Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen breaks silence

Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen breaks silence on why he pulled out the game. Two snowballing news we got a few days ago; First was Nguyen's announcement to remove Flappy Bird from the apps stores, followed by his apparent silence after the pull out.

In one satire news blog, its was even said the Dong Nguyen committed suicide because of his popular game. A lot of people waited after the two above-mentioned shocking news. The netizens went gaga as Flappy Bird bade goodbye.

Flappy Bird was hated for its embedded difficulty, though the same brought it to an overnight fame.

Now, after at least a day, the creator of the 'notoriously difficult' game Flappy Bird finally told the world, his reasons. In an interview with Forbes, Nguyen said, it was addictive. In his words:

Flappy Bird was designed to play in a few minutes when you are relaxed

But it happened to become an addictive product. I think it has become a problem. To solve that problem, it’s best to take down Flappy Bird. It’s gone forever.

With regards to the figures he earned from the said game, which is around $50,000, Nguyen declined to confirm.

I don’t know the exact figure, but I do know it’s a lot.

According to Nguyen, Flappy Bird brought new heights of discomfort in his life.

..my life has not been as comfortable as I was before 

I couldn’t sleep

While the skyrocket of fans of Flappy Bird seem to worry after the game was gone into smoke, a lot of clones and replacements emerged.

If you browse the app stores now, you probably won't miss the following: Flappy Plane, Flappy Whale, Flappy Penguin and Flappy Angry Bird.