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Flappy Bird to Return to the App Store in August, Will Be Multiplayer and 'Less Addictive'

I suppose i could see the "addictiveness" would be too much, but isn't that why you put an app on the store in the first place ? To get the $$$ ? I would to be happy i got that much.

Some apps, just don't do well,, some do, so regardless of how much $$$ it was, i would of actually been happy it was a popular app..

So, now when it returns hes gonna make it 'less' addictive ? Well this is good sign to not many downloads.. not as much money, and if people liked it before, they would probably get turned off in this case even more now

Having said that, while this was off the app store, many other "additive" apps have taken its place.... So, why the hell should we return to this game, when there are Now better ones ?

The Simpsons tapped for one :) or Leo's future. (no relations)
 
why the hell is this even being reported on here for?!?! it's mac rumors, it's not mac cr**py app iOS review . com move on and quit wasting screen space for this garbage.
 
I'd love to see a series of 47 new articles comparing various mockups of the new multiplayer Flappy Bird (@2X and @3X) on the screen of a 3D printed mockup of an iPhone 6 4.7" and 5.5" compared to every single phone and tablet released in the past two years, and a banana.
 
Should have just left it on the App Store in its original form and raked in the cash. Or is that immoral...or something? Whether an app is addictive or not is purely how people react to it, not the fault of the developer. $50,000 a day...I'd have kept it where it was.
 
Dear Customers,

We will soon be releasing a less addictive, less fun, less profitable, less good, lower quality version of our product. We hope that you will understand how we must lower the quality because a few people can't handle themselves.

Sincerely,

The Management


PS. Please do not have fun.


PPS. Really, we mean it!


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bbfc said:
Publicity stunt.
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If it was a publicity stunt he would have pulled it for a week or two at most, not pulled it and then waited four months. Most people haven't thought about it for awhile now, unlike the frenzy that was going on.

I think this guy was legit and just got overwhelmed by all the attention and couldn't deal. Some people are like that.
 
Just in time for iPhone 6/air! :)

I found "threes" and "ridiculous fishing" are more addictive and enjoyable. Mr. Nyugen should focus on making a new "flappy bird" with better game mechanics and uniqueness. Adding multiplayer mode and a "man hoping from building to building" mode into the current flappy bird is not the solution... I believe these 2 gameplays already exist.
 
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kerrikins said:
If it was a publicity stunt he would have pulled it for a week or two at most, not pulled it and then waited four months. Most people haven't thought about it for awhile now, unlike the frenzy that was going on.

I think this guy was legit and just got overwhelmed by all the attention and couldn't deal. Some people are like that.
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I don't believe that, but that's just my opinion.
 
The app is already back in the App Store.
 

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bbfc said:
From removing the game because he couldn't cope with the media frenzy (which caused more of a frenzy), to re-releasing it along with a new game! :rolleyes:
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Yeah, I don't buy it. Something sounds fishy.

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kerrikins said:
If it was a publicity stunt he would have pulled it for a week or two at most, not pulled it and then waited four months. Most people haven't thought about it for awhile now, unlike the frenzy that was going on.

I think this guy was legit and just got overwhelmed by all the attention and couldn't deal. Some people are like that.
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I agree.. it can be a big shock coming from someone who may sit at a desk all day programming to all of a sudden have the phones ringing and door knocking non-stop, plus all the attention while walking around.
 
JarScott said:
Should have just left it on the App Store in its original form and raked in the cash. Or is that immoral...or something? Whether an app is addictive or not is purely how people react to it, not the fault of the developer. $50,000 a day...I'd have kept it where it was.
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It's immoral for him to not try to make as much money as possible.
 
The funny thing is the clones out there are already way better have way more total downloads and will be higher in search rankings. I really don't think he will bring anything new to the table and won't even be the top flappy bird app.
 
Kissaragi said:
I could never get past the first pipes so I gave up and deleted it after 2 minutes.
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This is why I don't understand the game's attractiveness. I consider myself fairly good at games and I couldn't get passed the first 2 pipes either. It's like those rare stages in adventure games when you need to jump across 20 tiny rocks moving rocks, timing it perfectly, to get to the final stage, meanwhile driving yourself nuts. Except, for Flappy Bird, that's the whole game.
 
I think a multiple player version could be fun and interesting. I do not understand why he would want to make it less addicting though, because that was why the original game was so successful.
 
TouchMint.com said:
The funny thing is the clones out there are already way better have way more total downloads and will be higher in search rankings. I really don't think he will bring anything new to the table and won't even be the top flappy bird app.
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If he puts a new app out there, with minor changes, will people be forced to buy it again? Or, would it be considered an update? Could this be just a ruse to make even more money? The app certainly has become a household name in iOS gaming since he decided to pull it.
 
There is no coincidence of the new flappy bird being released the same month that analyst are saying iphone 6 is being released.
 
Addictive? Absolute hogwash if you ask me... It was fairly obvious he took it down when it was dawning on people that it was initially boosted to the top of sales charts with fake downloads and reviews (which could clearly be seen when you actually looked at the reviews) and he's now putting it back after the people smart enough to see this have lost interest.

He's basically the same kind of opportunist as the people who rushed to register "Ford Tractor Company" after Ford shows off their first tractor prototype because Henry Ford hadn't thought to do so yet.
 
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