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I won't give any comment to this article. I'd like to make my games in peace. Earlier this month, the creator spoke out against the unwelcome press attention garnered by his game's success. He said: It is something I never want.

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Sunday 17 February On October 29th, , Flappy Bird clawed its way back into the charts. In the months following, it went on a turbulent roller coaster ride zig-zagging up and down the charts until finally settling in at number one on January The popularity could be my luck.

A quick look at the rank history on App Annie paints an entirely different picture. The game appears to have received several massive download bursts within a 24 hour period.

Each burst of new users would push Flappy Bird higher up the charts. The effect would wear off after just a few days, leading to a sharp drop in ranking. But before Flappy Bird would drop too low, another burst would kick in. This went on for each week for six straight weeks until Flappy Bird had enough organic users to carry it to the top.

In total, I estimate that Flappy Bird received approximately 75, downloads from his burst campaigns.

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When Apple tweaked its App Store algorithm back in June , there was a sharp rise in shady marketing practices. Underground companies would game the app ranking system for developers using overseas bots. The most successful services were difficult for Apple to block. Rather than fake downloads and reviews with malicious software programs, these services would pay hundreds of thousands of real users a tiny amount of money to download the specified app within 24 hours. There are only a few hundred mobile companies in the world with advertising budgets that large.

Outside of getting featured by Apple or Google, the future is bleak for most apps. Gartner has predicted that by only 0. Bot farms on the other hand offer app developers a shot at success by guaranteeing a top 25 rank at one tenth the cost. Companies like Zynga, King, and SuperCell make way too much money to put themselves at risk of getting banned over shady marketing practices.

Over the weekend the creator of Flappy Bird announced that he was pulling the number one iOS and Google Play app off both app stores. The only explanation given via Twitter:. But it also ruins my simple life. So now I hate it. Top Rated Comments View all. People love conspiracy theories and calling this a PR move But is he making more or less money by pulling Flappy Bird? The answer is clearly less.

Small White Car. It's called "Good Parenting" folks. If you don't want your kids to be addicted to something of the nature of a video game, you can simply just take it away. Well, he definitely got the attention by removing it. Before it was removed, I had never heard of this game.

Oh no Someone better call F this guy and F everyone who was possibly blaming him for ruining their lives. Parents always have and always will be responsible for monitoring their children's activities and the time they spend doing them. I agree, he seemed to be motivated by conscience more that money.

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Truly rare. And the fact that a lot of people here are sledging him about money, fame, fortune, etc. At least the guy thought about his fellow man; except for when catastrophe happens, could the others here say the same thing, and forgo the money? Guides AirPods If you're new to AirPods, considering buying a pair, or just want to pick up some new tips. Best Camera Apps iPhone If you're looking to take your iPhone photography up a notch, make sure to check these out.

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