>>150373233
True, Angry Birds was also the first successful US-animated video game movie so that might've had something to do with it.
>>150373548
Also true, but I think they just wanted a tighter grip on their IP since they were firmly out of the "growth" stages and well-established as a major solo brand in the 90s. What did they need a cartoon or a movie for if the games were just as successful without them?