Comment on The simple genius of Flappy BirdComments−userpasswd12yIt would be down in the dumps without a great luck anyway. Thousands of so-challenging games prove the point.−maresca12yHis rise in the app store is questionable. He most likely gamed the app store using bots.−DanBC12yHis rise in the app store happened after he was featured on a popular Youtuber's account.A couple of million people seeing someone play your game will tend to drive sales in a way that pushes your app up the charts.−userpasswd12yThat would I call genius, however questionable it is. For me it feels 90% of people have no other reason to play a challening game than to brag to the other from the 90%. You just need to get into the spotlight.
Comments
It would be down in the dumps without a great luck anyway. Thousands of so-challenging games prove the point.
His rise in the app store is questionable. He most likely gamed the app store using bots.
His rise in the app store happened after he was featured on a popular Youtuber's account.
A couple of million people seeing someone play your game will tend to drive sales in a way that pushes your app up the charts.
That would I call genius, however questionable it is. For me it feels 90% of people have no other reason to play a challening game than to brag to the other from the 90%. You just need to get into the spotlight.