Sure, the Birds are Angry, but why are they popular?
Ever wondered how this spike in mobile games even happened?
One day, it’s a joke to play a game on your phone, and then the next
celebrities are advertising them everywhere, they get their own movies (yes,this real), and anyone with a smartphone has them. What’s going on?
Well, the answer is simple.
Smartphones.
Before the age of everyone and their mother having a mobile device, cellular devices were more or less used for/by businesspeople. These
dinosaurs of the cell phone’s history had only one function: phone calls. It
wasn’t until the mid-2000s when Apple released its first mobile phone with a
touch interface; the modern smartphone. After that, mobile devices have been selling like hotcakes,
and becoming more and more advanced as the years go by. They have become less
about conversation and more about being a platform for which people can create.
Now, don’t get me wrong, mobile games have been around since cell phones had screens, but the modern mobile game has only been around since
the first iPhone. These games are more complex, have better graphics, and more
complex mechanics than any old game of Snake. And sure, these games are simpler
than some AAA title on a console or PC, but it still matters when AAA companies like Nintendo and Square Enix are now in the mobile market...
Sorry guys, but we're gonna have to leave this on a
Want to know more about this??? Well, then tune in next time for part two!!
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