{"id":62396,"date":"2014-03-12T01:07:38","date_gmt":"2014-03-11T23:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=62396"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:49:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:49:31","slug":"flappy-bird-creator-considers-re-releasing-the-viral-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/flappy-bird-creator-considers-re-releasing-the-viral-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Flappy Bird creator considers re-releasing the viral game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Flappy Bird’s success and disappearance were both a mystery. Its developer, Dong Nguyen, explained on Twitter that he took down the game because it was too addictive<\/a>. But will the game ever return? “I’m considering it,” says Nguyen.<\/p>\n

At the height of its popularity, Flappy Bird was generating an estimated $50,000 USD per day. That’s quite a lot of money for anyone, let alone the 28 year-old developer living in Hanoi, Vietnam.<\/p>\n

His rapid fame came at a price: privacy. Soon, journalists were knocking at the door of his parent’s house, forcing Nguyen to flee to a friend’s apartment.<\/p>\n

People can clone the app because of its simplicity, but they will never make another Flappy Bird.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Nguyen also faced intense criticism for copying his game and making it too addictive. One woman blamed Nguyen for “distracting the children of the world.”<\/p>\n

At first, Nguyen thought the hate mail was a joke until he realized that video games can be legitimately addictive. He recalls playing too much of Counter-Strike<\/a>, a shooting game, and failing his exams in high school.<\/p>\n

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And thus came Nguyen’s decision to remove the game. On February 9th, he pulled the game<\/a> from the app stores. “I think it has become a problem. To solve that problem, it’s best to take down Flappy Bird. It’s gone forever,” tweeted Nguyen.<\/p>\n

Other developers quickly capitalized on Flappy Bird’s fame by flooding app stores with clones<\/a>. Rolling Stone reports that a Flappy Bird clone appears every 24 minutes. “People can clone the app because of its simplicity, but they will never make another Flappy Bird,” says Nguyen.<\/p>\n

Even if Flappy Bird does return, will players flock back?<\/p>\n

Source: Rolling Stone<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Image: Miaka Elan<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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