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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