Rovio's Angry Birds Space , has been downloaded 10 million times in the past 72 hours.
It has become one of the most successful mobile games in history as millions of players are smashing green pigs in outer space utilizing gravitational pulls from surrounding planets.
One can guess how much profit Rovio has generated through the sales of Angry Birds Space. The iOS app costs a dollar while the PC version goes for six dollars. Apps for Android are free but has ad-support.
"I can't think of another app that has done this well, especially when you consider that they only have a paid version available in the iTunes App Store," said Peter Farago, vice president of marketing at the mobile analytics company Flurry. "The closest success story I can think of is OMGPOP's Draw Something, which racked up 20 million total downloads in five weeks."
In Angry Birds Space, players launch a cast of caricatured birds with a giant slingshot towards their green pig nemeses. Novio's latest version of the game is more developed with 60 new outer space levels all programmed with gravity physics.
The new feature allows for more trick shots and clever approaches to shooting projectiles around planets. The dotted line guide is more helpful than ever as players can aim their projectile birds through more complex course of gravitating orbits.
New Angry Bird characters are introduced, each possessing superhero abilities. One example is the ice bird, which can freeze anything that it touches while another bird uses its laser beam powers. The yellow bird that is known for speeding through walls is now a purple bird who can do the same thing. The original birds are still included in the game such as the red bird we all know and love. Also back are the blue birds that splits into three and the menacing bomb bird.
It seems that Angry Birds Space will continue its tear through the mobile games market. Rovio has already been in merchandise talks along with a potential movie or TV show. Angry Birds Space is now available for download on PC, Macs, iPhone and Android mobile.