Dong Nguyen, the creator of the game "Flappy Bird", some time ago made a very surprising decision. In the midst of the great success achieved, the 29-year-old boy decided to withdraw from circulation Flappy Bird.
No one knows the real reason behind the decision. Had circulated the news, Flappy Bird withdrawn due to objections from the owners of the game Super Mario Bros., Nintendo. This news is not true and has been denied by Nintendo.
Through an interview with Forbes, Nguyen finally expressed Flappy Bird reason to be pulled from the Google Play Store and Apple's App Store.
Nguyen argued that in fact he created this game for leisure activities of the players. Nguyen did not mean to make a game Flappy Bird become addictive like that. Well, when the goal has started off the mark, Nguyen finally decided to pull Flappy Bird.
"Flappy Bird designed to be played for a few minutes when you're relaxed," said Nguyen.
"However, this game (Flappy Bird) eventually becomes addictive product. I think it has become a problem. To resolve the problem, the best thing is interesting Flappy Bird. This game has been lost forever."
The boy from Vietnam was also explained that guilt makes many users addicted to the game that make it solid decision.
Previously, Nguyen had called this game gained popularity has damaged the "simple life".
"I do not feel this (withdrawal decision) as an error. I have thought about it carefully," said Nguyen.
In an interview with Forbes, Nguyen also told that he does not take a long time to work on the game. Nguyen only takes two to three days to work on the coding part.
Subject Flappy Bird visual similarity with Super Mario Bros. game series from Nintendo, Nguyen stated, the similarity occurred by chance alone. Nguyen also dismissed news revealed that he got it because of the similarity of lawsuits.
After withdrawal and all the controversy behind the game Flappy Bird, Nguyen said he did not give up on making games. He will continue to develop and create new games.
"After the success Flappy Bird, I feel more confident and more free to do what I want," said Nguyen.
I very sad to hear that
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