"Looking at some of the top apps in the store by Nguyen, I hate to say it, but it looks really similar to bot activity," Carter Thomas, of online marketing company Bluecloud Solutions, said in a recent blog post. Though Nguyen admitted he was a fan of early Nintendo games, many players and bloggers suggested he was more than a fan, as “Flappy Bird” was similar in many ways to 1985’s “Super Mario Bros.” Kotaku even called the mobile game “plagiarism” and “ripped art.” Another blogger questioned whether the massive success of “Flappy Bird" was due to the use of bots, or fake accounts run by computers, to falsely create downloads or reviews.
"People in the same classroom can play and compete easily because is simple to learn, but you need skill to get a high score."Ĭriticism of “Flappy Bird” began to gain traction. "The reason Flappy Bird is so popular is that it happens to be something different from mobile games today, and is a really good game to compete against each other," Nguyen said in an interview with The Verge on Feb. It was also reported the game was earning $ 50,000 in ad revenue daily. 6, Apple tweeted about the title from its official Twitter account. Unfortunately, there was another app with the same title in the store, so he changed the game’s title to “Flappy Bird.”įebruary 2014 – “Flappy Bird” ranked as the No. An early version of the game’s main character can be seen in the left corner.Īpril 2013 – Nguyen posted a screen shot for an upcoming iOS app called “Flap Flap.” On April 29, Nguyen announced he had submitted the game for approval. November 2012 – Vietnamese creator Dong Nguyen posted an image of a game he was working on via Twitter. As we mourn your absence from our lives, we take a look back at how you became one of the most addictive mobile apps in the history of smartphones. Yes, it’s safe to say we miss you, “Flappy Bird.” And though there are a million copycat mobile games waiting in line to take your place, we know you can never be replaced.
You made our morning subway commute so much more fun – 45 minutes on the C train would fly by with your companionship. There’s still an empty space on our smartphones where your app used to sit, waiting quietly, always welcoming. Oh, “ Flappy Bird.” You came into our lives, stole our hearts – and then disappeared without so much as a Dear John letter or heartfelt farewell.