Dong Nguyen went silent after pulling out Flappy Bird

Flappy Bird maker Dong Nguyen went silent after taking down his game from online apps stores, as per his announcement on Feb. 9 through a series of Tweets:

Dong Nguyen ‏@dongatory  Feb 9
And I still make games. 

Dong Nguyen ‏@dongatory  Feb 9
I also don't sell 'Flappy Bird', please don't ask. 

Dong Nguyen ‏@dongatory  Feb 9
It is not anything related to legal issues. I just cannot keep it anymore. 

Dong Nguyen ‏@dongatory  Feb 9
I am sorry 'Flappy Bird' users, 22 hours from now, I will take 'Flappy Bird' down. I cannot take this anymore.

Although reports say, Dong Nguyen has been earning $50,000 daily from advertising revenue before the take down decision, there has been no vocal (official) reasons why the move was made.


There's been rumors that Dong Nguyen was not able to handle his 'overnight success', hence the game removal. As the Vietnamese game developer indicated:

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

To the instant followers of Dong Nguyen, you can still play a few of his games here: http://www.dotgears.com/, featuring 'Smashing Kitty', 'Droplet Shuffle', 'Shuriken Block', and 'Ninjas Assault'.