FlappyBird Developer to take down his game from the Play Store

By now, this should have been public knowledge: FlappyBird will be taken down by its creator. For those that are not in the know, Flappy Bird is a game that was developed by a game developer named Nguyen Ha Dong and it involves one simple mechanic, to keep your bird alive while it maneuvers through a series of obstacles. Since uploaded, the game has been downloaded up to 50 million times and is generating tons of revenue from advertising.

The title screen showing the start button and an online leaderboard.

Unfortunately, the developer decided the success of the game was too much and he "cannot take this anymore." 

Tapping the screen propels your bird upwards.

The natural question to ask is why was the game taken down when it was generating tons of revenue. Call me ignorant, but from what I played, the game does not take much programming or even development to speak of. It has a pixel art graphic style, a basic set of sound effects, and no BGM. As such, it should have given him a huge source of income. 

Also, this abrupt exit is similar to the exit of Phil Fish, the creator of FEZ, albeit with much less drama and hate. 

What I hope did not happen is that the media publicizes his success so much to the point that he broke down. If that is indeed the case, the media has caused two perfectly fine game to never be played by anyone ever again.  

In any case, Nguyen did allow some time for downloads to be made and as the time of writing, the app is still available. However, it won't be for long so get your copy fast.