wraggster
February 10th, 2014, 19:42
This weekend's removal of mobile hit Flappy Bird has already been capitalised on by app store developers looking to fill the game's void - and by people who downloaded the original when it was still available.http://images.eurogamer.net/2013/articles//a/1/6/5/3/4/9/2/eurogamer-474tp0.jpg/EG11/resize/300x-1/quality/70/format/jpgFluffy vs. Flappy Birds.
Flappy Bird's disappearance has only encouraged the rise of copycat games, with one clone now having risen to second place (http://www.appannie.com/apps/ios/top/united-kingdom/games/?device=iphone)in the UK free app charts.But while Fly Birdie - Flappy Bird Flyer (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id806307963?mt=8&affId=2049622) bears a striking resemblance to its predecessor, the game will charge you £0.69 for every three lives. The original Flappy Bird was entirely free.Another clone, Fluffy vs. Flappy Birds (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id807387462?mt=8&affId=2049622) will charge you £1.49 to remove ads, or up to £6.99 for lumps of in-game coins.Other Flappy Bird alternatives currently available include Flappy Plane (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id806026035?mt=8&affId=2049622), Flappy Bee (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id806127719?mt=8&affId=2049622) andFlying Flappy Unicorn Bird: The Frozen Sky Fall (https://itunes.apple.com/app/flying-flappy-unicorn-bird/id664444501?mt=8).And, if you're an Android user, you can download Happy Poo Flap (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.retrodreamer.FlappyPoo.android.free ).http://images.eurogamer.net/2013/articles//a/1/6/5/3/4/9/2/eurogamer-a4m8me.jpg/EG11/resize/300x-1/quality/70/format/jpgHappy Poo Flap.
Meanwhile, phones which have Flappy Bird installed are currently being placed on eBay for substantial amounts. In the UK, a 16B iPhone 3GS (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Apple-iPhone-3GS-16GB-White-with-Flappy-Bird-installed-/281263342797?pt=UK_Mobile_Phones&hash=item417c9a04cd) is being sold for £1000, an iPhone 5S for £650 and an HTC One for £525. Many other options are available, all "with rare Flappy Bird game installed!".Flappy Bird developer Dong Nguyendecided to remove his hugely popular app (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-02-08-flappy-bird-dev-is-removing-popular-app-for-some-reason)over the weekend after saying he did not want the fame it had brought him - despite it raking in $50,000 a day in ad revenue."I am sorry Flappy Bird users, 22 hours from now, I will take Flappy Bird down. I cannot take this anymore," he wrote on Twitter. "I can call Flappy Bird is a success of mine. But it also ruins my simple life. So now I hate it."
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-02-10-flappy-bird-clones-flood-app-store-now-with-in-app-purchases
Flappy Bird's disappearance has only encouraged the rise of copycat games, with one clone now having risen to second place (http://www.appannie.com/apps/ios/top/united-kingdom/games/?device=iphone)in the UK free app charts.But while Fly Birdie - Flappy Bird Flyer (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id806307963?mt=8&affId=2049622) bears a striking resemblance to its predecessor, the game will charge you £0.69 for every three lives. The original Flappy Bird was entirely free.Another clone, Fluffy vs. Flappy Birds (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id807387462?mt=8&affId=2049622) will charge you £1.49 to remove ads, or up to £6.99 for lumps of in-game coins.Other Flappy Bird alternatives currently available include Flappy Plane (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id806026035?mt=8&affId=2049622), Flappy Bee (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id806127719?mt=8&affId=2049622) andFlying Flappy Unicorn Bird: The Frozen Sky Fall (https://itunes.apple.com/app/flying-flappy-unicorn-bird/id664444501?mt=8).And, if you're an Android user, you can download Happy Poo Flap (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.retrodreamer.FlappyPoo.android.free ).http://images.eurogamer.net/2013/articles//a/1/6/5/3/4/9/2/eurogamer-a4m8me.jpg/EG11/resize/300x-1/quality/70/format/jpgHappy Poo Flap.
Meanwhile, phones which have Flappy Bird installed are currently being placed on eBay for substantial amounts. In the UK, a 16B iPhone 3GS (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Apple-iPhone-3GS-16GB-White-with-Flappy-Bird-installed-/281263342797?pt=UK_Mobile_Phones&hash=item417c9a04cd) is being sold for £1000, an iPhone 5S for £650 and an HTC One for £525. Many other options are available, all "with rare Flappy Bird game installed!".Flappy Bird developer Dong Nguyendecided to remove his hugely popular app (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-02-08-flappy-bird-dev-is-removing-popular-app-for-some-reason)over the weekend after saying he did not want the fame it had brought him - despite it raking in $50,000 a day in ad revenue."I am sorry Flappy Bird users, 22 hours from now, I will take Flappy Bird down. I cannot take this anymore," he wrote on Twitter. "I can call Flappy Bird is a success of mine. But it also ruins my simple life. So now I hate it."
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-02-10-flappy-bird-clones-flood-app-store-now-with-in-app-purchases