Flappy Bird has been insanely popular since it released. Unfortunately, the creator, Dong Nguyen, has decided to take down the title:
I am sorry ‘Flappy Bird’ users, 22 hours from now, I will take ‘Flappy Bird’ down. I cannot take this anymore.
— Dong Nguyen (@dongatory) February 8, 2014
While the media has been focusing on Flappy Bird’s recent success, many accusations have been brought up regarding Flappy Bird’s likeness to Nintendo’s Super Mario World. Even though many gamers still feel that it’s possible that Mr. Nguyen’s comment, “I cannot take this anymore,” refers to the media’s accusations, he has taken to his Twitter account to assure that that’s not the case.
It is not anything related to legal issues. I just cannot keep it anymore.
— Dong Nguyen (@dongatory) February 8, 2014
While there has been no word regarding whether or not he was contacted by Nintendo, he ensures that he is still planning on making other games, and that he has no intention of selling Flappy Bird. The game was reportedly pulling in over $50,000 per day in advertising revenue and was downloaded over 50 million times by players around the world. Gamers and advertisers alike will undoubtedly question these motives: what could cause a developer to take down a game that’s at the peak of its financial prime? Rumors suggest that he has interest in promoting games other than Flappy Bird. What do you guys think? Why is he taking it down?