Flappy Bird Creator Shuttin It Down

[hood b. goode]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2014/02/08/flappy-bird-creator-says-hes-taking-the-game-down/

This sort of move is perplexing as Nguyen is reported to be bringing in $50,000 a day from in-app advertising revenue. It would be understandable if say, Nintendo was suing him for ripping off their art, but he claims that isn’t the case.

He also says he’s not interested in selling Flappy Bird, and he still makes other games, many of which are also quite popular on the Android and iOS app stores.

Is this really just a guy who can’t cope with sudden fame and success, or is something else going on here? I suppose with the amount of flack Nguyen has taken, it can wear on someone, but why take Flappy Bird down and not his other popular, also simplistic titles? Is there really a level of internet vitriol that can make someone simply throw away $50,000 a day?

 

[TooLazyToMakeUp1]

Tryna drive up the price

 

[ScoopNScore]

This generation's gone soft and . Well, let's see how he feels about parting with his 50 G's a day

 

[Sugar]

already?

 

[Kingshango]

This generation's gone soft and . Well, let's see how he feels about parting with his 50 G's a day

He's Asian, he'll be aiight.

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

just saw what this Flappy Bird thing is....fukking retarded app that he is making 50k a day off of?

and he is getting rid of this cash cow?

 

[madness]

$50K per day?

shyt, they wouldve had to pry that bytch away from me

 

[IAmGettingAMailOrderBride]

shyt I need to make crappy games

 

[Linz]

ilimunati is getting him