Angry Birds: Star Wars

Am I the only one who thinks Rovio needs to stop diluting the Angry Birds franchise?

From The Guardian- "If you think you've already seen all the Angry Birds brand extensions you're even likely to, you're wrong. There is another.

Due to be announced at the Times Square branch of Toys-r-Us later today, but now exploding all over the internet, Angry Birds Star Wars is a forthcoming themed version of the hit physics-based catapult game.

The game will be based around the Angry Birds Space version of the title, with the birds replaced by Rebel Alliance stars like Luke, Han, Ben Kenobi and Leia, while the stormtrooper pigs will be marshalled by a suitably porcine version of Darth Vader. The planets, of course, will be recognisable worlds from the Star Wars universe, including Tatooine and icy Hoth. The famous John Williams score has also been re-worked for the title."

Comments

[David Green]

I guess its a matter of not "Quitting while you are ahead" but milk the franchise until profits fall below costs.

And look at all the possible franchises they can link into; Star Trek, Seven Samurai or any 'western' for that matter, the Cold War, World War, Vietnam War?

[Gavin]

I'm waiting until they make one about me and all my phone cases.

[Rui Duarte]

They are doing the right thing. Extracting the most from something that has nowhere to expand. It just a matter of attaching the game and the characters to well-known events and it will be a hit, garanteed.