On the other hand, if there is any truth to that, then it's very interesting, paid reviews is not unheard of for example.
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'Flappy Bird' Removed from App Store by Developer
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On the other hand, if there is any truth to that, then it's very interesting, paid reviews is not unheard of for example.
Since he removed it from the app store I don't think he can still make money on ads.
I'm sure he is crying all the way to the bank. With $50k per day, he can find himself an island to retire on and no one will bother him.
I downloaded it yesterday, played it until I achieved a score of 10 and that felt like a success. Then deleted it. Later in the evening I found it had auto downloaded to by iPad. Played for about 5 minutes and got to 7 and deleted it. I was good with my high score of 10.
I downloaded it yesterday, played it until I achieved a score of 10 and that felt like a success. Then deleted it. Later in the evening I found it had auto downloaded to by iPad. Played for about 5 minutes and got to 7 and deleted it. I was good with my high score of 10.
I thought I read 50,000 a day. Seems he got enough money out of this and will be quite happy to pull the app.
Until he needs more money...
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Seems like he got his money too...
The second news story you've made about taking it down? Ridiculous! This is an app whose author very likely used bots to artificially inflate the game in app rankings with fake 5-star reviews, thus causing it to go viral. He also basically ripped off the look of Super Mario Brothers.
This is what the app store has come to. And MacRumors, by posting all these stories (along with other news outlets), is part of the problem.
This is what the app store has come to. And MacRumors, by posting all these stories (along with other news outlets), is part of the problem.
Wasn't there some kind of viral contest on reddit (?) about who could write the best "I hate this game" review? That could explain the quantities and similarities
From what I read the popularity seems to be due mainly to the in-app share button which automatically sends a message through SMS, Facebook or Twitter: http://marketingland.com/viral-rise-fall-flappy-bird-73479
I would not be shocked if Nintendo was up his ass and they had him sign a non disclosure cease and desist or they sue. The retro tube graphics had to much of a Mario feel.
This is Nintendo's new plan for mobile. Shut'em down or SUE!
ALSO... Why would the creator say he "plans to make more games" if he didn't like the attention? Clearly there is more to this story.
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This is Nintendo's new plan for mobile. Shut'em down or SUE!
ALSO... Why would the creator say he "plans to make more games" if he didn't like the attention? Clearly there is more to this story.
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That actually makes a lot more sense than anything else I have read about this. There's absolutely no way you get millions of reviews within a day or two without some serious shenanigans (to put it kindly). Pretty obvious this dude was gaming the system and in danger of getting discovered, or already had been. If he doesn't really want the cash/attention then why is it still on the Google store? Because Google doesn't give a crap, that's why. The thoughts people are having about this guy is pulling back because he just wants to lead a quiet Zen life are hilariously absurd.
Wow this guy is the biggest cry baby I've ever seen. Boohoo he has people sending him hate e-mails for his ****** app that he made while he rakes in 50k a day. I would've played it off as one big joke and enjoyed being mega rich while I hired a secretary and accountant to do all the dirty work. He doesn't need to read the reviews, or twitter...What the hell is wrong with this guy? Seriously, there's got to be something else to this story because no one can be this stupid or weak. Not buying it.
Wrong. Whether an app is in the App store or not has nothing to do with how much money can be made from ads.
The number of apps that currently exist on users iOS devices (millions) who downloaded the app before it was removed, and the number of ad impressions that those users run up playing the game can still add up to a very large amount.
Actually....
I first heard about this game when my middle school age kids came home, talking about it. Apparently, it was a situation where people downloaded it (probably thinking with a "bird" name in the title, it might be the next smash success like Angry Birds was?), and were hugely disappointed by how simplistic the game-play was, and how difficult it was to get very far in it.
All the other kids started downloading it to see what all the talk was about, and "why this game is supposedly SO tough to play".
Goes to show that ANY publicity is good publicity ... at least if you WANT to achieve popularity. I imagine this author got tired of all the negative comments probably bombarding his email, posted on game review blogs, and so on. (Not sure many people who wrote a free iOS game for the fun of coding the thing would be satisfied being known as "the guy who wrote that game that was SO bad, everyone downloaded it just to see why it sucked"?)
I first heard about this game when my middle school age kids came home, talking about it. Apparently, it was a situation where people downloaded it (probably thinking with a "bird" name in the title, it might be the next smash success like Angry Birds was?), and were hugely disappointed by how simplistic the game-play was, and how difficult it was to get very far in it.
All the other kids started downloading it to see what all the talk was about, and "why this game is supposedly SO tough to play".
Goes to show that ANY publicity is good publicity ... at least if you WANT to achieve popularity. I imagine this author got tired of all the negative comments probably bombarding his email, posted on game review blogs, and so on. (Not sure many people who wrote a free iOS game for the fun of coding the thing would be satisfied being known as "the guy who wrote that game that was SO bad, everyone downloaded it just to see why it sucked"?)