‘Flappy Bird’ creator considering bringing back the hit game to App Store
by [email protected] · March 12, 2014
It’s been just over a month since the creator of the surprisingly popular and exceedingly frustrating mobile game Flappy Bird pulled his creation from the App Store and Google Play.
Beyond the tease of a Flappy Bird return, Nguyen also talked extensively about the inspiration for his game and how the culture of his home city of Hanoi influenced the game’s simple mechanics.
In the new interview, Nguyen follows up on previously discussed worries that the game he created became an “addictive product” that was harming people through overuse. He told the magazine that he suffered in school from an addiction to Counter-Strike, and Nguyen shared some distressing messages of similar addiction that he received since the game became a hit.
Those who downloaded it can still play Flappy Bird, and he continues to earn “tens of thousands of dollars” from the game. Asked whether he might reintroduce Flappy Bird at some point, he said it’s a possibility.
“I’m considering it,” he said.
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