Angry Birds creator wants to publish ‘edutainment’ games for kids

I think it was Whitney Houston who said, “I believe the children are our future.” Now, we just need our game developers to teach them well and let them lead the way.

Angry Birds developer Rovio revealed today that is planning to expand its third-party publishing efforts to include educational games for kids, according to Pocket Gamer. Rovio will seek out developers making entertaining apps that are also informative or instructional for children 3 to 12. The Angry Birds studio will then publish those games under its Rovio Stars label. Smartphone and tablet use is growing more common among young children, according to industry intelligence firm The NPD Group. Educational apps is one way that companies can tap that market in a way that parents might approve of.