Author "Flappy Bird" Finally Honest Talk
Jakarta - Despite great success and managed to earn a lot of revenue from advertising, gaming "Flappy Bird" withdrawn from circulation by its creator, Dong Nguyen, last February.
The disappearance Flappy Bird invites many questions because Nguyen did not talk much about it. However, an interview with Rolling Stone reveals Nguyen personal reasons behind the controversial decision.
Apparently he received many messages Flappy Bird blamed for various adverse events, ranging from mothers who abandon children because it is too busy to play, people who lost jobs, broken up dozens of phone slamming school children made upset by the figures of birds fly.
"At first I thought they were just joking," said Nguyen. But then he realized that it was really happening.
Nguyen himself had once not pass the test of school because of game addiction "Counter Strike", so he knows very well the destructive force that makes the game addictive.
Nguyen guilty then decided to eliminate Flappy Bird, although aware that the game was given a very large income for himself who still live with their parents.
Previous Nguyen confessed to earn enormously from this game. Within a day, he can get $ 50,000 or approximately USD 600 million.
The action was also motivated by the discomfort of his personal life suddenly be in the spotlight a lot of people. "I just can not go back to life as before, but now I feel better".
Could Flappy Bird back?
Since Flappy Bird withdrawn, cloning the game sprung like mushrooms in the rainy season. Some people were trying to achieve a profit by selling expensive iPhone that has been fitted with Flappy Bird because the game has become a rare commodity.
However, is there any hope that Flappy Bird "original" will again present? "I'm considering it," said Nguyen briefly in an interview with Rolling Stone.
He continued that now he was currently working on a new version of Flappy Bird. However, even if the game will actually re-present, he said would add a warning message on the game.
It said simply, "Please take a break," said Nguyen. The goal is to remind the players to rest.
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