Flappy Bird to be pulled from iOS & Android app

Flappy Bird developer Dong Nguyen has suggested that the hugely popular app-based game will be removed from the iOS and Android stores later today.

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Flappy Bird, which became an overnight success on iOS and Android (and the most demanded app on Windows Phone), will soon be pulled down from both the platforms. The news was broken by the app developer Dong Nguyen on Twitter.

The Tweet simply says that he “cannot take this anymore”. Now, that’s a statement that is open to speculation, as to what it really means. It was recently revealed that the game is clocking in more than $50,000 a day from in-app ad revenues. So chances are the developer feels that so much money is ruining his life. Or maybe, he could not take the criticism surrounding the game anymore, about it borrowing elements from Super Mario Bros more than it should have. Or maybe, its a cryptic message altogether and has some totally different meaning.
Flappy Bird has become the talk of the town all over the globe. The developer promised a Windows Phone version of the game, but we don’t think that’ll happen if the game goes down on the other two platforms. Users who’ve already installed it should be fine though, as long as they don’t uninstall it or change their device.

Source: @dongatory

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