Jman888 Moderator February 10, 2014 Share February 10, 2014 (edited) Quote Popular game Flappy Bird flies no more BY NGUYEN PHUONG LINH HANOI Sun Feb 9, 2014 11:49pm EST (Reuters) - The developer of Flappy Bird, the former most popular free mobile game on the Apple Inc App Store and Google Inc's Android Play store, took the game down at midnight on Sunday as he announced he would do 22 hours earlier. The game is no longer available to download for either Apple or Google users, but its fans still can have fun with the bird if they already downloaded the game to their devices. Nguyen Ha Dong, a Hanoi-based game developer, announced the grounding of the addictive game in a Tweet at 1900 GMT on Saturday in which he also apologized to Flappy Bird players. "Twenty-two hours from now, I will take 'Flappy Bird' down," Dong said, adding "it is not anything related to legal issues. "I cannot take this anymore," he wrote. His Tweet attracted more than 136,000 Retweets as of 0430 GMT on Monday. Flappy Bird caused a sensation after rising from obscurity to become one of the most downloaded mobile games on both Apple and Google's online stores. Users have to steer a bird between green pipes. The Android version has been downloaded up to 50 million times and attracted more than half a million reviews. Many people have been questioning Dong on Twitter about his decision to take down the game as only a day earlier he had been talking about developing the game for Microsoft's Windows phones. Dong could not be reached for comment. He turned his telephone off after cancelling an interview with Reuters on Thursday and not finalizing arrangements for one on Friday. Unlike other successful game makers like Rovio Entertainment, which produced the hugely popular Angry Birds game and has hundreds of programmers, Dong made Flappy Bird by himself in a few nights, he said on Twitter earlier. The game, which he said was inspired by Nintendo's Mario Bros, has been earning on average $50,000 a day from advertising, Dong said in a media interview. Two friends of Dong said Nintendo had sent him a warning letter, but the Japanese game maker said it was not considering a lawsuit. "It sounds very much like a rumor and if it is, we certainly can't comment on that," Nintendo's media representative told Reuters on Friday. One gaming company manager said Dong's decision to take down the game was wise. "Dong is taking one step back to avoid legal risk because it's too difficult to deal with legal issues himself if it happens," said Duy Doan, a senior manager at VTC Online, one of Vietnam's leading game companies. Dong said earlier that he was not looking for any investors and would not sell the game. One expert said investors would not be interested. "Flappy Bird is not to the taste of many game investors because it's just hit-based which will bring very uncertain cash flow and no recurring," said Nguyen Hieu Linh, investment manager at the Japanese CyberAgent Ventures Inc. "I doubt he needs to fund raise as he's already earned a certain amount of money and he doesn't need more help to make this kind of mini game," Linh added. (Editing by Jeremy Wagstaff, Robert Birsel and Matt Driskill) Creator of “Flappy Bird” Commits Suicide 7 Others Also Suicide This Morning Due To Flappy Bird http://huzlers.com/ SAN FRANCISCO – Flappy Bird developer Dong Nguyen has just been found dead in his home with a gunshot wound in his head. Authorities are confirming that Nguyen committed suicide by shooting himself in the head with a pistol. Authorities are saying that the sensational game Flappy Bird had something to do with the suicide. There has also been 7 reports of other suicides around the U.S. today alone. Flappy Bird developer Dong Nguyen has just taken Flappy Bird off app stores this morning and is believed to be the cause of the suicides. Flappy Bird was generating an estimated $50,000 daily just off in game advertisements. Dong Nguyen apparently could not handle the publicity as he said “It is not anything related to legal issues, I just cannot keep it anymore.” Nguyen was also posting similar tweets on his Twitter account. Authorities are still investigating the suicides as well as trying to find out Nguyen’s motives for taking down the famous game, Authorities believe it could have been death threats. Quote What is this flappy bird thing?? i heard it is difficult to play and score of 100 is an achievement, i have not played or see the game myself but my kids love it i wonder the suicide news is a hoax! Edited February 10, 2014 by Jman888 ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Turbocharged February 10, 2014 Share February 10, 2014 wah piang. ppl fail commit suicide. this one succeed, also commit suicide. something must b happening behind the scenes to make him do this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman888 Moderator February 10, 2014 Author Share February 10, 2014 (edited) On 2/10/2014 at 7:22 AM, Shorty said: wah piang. ppl fail commit suicide. this one succeed, also commit suicide. something must b happening behind the scenes to make him do this. paiseh, i am not sure if that news has been verified, just got it from google. it was a hoax Edited February 10, 2014 by Jman888 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockngbrd Supersonic February 10, 2014 Share February 10, 2014 suicide is a hoax Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ender Hypersonic February 10, 2014 Share February 10, 2014 On 2/10/2014 at 7:15 AM, Jman888 said: i wonder the suicide news is a hoax! This is what I found about the source of the suicide news, http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=huzlers.com huzlers.com A site with no credibility, often producing false rumors or the lamest news. Huzler links are often seen on facebook shared by your slowest and dimmest person on your friend's list. Sort of like The Onion news' little brother with down syndrome that lives under a bridge eating cardboard paper living on likes and share of social network sites. stupid huzlers.com headlines "Teen Dies Trying To Snap A Picture For The New Trend “Selfie Game 2014" "EXCLUSIVE** UFC168 Rigged Anderson Silva Fakes Leg" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Turbocharged February 10, 2014 Share February 10, 2014 oh ok. that's good to hear. to kill oneself over a game is really stupid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic February 10, 2014 Share February 10, 2014 fapping my bird bird thru the orh orh pipes now!!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VenomMX 4th Gear February 10, 2014 Share February 10, 2014 Its quite an addictive game really 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoverofCar 6th Gear February 10, 2014 Share February 10, 2014 why huh? Become successful also want to die... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deckbuild 6th Gear February 10, 2014 Share February 10, 2014 50k in ads daily, 18M in a year, nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count-Bracula Twincharged February 10, 2014 Share February 10, 2014 On 2/10/2014 at 7:52 AM, Mustank said: fapping my bird bird thru the orh orh pipes now!!!! Is that how you clear choked sinks? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic February 10, 2014 Share February 10, 2014 On 2/10/2014 at 7:52 AM, Mustank said: fapping my bird bird thru the orh orh pipes now!!!! Yeah. Tapping the screen to prevent pre-ejeculation. It will be a hit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holdenutessv Turbocharged February 10, 2014 Share February 10, 2014 On 2/10/2014 at 8:31 AM, Deckbuild said: 50k in ads daily, 18M in a year, nice. He only started rolling in 50k just recently even though it was released in last year(?). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dremark Neutral Newbie March 26, 2014 Share March 26, 2014 (edited) He says it ruins his life, but now he's bringing it back again. Hmmm... I smell something fishy. Edited March 26, 2014 by dremark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocus Turbocharged March 26, 2014 Share March 26, 2014 Move over Flappy Bird, people now playing flappy bomoh... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSP415 Supersonic March 26, 2014 Share March 26, 2014 Jialat, never tried playing this game and only got a glimpse of it once at a foodcourt where a student was leaving her food cold to catch the pipe, bird or whatever. Probably quite addictive cos she was still playing it after I finished my hot meal. Maybe I am getting old. The only game I play on my note is scramble with friends. Ya ok, I am old....Hehe Safe ride Cheers 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ysc3 Twincharged June 18, 2015 Share June 18, 2015 just in case still any flappy bird fans here .... just updated my sony z3 to lollipop 5.0.2 and found that they had incorporated a similar game into the OS ... instead of flappy bird, you have flappy robot !! ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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