Rovio's own "Mighty Eagle" Peter Vesterbacka is out ruffling feathers again. Following his jovial-turned-contentious talk at the Game Developer's Conference, Vesterbacka came loaded for bear at South by Southwest Interactive in Texas this weekend.
At a panel moderated by Venture Beat, Vesterbacka continued his thread of mobile games being an exciting place, full of innovation, which is something tough to argue against. However, Vesterbacka went on to declare that console games are "dying" and the idea of paying $50 for a game is going the way of the dodo.
That's a bold statement, considering the continued success of console games like Call of Duty: Black Ops, which has sold 13.7 million units in America alone. Rovio's Angry Birds has been downloaded – according to the studio – over 100 million times. It's difficult to make a straight comparison with Black Ops' revenue, as the 100 million figure includes lite and ad-supported, but that does not detract from Rovio's overall achievement.
What do you think? Are console games shuffling off this digital coil as Vesterbacka contends? Or is there plenty of space in the hearts of gamers – of all walks – for games on every screen?
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