been the main draw for recent Nintendo home consoles.

    Angry Birds Trilogy combines Rovio’s first three Angry Birds games into one retail package. The bundle includes Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons, and Angry Birds Rio. Rovio is also offering episode updates for these games as DLC for Angry Birds Trilogy.

  • Angry Birds Trilogy Sells Over one Million Copies, is Coming to Wii U

    Angry Birds is popular. How popular? Well, what if I told you that Rovio has managed to take its first three mobile games, package them for consoles, price them at $20, and sell over one million copies?

    That’s precisely what Activision and Rovio have announced today. Angry Birds Trilogy for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo 3DS has sold over one million copies worldwide.

    The game, released last fall, combines Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons, and Angry Birds Rio. DLC for the title that provides over 100 new levels has already been released for the title.

    Since the title has seen such success on consoles, Rovio has now decided to put Angry Birds Trilogy on all modern consoles. The developer has announced that the game will be coming to Nintendo’s Wii and Wii U consoles sometime during 2013.

    “It was certainly satisfying to see Angry Birds gameplay adapt so well to other platforms in 2012,” said Petri Järvilehto, EVP of Games at Rovio. “The features specific to the Wii U are very intriguing to us, so we’re excited to release this version to fans.”

    No doubt the Wii U’s touchscreen GamePad controller will be better suited to the Angry Birds game design than more standard console controllers. Also, off-TV GamePad play would provide an experience similar to the one people can get on smartphones. For Free.

  • Angry Birds Trilogy DLC Released Today

    Angry Birds Trilogy DLC Released Today

    Rovio, the creators of the highly popular Angry Birds franchise today released the first downloadable content (DLC) for the recently released Angry Birds Trilogy.

    The “Anger Management” pack will feature 130 new levels from mobile episodes such as Ham ‘O’ Ween, Wreck the Halls, Birdday Party, and Piglantis. The DLC is available for $5 over the PlayStation Network or 400 Microsoft Points through Xbox LIVE. No word yet on whether the new content will be released for owners of a Nintendo 3DS copy of Angry Birds Trilogy.

    The Angry Birds Trilogy was released back in September as the console version of the Angry Birds franchise, which had traditionally been only on mobile platforms, PC, and Facebook. The game combines the first three Angry Birds games – Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons, and Angry Birds Rio – into a single package for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, or Nintendo 3DS.

    As usual, Rovio has launched their new offerings with a short trailer packed with previews of the “Anger Management” DLC.

  • Angry Birds Trilogy Launch Trailer Released

    The Angry Birds Trilogy was released today, bringing avian slingshot action to home consoles. To coincide with the launch, Rovio has produced a live-action launch trailer for the game, seen below. It features animated angry birds crashing into everyday things. You have to wonder why anyone but a window and glass dealer would be smiling, though.

    Angry Birds Trilogy features the first 3 Angry Birds games: Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons, and Angry Birds Rio. The game is out now for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo 3DS. The Xbox 360 version of the game has Kinect controls enabled, and the PlayStation 3 version works with the Move controller. The 3DS version supports 3D and has some StreetPass functionality.

    This may be one of the last big launches of the Angry Birds era. Rovio’s next big title, Bad Piggies, launches on September 27th, and will show the situation from the pigs’ point of view.

  • Angry Birds Trilogy Tells A Fowl Tale On Consoles Later This Year

    Angry Birds has proven to be a hit among the mobile crowd with its intuitive touch screen controls and charming characters. The console crowd has shown a bit more distaste to the games, however, since they see them as a threat to the console games they know and love. Rovio is going to convince them otherwise later this year.

    Speaking to IGN, Rovio’s Executive Vice President of Games Petri Järvilehto announced that consoles will be getting Angry Birds Trilogy later this year. The decision came from fans’ desires to “play the game on their home console with their friends and family.” The trilogy will contain the original Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons and Angry Birds Rio. Unfortunately, Angry Birds Space will not be on the set. I would have loved to see an Angry Birds Quadrilogy set.

    So what makes the console version of Angry Birds special compared to the mobile versions? The team at Rovio is building the games from the ground up to take advantage of the HD consoles. Järvilehto says that fans should consider the trilogy as the “ultimate collector’s edition.” He also says to expect “new cinematics, extras and other entertaining content” when the game launches later this year.

    The actual game has been improved as well with animated and reactive backgrounds along with fancy new lighting and texture work that will prove to be a delight for the core Angry Birds fan. The game is obviously being targeted as the casual audience that owns a console, but Rovio feels that Angry Birds is a game that “resonates across a wide audience on many platforms.”

    You will be able to get Angry Birds Trilogy later this year on Xbox 360, PS3 and 3DS. Interestingly enough, each version will take advantage of the special feature each console provides. That means Kinect support on Xbox 360, Move for PS3 and StreetPass on 3DS. I’ve always wondered how Angry Birds would work on Kinect so I can’t wait to try it out.