Flappy Bird Removed From App Stores

Flappy Bird Removed From App Stores

Flappy Bird, the hit mobile game, was removed recently by its developer from app stores. Dong Nguyen kept his promise of removing the popular mobile game from Android and iOS app stores.

It is not anymore listed on the Top Charts of Free Games for the iPhone. The game topped the chart last week. The developer page of Nguyen on iTunes also does not feature the game. The game is also not available on searches for both the App Store of Apple and Google Play.

Although the iTunes page for the game is still available, the direct link to its Google Play page was already removed.

It can be recalled that Nguyen tweeted last Saturday indicating his plan of removing the game from apps stores. He added that he could not take it anymore.

The popularity of Flappy Bird was noted when it reached the top of the charts of both Google Play and App Store of Apple. User would tap the screen to keep a small bird airborne as it flew in between green pipes. Despites its simple game mechanics, it was challenging to traverse in between the green pipes.

The game gave Nguyen around $50,000 each day from advertisements within the game itself, the developer reveled during a recent interview. But latest tweets from Nguyen gave indications that he may be struggling from the recent attention he was receiving due to the game. He tweeted last February 4 indicating the success of the game was overrated by the press as he requested for peace.

On February 8, Nguyen tweeted that he considers the game a success for him but he disliked it since it ruined his simple life.

The visual design of the game that used green pipes similar to the ones used on the popular Super Mario Bros. received scrutiny from critics. But, Nguyen indicated the removal of Flappy Bird was not connected to any legal issue.

Posted by Kade Quinn on Monday February 10 2014, 4:15 AM EST. Ref: USA Today. Link. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Entertainment, Featured News. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0