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Re:Angry Birds creator Rovio to IPO in New York? by yannickmahe on Friday March 18, 2011 @06:15AM (#2339924)
"We're aiming to be as large as Facebook or Google"

Do they have any success apart from Angry Birds? For games company, repeatable success seems to be crucial.

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Re:Angry Birds creator Rovio to IPO in New York? by Keyframe on Friday March 18, 2011 @07:10AM (#2340016)
They're riding the one-hit-wonder train as far as they can... and probably hoping something other than that will eventually happen.
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Re:Angry Birds creator Rovio to IPO in New York? by 6ren on Friday March 18, 2011 @07:25AM (#2340045)
A good time to IPO...
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Re:Angry Birds creator Rovio to IPO in New York? by l0nwlf on Friday March 18, 2011 @08:18AM (#2340134)
"Bounce Evolution" is supposedly the best game available on N900. Although N900 itself was never a successful platform but the game had immersive quality, just like Angry Birds.

[ http://www.rovio.com/index.php?page=bounce-evolution ]

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Re:Angry Birds creator Rovio to IPO in New York? by PatrickTulskie on Friday March 18, 2011 @09:24AM (#2340280)
I think that's why they just took in a ton of cash. They need to make more games and I'm sure resources are already stretched thin. Look at some of the best games in the store though - they all involve puzzles and cute characters. Cut the Rope is another example. Keep using the same formula, vary your puzzle types, and push more stuff out that is updated frequently.
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