Flappy Bird taken down after it's accused of being a clone; leads to hundreds of other developers making clones to ride on its popularity.
— Steve McIntyre (@stevedecoded) February 13, 2014
but even worse
The story of Flappy Bird, it surprisingly makes 50k/day. Creator kills it. Clones and remixes look likely to spawn a new genre. #gamedev
— Shane Celis (@shanecelis) February 13, 2014
They really are taking over the App Store
Attack of the clones! Lol #flappybird #appstore pic.twitter.com/R3d8ajb1ZH
— Tardent Apps (@TardentApps) February 14, 2014
so much so that
Flappy Bird clones are the new fart apps
Some great links here:
6 Great Flappy Bird Clones – http://t.co/LISCT8ChBu
— Glen McNamee (@GlenMcNamee) February 13, 2014
including Maverick Bird
So Terry Cavanagh made a Flappy Bird game, which is already miles better. http://t.co/DRgs1o3LS3
— Malqua (@Malqua) February 14, 2014
Versions of the game in various states are cropping up on Github
We’re up to 3 flappy bird clones on github trending: https://t.co/XlKllnfq0b
— Peter Goldsmith (@peterngoldsmith) February 13, 2014
And a ton on requests on Elance
The #FlappyBird clones economy https://t.co/rDZPkF5MdE … via @iTrendTV @cdixon
— Mr. Schmooze (@SchmoozeBros) February 13, 2014
And within the clones lie dangers
Flappy Bird fans, beware: Clones of the original game app might actually infect Android phones http://t.co/Kag8UKWSud pic.twitter.com/CX5XNwcMeD
— Samuel Hilario C. (@SamuelHilario96) February 13, 2014
With everyone jumping on the clone wagon, some are bound to come off better than others.
Flappy Bird clones, it's over. Sesame Street has released "Flappy Bert" http://t.co/hB9nMWXiQg
— E.J. Coughlin (@ejc) February 13, 2014
Although I’m not sure it was necessary to set up a Flappy GameJam to encourage more…