![]() How much money did Flappy Bird make?Īccording to an interview with Verge, Nguyen claimed that the app was bringing in a revenue of around $50,000 a day with its in-app advertisements. Dubbed as a ‘sleeper hit’, within a few weeks, the app became incredibly successful. Nguyen also released an android version of the app on January 30th of that year. In January 2014, it topped the App Store charts and was the most downloaded app by the end of the month. However, after Swedish YouTuber Pewdiepie reviewed the game on his YouTube channel, it received an influx of players. After its release, the app did not take off for a few months. It was launched as a free app with in-game advertisements. The Flappy Bird initial release date was 24th May 2013. However, to keep the game from being boring, Nguyen tightened up its difficulty. The inspiration for the gameplay was taken from table tennis - where the objective is to keep the ball bouncing with a paddle for as long as possible. However, that game never saw the light of the day, and hence the design was picked up and used for Flappy Bird. The main character ‘Faby’ was designed in 2012, for another platform game. The actual game was developed by Nguyen in approximately 2-3 days. This purpose sprouted from the most famous game at the time – ‘Angry Birds’ which he felt was too complicated. He wanted to create a game that could be played by people ‘always on the move’, anytime and anywhere. Nguyen’s objective for creating Flappy Bird was to introduce a simple game to the market. While studying computer programming in college, he won an internship in Punch entertainment, one of Vietnam’s few video game companies. Nguyen’s first introduction to the video gaming world was Super Mario Bros. In early 2014, Flappy Bird became incredibly popular due to its simple, yet formidable gameplay. These include –įlappy Bird was created by Vietnamese developer Dong Nguyen in May 2013. The point system also awarded medals to the player after crossing certain thresholds. Any collision of the bird with the pipes would end the game. The game’s pipes were suspended at varying heights with equally sized gaps between them.Įach successful passage through the pipes earned the player 1 point. Faby automatically descends and only ascends when the player taps on the touchscreen. The gameplay was easy enough to understand. The game's objective was to prevent Faby from hitting pipes present in the game’s interface by manipulating its elevation. ![]() ![]() Are you expecting more features and new twists from Flappy’s return? Leave your comments below.Flappy bird was an arcade-style game which followed the pixelated bird ‘Faby’ and was controlled by the user. I’m curious and excited about the updates soon. While I still have Flappy Bird in my iphone and ipad, I’ll just wait for its return in the Appstore. Avoid hitting the tubes Flappy Bird Comeback.Well, you gotta eat the bread while it’s hot. I’m just sure they are getting lots of money too especially those apps that are in the top 10 free apps. I wonder how much these app cloners are getting every day because I heard the original creator of Flappy Bird still earns tens of thousands of dollars even though Flappy Bird was removed from the app stores. “People can clone the app because of its simplicity, but they will never make another Flappy Bird.” When asked about the possible return of this mega hit game, Nguyen said,Īre you enjoying Flappy Bird alternative games? I have tried some although there is really something about the original. Flappy Bird Comeback When will Flappy Bird return in the iphone and Android?ĭong Nguyen, the smart and instant star developer of the most downloaded game in the iOS App store and Google Play, recently hinted having plans for the comeback of Flappy Bird in the app stores.When will Flappy Bird return in the iphone and Android?. ![]()
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