"It is not anything related to legal issues. The linear game sees users navigate a system of tubes of varying heights by flapping a bird's wings - that is literally the extent of the gameplay and there is no second half to this sentence.ĭespite having earned him as much as $50,000 a day from advertising revenue, Nguyen decided to pull the game at the end of last week, posting on his Twitter account: "I am sorry 'Flappy Bird' users, 22 hours from now, I will take 'Flappy Bird' down. The immensely popular side-scrolling game, which has been downloaded more than 50 million times, was pulled from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store after its Vietnam-based creator, Dong Nguyen, said the fame it had brought him 'ruins my simple life'.Įbay sellers were quick to cash-in on Flappy Bird addiction however, immediately listing hundreds of iPhones and other devices with the game still playable, with one rocketing up to an eye-watering $80,500. I just cannot keep it anymore,” he wrote.As the world is left bereft of fast-tapping, pipe jumping action following the death of Flappy Bird, iPhones with the game still installed have popped up on eBay and are selling for thousands. “It is not anything related to legal issues. On Twitter he didn’t address the inflated downloads allegation but denied suggestions he was withdrawing the game because it breached another game maker’s copyright. I cannot take this anymore,” he wrote.ĭong had agreed to talk to The Associated Press about the game in an interview scheduled for Friday, but canceled. Thomas said he couldn’t prove his suspicion and that the success of Flappy Bird might also be explained by it being “just a wildly viral game.”ĭong, from Hanoi, wrote on Twitter on Saturday that the Internet sensation caused by the game “ruins my simple life” and he now hated it.
In an interview with The Verge website, Dong said Flappy Bird was making $50,000 a day in advertising revenueīut tech blogger Carter Thomas said the sudden popularity of Flappy Bird might have been due to use of fake accounts run by computers to create downloads and reviews. The game was downloaded more than 50 million times on App Store alone. The success of the game that based its appeal on being simple and also maddeningly difficult made its creator Nguyen Ha Dong, 29, a minor celebrity. The game which was uploaded in 2013 but only surged to the top in downloads earlier this year was removed early Monday. HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - The young Vietnamese creator of hit mobile game Flappy Bird has removed it from the App Store and Google Play saying it ruined his life. “I have tried playing Ironpants,” he said of one clone. There’s a number of clones of the game, but Nguyen doesn’t appear to mind. “I couldn’t sleep,” he said, adding that “my life has not been as comfortable as I was before.” He said “Flappy Bird” was too stressful for him. Nguyen said he still has top games in the app store, including Super Ball Juggling and Shuriken Block. “I don’t know the exact figure, but I do know it’s a lot,” he said. It was reported that Nguyen was making about $50,000 per day on in-game ads. To solve that problem, it’s best to take down Flappy Bird. “But it happened to become an addictive product. “Flappy Bird was designed to play in a few minutes when you are relaxed,” he told Forbes. The game is available on several Flash game websites, including Kongregate and Agame.Ĭreator Dong Nguyen of Vietnam recently elaborated on his decision to take down the game. “Flappy Bird” was deleted from the App Store and Google Play earlier this week, but you can still play the game elsewhere.
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