The person wrote, “Every time I lose, my eyes burn like a thousand suns but I’m happy that I can feel such tremendous emotion. I want everyone to be able to experience such emotional magnitude. Bring the power back to the people.” One distraught Flappy Bird fan, anonymously named DS, even petitioned the White House to bring the game back. I cannot take this anymore.” The app was taken down on February 9th. So now I hate it,” Nguyen also wrote, “ I am sorry Flappy Bird users, 22 hours from now, I will take Flappy Bird down. Nguyen, tweeted, “I can call Flappy Bird a success of mine. Although it is free, the app generates over $50,000 a day from ad revenue.īut ironically, the overwhelming popularity of Flappy Bird resulted in its demise. The popularity could be my luck.”Įarlier this month, the game surpassed 50 million downloads and generated over 47,000 reviews within the App Store. All accounts on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram about Flappy Bird are not mine. According to its creator, Dong Nguyen, “I didn’t use any promotion methods. And because of that, they have people hooked.Īrguably, Flappy Bird is the latest sensation to attain massive viral phenomena. Despite their wide-reaching influence, they are not the product of some creative genius but are rather characterized by ridiculous simplicity.
Names such as these are ubiquitous in our culture. Who amongst you has not heard of Nyan (Pop Tart) Cat, Grumpy Cat, or Angry Birds? It seems almost inconceivable to think that anyone would raise their hand.
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