Mario Kart is a myth among video games, creator of a genre and one of the most fun games of all time. But nowadays, it is almost impossible to compete with the popularity and reach of smartphone games. Angry Birds Go!, a game with some similarities to the Nintendo classic, is a good example. Do you believe that Angry Birds Go! has had more installs than sales of all Mario Karts combined!
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This small statistic was released this Thursday morning (9) by Rovio board member Oskar Burman. With over 130 million downloads, Angry Birds Go! it far surpasses Mario Kart, whose all games have sold 106 million copies so far.
Total reach of Mario Kart (1992-2015): 106M copies sold Total reach of Angry Birds Go (2013-2015): 130M copies downloaded
— Oskar Burman (@OskarBurman) April 9, 2015
To celebrate this “little” feat, Rovio has released an update that adds local multiplayer to Angry Birds Go!. That way, players will be able to interact locally, as long as they are on the same Wi-Fi network. Unfortunately, the game continues to require a constant internet connection.
The company released a clip on Youtube that is, shall we say, different..rs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biHa8WSrCOwOf course, Mario Kart is much better (any of them!) but it's still a victory for Rovio. Mainly about other competing games like Sonic Racing Transformed. The latter has been pretty buggy lately, and doesn't have the same polish as Angry Birds Go! that runs great on most smartphones and tablets.
Link to Download on IPHONE (Free)
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Contains built-in purchases: Yes
Requires iOS 6.0 or higher
Language: Spanish | Size: 99 MB (has additional download)
Link to Download on ANDROID (Free)
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Contains built-in purchases: Yes
Requires Android 2.3, 4.0, 4.1 or higher
Language: Spanish | Size: 152 MB (has additional download)
