Rovio has announced that it is removing the original Angry Birds (from 2009) from the app stores due to the success of the mobile game hurting the popularity of other titles. They suffer, so to speak, from their own success.
Rovio actually removed a number of Angry Birds titles from the app stores back in 2019, before re-releasing the original in 2022, under the name Rovio Classics: Angry Birds.
Now the Android version will be removed entirely while the Ios version will be repackaged as Red’s First Flight, to prevent Angry Birds fans from finding it.
“We have reviewed the business case of Rovio Classics: Angry Birds. Due to the game’s impact on our wider games portfolio, we have decided that Rovio Classics: Angry Birds will be unlisted from the Google Play Store on Thursday, February 23. Additionally, the game will be renamed to Red’s First Flight in the App Store pending further review.”
The game remains playable if you’ve already downloaded it, but of course this is still a sad day for Angry Birds fans.
