You can make a lot of money with video games, which has long been no secret. Millions of euros are implemented with large brands such as EA Sports FC (formerly FIFA), Call of Duty or GTA.
Small games can also become a real gold pit-provided the necessary success, especially if there are small independent teams with comparatively small expenses behind it. A prominent example is the solo developer concerned ape, who has earned several million dollars with Stardew Valley.
In 2013, the Vietnamese developer Dong Nguyen released a game on Android and iOS, which was also extremely successful, but a few months later, for personal reasons of the DEVS, disappeared from the stores again. Can you guess which game it is about?
Competition to Quiz Duel and Candy Crush
If we think of mobile games, we can think of many different names. For example, there would be the one published in 2012Candy Crush, which still enthusiastic and absurdly high sales figures to this day. But also quiz edges that are under the name with us a little laterQuiz duelappeared, came onto the market in 2012 and secured the space on many millions of smartphones.
A short time later, on May 23, 2013, a game of skill appeared, which gave a lot of fun, but also frustration and anger, but also made it possible to make a new attempt to achieve even more points - a fact, who may even be doomed to the game.
The game principle was absolutely simple. With a bird we fly from left to right and we have to avoid green tubes by either gaining height or falling down. The further we came, the more points.
Apparently, that was so much fun that the game was a success in a short time. The actually free app was financed with advertisements in the game. In oneInterviewLater dong Nguyen later stated that due to the great success, he earned an average of $ 50,000 (at that time the equivalent of around 38,000 euros) per day.
And suddenly the game disappeared from the stores
On February 8, 2014, Dong Nguyen then published a postTwitterAnd said that he would take his game offline within 22 hours. The next day, acts followed and the title disappeared from the shop.
In a later interview, Nguyen answered the question of why that he no longer beared it that such an enormous risk of addiction would go out of the game - he always wanted to play only a game that made people relax. He also stated that the success associated with success would not be for him.
According to rumors, other factors played a role in the decision. The developer was accused of having helped with special software to artificially increase the popularity of his app. In addition, the visual similarity to well-known Nintendo motifs repeatedly led to discussions and a lawsuit by Nintendo was also in the room. However, there were no official confirmations.
You probably guessed pretty quickly that the game in the text is aboutFlappy Birdturns. If you haven't played the original, you will surely stumble in some places about the numerous clones of the mobile hit. In 2014, the real Flappy Bird even returned in a "less addictive" version, but exclusively for the Amazon Fire TV Stick.
At what point did you guess that it is about Flappy Bird? Or don't you know the game at all? What other games do you like to play on your smartphone? Tell us in the comments!
