Angry Birds catapults to the top of the Marketplace in one day

"It's only Angry Birds." We've heard hundreds of people say that when it was revealed Rovio's absurdly popular game was announced for Windows Phone earlier this year. When it was revealed to be the most expensive version of Angry Birds in any app store, people were even more skeptical about how well it would perform. Then there were countless clones invading the Marketplace that were quite popular thanks to offering similar gameplay.

Well for those of you who doubted the original's potency as the final title in Microsoft's Must Have Games lineup, you'd be wrong. Dead wrong. Since its debut yesterday, Angry Birds has become the #1 top paid app for Windows Phone and #3 overall behind YouTube and Adobe Reader (according to WP7Applist). Our feathers are still a little ruffled that the Windows Phone port costs so much more than its platform counterparts, but clearly the majority of those interested are willing to stomach the price.

If you haven't picked it up yet, Angry Birds is available in the Marketplace for $2.99 along with the standard trial. Click on the tile below to start smashing those pigs.

Angry Birds Rovio $2.99 + Trial Version 1.0