Conan Plays Life-Sized Angry Birds

‘Angry Birds’ was downloaded two million times during the first two days it was available for Android.  While this version of the game is free (ad supported), other versions can be purchased for anywhere from $0.99 to $4.99.  Surely, the total downloads are far greater than just the Android platform represents, which means…

Rovio is making a killing, and even at a 70% take that means anywhere from 1.7 to 6.9 MM dollars in revenue based on just the measly 2 million copies that went out to those Android users.

Finally, don’t think that just because this version is free that the game isn’t making money.  Advertisers know how popular the game is and you can bet that they’ve paid for the advertising room accordingly.

Well played, Angry Birds.  Well played.

Update: It was announced today that Electronic Arts has agreed to buy Rovio for $20MM.