The creator of Flappy Bird, the most popular free game on iTunes, has taken to Twitter to let his fans know that he is shutting the game down.
I am sorry ‘Flappy Bird’ users, 22 hours from now, I will take ‘Flappy Bird’ down. I cannot take this anymore.
— Dong Nguyen (@dongatory) February 8, 2014
Unable to cope with the celebrity that comes with being such an app sensation, Dong Nguyen will take the game offline in roughly 15 hours. It is bad news for fans, but good news for Dong, as he will get to return to his old life. The life before he was swept up in the madness that is Flappy Bird.
It was a meteoric rise. One day he was chilling in Hanoi, the next his new app was taking off and he was the star of iTunes. Though, like all fame, it came at a harsh price. Dong’s simple life was ruined.
I can call ‘Flappy Bird’ is a success of mine. But it also ruins my simple life. So now I hate it.
— Dong Nguyen (@dongatory) February 8, 2014
Dong was earning $50,000 dollars a day from advertising revenue, but even that wasn’t enough to stem the hole in his heart. Money be damned, he has said that he won’t sell the game. Instead, he will let it float off into oblivion, never to be seen by another smartphone again.
It is not anything related to legal issues. I just cannot keep it anymore.
— Dong Nguyen (@dongatory) February 8, 2014
I also don’t sell ‘Flappy Bird’, please don’t ask.
— Dong Nguyen (@dongatory) February 8, 2014
And I still make games.
— Dong Nguyen (@dongatory) February 8, 2014
Via News.com.au
