Flappy Bird was created in 2013 by Vietnamese developer Dong Nguyen. It was a solo project built in just two to three days, designed to be a simple, one-tap experience for people on the move. For months, the game sat in near-total obscurity on the App Store. The game’s sudden explosion in popularity in early 2014 was not driven by marketing, but by social media and YouTube. Influencers like PewDiePie posted videos highlighting the game's brutal difficulty and the "rage" it induced in players. Within weeks, it became the most downloaded app in the world, reportedly generating $50,000 per day in advertising revenue at its peak. Despite the massive financial success, the fame became a burden for Nguyen, who was a private individual. Several factors led to his decision to pull the game:
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