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This is an interesting point on the rise of Flappy Bird: http://www.bluecloudsolutions.com/blog/flappy-birds-smoke-mirrors-scamming-app-store/ http://www.bluecl
by codeka 13y ago
This is an interesting point on the rise of Flappy Bird: http://www.bluecloudsolutions.com/blog/flappy-birds-smoke-mirrors-scamming-app-store/ http://www.bluecloudsolutions.com/blog/flappy-birds-smoke-mi...
"When you release games in MAY (Shuriken Block) and JUNE (Flappy Birds) that have a non-existant launch, then magically lift off 6 months later, it looks weird. Especially when your other games coincidentally all do so at the exact same time as well."
- smackfu 13y agoI'm surprised he finds it so unbelievable that people would rate a really hard game five stars.
- Mikeb85 13y agoWhat's so strange about that? Sometimes games take a while to spread via word of mouth, and when a developer finally has a hit, people generally look for other games by the same developer. For a similar example, look at PSY (Korean rapper/pop artist). He had an entire career and was completely anonymous to western audiences, even though he was very talented. Yet he eventually was recognized. He wasn't a brand new artist - rather an almost retired one who released a satirical song that went viral...