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'Flappy Bird' Removed from App Store by Developer
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I snagged it before it was pulled. My top score so far is 12, and that puts me in 16 millionth place. The top score (and there are several players at that level) is 9,999. 
I can see how people could get addicted to it; it's cute in a sort of retro way. But I wonder what Nguyen was thinking when he submitted it to the App Store. Most developers would be thrilled with the kind of response Flappy Bird got, and be working on a sequel. Why submit a game if you don't want a lot of people playing it?
I can see how people could get addicted to it; it's cute in a sort of retro way. But I wonder what Nguyen was thinking when he submitted it to the App Store. Most developers would be thrilled with the kind of response Flappy Bird got, and be working on a sequel. Why submit a game if you don't want a lot of people playing it?
Since the app still runs for those who already downloaded it he's not really turning down $50k/day from the in-app ads. He's just turning down the potential incremental income that would accrue from additional downloads.
Wow this is just an incredibly bad decision made by the developer. "Flappy Bird" is a great game and he would obviously earn big money if he sells it to a larger company like Gameloft.
Keep in mind that many people will still be playing it and he's going to still be making a ton of money in ad revenue.
This.
If he was selling it, he would be turning down cash. He isn't, so he will keep making for as long as people keep playing it. Which, arguably, he has vastly prolonged by making the game the forbidden fruit. Maybe this isn't a stunt, maybe he is one smart guy with a perfectly reasonable strategy of maximizing profit while minimizing his time and labor.
P.S. Maybe I'm a fluke, (and definitely not a gamer) but this is the first game I've played since Planets vs. Zombies and Angry Birds (not counting Wurdl, which I have played all along). The fact that he hooked a non-gamer like me really shows something -- maybe just dumb luck, but maybe he is way smarter than he is being given credit.
I guess now you'll have to play one of the many clones. Hell, I'll probably even spend an hour making one just to see how close I get to the original having never played it.
I just checked the game and there are no more ads. I think he is turning down $50,000/day
You actually had to check? What did you think it would just "magically" disappear from your phone?
You don't get it do you? With the media these days and their desperate attempts to have something "news worthy," He's probably being harassed non-stop about the death that the game brought.
Yeah, but taking it down will not prevent people from playing the game, tweeting about it or attempting to contact the developer. If anything this move is likely to increase his attention.