Flappy Birds app

[richw]

Can someone explain this phenomenam of flappy birds.

The developer has withdrawn it from the market and suddenly devices with it installed are on eBay for stupid money.

Take this iPhone for example, currently at £6 million with 168 bids, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Apple-iPh...97917?pt=UK_Mobile_Phones&hash=item2335f4e7bd

The game is so boring, but ridiculously addictive, I'm useless and have a high score of 22, but installed on 2 devices, so based on that eBay link currently have £12 million worth of assets.

 

[Clip]

Sounds as bad as the person whose listing for the Nike Yeezy 2 red october which got released went on sale for $16Million.

Im sure its wind up accounts.

Never got flappy birds but good bit of marketing from the man who made it - though there is a similar one called Ironman(IIRC) out there.

The reason they become popular is because of the difficulty of wanting to get further than before - the same with all video games and with it being so basic its easy for people to pick up rather than a 95 button combo Mortal combat style game

 

[bb21]

I would spell my name backwards from now on if that bid were serious.

 

[HST Power]

Why did they take it down? Too much demand?

I have it on my iPhone. It's childishly simple and the graphics are retro, but as is often the case, these are the games that sell the most. Simplicity seems to be key - all you have to do is look at Doodle Jump, Temple Run, Subway Surf etc.

My high score is 16. I have friends who managed 100+. Don't ask me how!

 

[richw]

Why did they take it down? Too much demand?

I have it on my iPhone. It's childishly simple and the graphics are retro, but as is often the case, these are the games that sell the most. Simplicity seems to be key - all you have to do is look at Doodle Jump, Temple Run, Subway Surf etc.

My high score is 16. I have friends who managed 100+. Don't ask me how!

I read an article on BBC that it was because the developer pulled it because the high sales were impacting his life negatively.

My top score is 28

 

[HST Power]

I read an article on BBC that it was because the developer pulled it because the high sales were impacting his life negatively.

My top score is 28

The game itself is a negative impact. Seriously, once you start....

 

[Class172]

Someone in my year smashed their iPhone the other week after throwing it down on the floor in frustration.

It is the most infuriating game ever.

 

[Clip]

Why did they take it down?

Noteriety

 

[jon0844]

I think he's being investigated by the Vietnamese tax authorities, and secondly there's word he had manipulated the Apple app store in some way (as yet unconfirmed). Certainly more to it than him not being able to cope raking in $50k a day in ad revenue!

And all the eBay sales will fail, as for one you must sell a device in a reset/clear state. And you can still download it (at least on Android) pretty easily anyway.

 

[Zoidberg]

Why did they take it down? ...

I read an article on BBC ...

Read about it at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26114364 and elsewhere on the web.

From the BBC article:

The popular game for mobile devices was removed from online stores on Sunday by its Vietnamese creator, who said its fame "ruins my simple life".

Dong Nguyen, who created the game in just two to three days, was making as much as $50,000 (£30,482) a day from the game's advertising revenue.

In several Twitter posts, he said the game's removal was not due to legal issues and that he may make a sequel.

Mr Dong, who describes himself as a "passionate indie game maker", also said on the micro-blogging site that he will not sell Flappy Bird but that he will still make games.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I would spell my name backwards from now on if that bid were serious.

That would make you 12dd....

 

[Class172]

That would make you 12dd....

Of all people Paul, I wasn't expecting you to come out with that sort of childish comment...

 

[455driver]

That would make you 12dd....

Shall we just call him "top heavy" instead?