Demonstrating the power of free when combined with the power of brands, Rovio's decision to release the full version of Angry Birds for Android devices via GetJar took out the free app store's servers within minutes of the announcement.
Now, three hours on, GetJar is back, if intermittently live and down.
It suggests users go direct on device to its mobile site http://m.getjar.com to download Angry Birds.
However, despite this to-date Angry Birds has been downloaded almost 95,000 times.
Straight to the top
In contrast, the previous most popular GetJar game - Racing Car Game 3D - did 15,780 downloads yesterday.
The most popular app - Facebook - did 188,677: a figure Angry Birds looks likely to better as long as GetJar's servers can take the punishment.
It's certainly good news for Rovio, which is currently monetising the release via AdMob ads, and in-app purchases, which will be added in a future update.
It's also good news for GetJar as it looks to extend its business model and audience, by focusing on premium content, which is given away for a limited time.
News
Contributing Editor
A Pocket Gamer co-founder, Jon is Contributing Editor at PG.biz which means he acts like a slightly confused uncle who's forgotten where he's left his glasses. As well as letters and cameras, he likes imaginary numbers and legumes.
Top Stories
Feature
May 17th, 2024
New release roundup: The best new mobile games from a battle royale to a console classic remake
Feature
May 16th, 2024
Behind the scenes: How adding sandwich offers to an idle merge game boosted three metrics at once
Events
Digital Dragons | Europe | May 19th |
GamesBeat Summit 2024 | North America | May 20th |
Mobidictum Meetup Tallinn May 2024 | Europe | May 21st |
Nordic Game Spring 2024 | Nordic | May 21st |
Impact 2024 - Indie Games | May 23rd | |
Morocco Gaming Expo | Africa | May 24th |
MomoCon 2024 | North America | May 24th |
Unreal Fest Gold Coast 2024 | Australasia | May 29th |
Popular Stories
Feature
May 14th, 2024
53 top mobile games in soft launch: Squad Busters, Battle Guys: Royale, Plants vs. Zombies 3, LEGO Hill Climb Adventures, and more
Feature
May 13th, 2024
Hot Five: Dubai's new Gaming Visa, April's mobile game charts, and Xbox studio closures
Interview
May 13th, 2024