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Flappy Bird: A legend in its own time

Flappy Bird: A LEGEND IN ITS QWN TIME ALSO, YOU CAN HAVE YOUR LIFE BACK NOW. These are only some of the questions surrounding the meteoric rise and fall of the viral mobile gaming app, Flappy Bird. Created by one man in Vietnam, Flappy Bird became an overnight sensation, topping the app stores in over 100 countries and beating out some of the most-downloaded apps on the market. TAP TAP HEADER ARTWORK VIA (C).GEARS 2013 Flappy Bird received over News of the app spread quickly through Twitter, where users could easily share their high scores with their followers and vent their overwhelming frustration. Flappy Bird raked in over 50 MILLION DOWNLOADS ч8,000 RATINGS Putting it on par with apps like Gmail. Amica® Auto lInsurance amicacoverage oomAmica-Quote Switch To Amica Auto Insurance & See How Much You Could Be Saving $50,000 PER DAY Game Over .from a single banner MEDAL SCORE Rumors began to circle the internet and people began to speculate that it was all a scam. BEST 18 Some thought the success was all driven by computer "bots". Others thought the game was a PR stunt for a larger game studio. Others called foul on the design of the game, drawing comparisons to the graphics in Nintendo's Super Mario. The developer defended himself, saying that the popularity was only luck and that all downloads Dong Nguyen @dongatory Following On February 9th, the developer of Flappy Bird shut it all down were organic. I am sorry 'Flappy Bird' users, 22 hours from now, I will take 'Flappy Bird' down. I cannot take this with only a tweet. .GEARS anymore. 6 Reply t3 Retweet *Favorite ** More RETWEETS FAVORITES 145,151 46,453 2:02 PM - 8 Feb 2014 L) TIMELINE: Flappy Bird launches on i0S, some downloads in Russia, Japan, Thailand, Spain, Mexico, Brazil, Belgium, South Korea, and Chile May 24, 2013 June, Flappy Bird ranks among the top free apps in Russia 2013 July/Aug, Flappy Bird ranks top app in Australia 2013 Sept, Version 1.1.0 released 2013 Nov, US downloads slowly begin 2013 Dec, 2013 Download volume in North America rises 25x compared to November Dec 13, Flappy Bird ranks on Top Free Apps chart (i0S) in the US 2013 Jan 13, Downloads jump; increase 136% day-over-day 2014 Jan 17, Top Free App (i0S) in US 954 2014 Jan 24, Flappy Bird launches on Google Play 2014 Top free app on App Store and Google Play in the US & Canada; media catches onto the craze Jan 26 -31, 2014 Feb 1, Top free ioS app in 53 countries 2014 Top Free iPhone app in 107 countries, Top Free iPad app in 109 countries, Top Free Google Play app in 19 countries Feb 5, 2014 Feb 9, Flappy Bird removed from both app stores by the developer I cannot 2014 take this anymore... Used iPhones with Flappy Bird go for thousands of dollars on eBay; Scores of copycat apps pop up in app stores Feb 10, 2014 -Dong Nguyen Love it or hate it, Flappy Bird's unexplainable rise and fall was quite a ride. (tap, tap, tap) Sources: Presented by twitter.com/dongatory techfaster.com/flappy-bird-ebay/ distimo.com/blog/2014_02_flappy-bird/ marketingland.com/viral-rise-fall-flappy-bird-73479 thechocolatelabapps.com/how-to-make-flappy-bird/ online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303874504579376323271110900 venturebeat.com/2014/02/04/tracking-the-unlikely-rise-of-flappy-bird-to-the-top-of-the-mobile-charts-in-100-countries/ Startapp www.startapp.com

Flappy Bird: A legend in its own time

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This infographic takes a look at the rise and fall of the beloved and probably hated app, Flappy Bird.

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