After The Flappy Bird Foundation announced Flappy Bird’s comeback, the original creator of the game responded to the said announcement.
Dong Nguyen posted his thoughts on X (formerly Twitter) which reads, “No, I have no relation with their game. I did not sell anything. I also don’t support crypto.”
No, I have no related with their game. I did not sell anything.
I also don’t support crypto.
— Dong Nguyen (@dongatory) September 15, 2024
Although it doesn’t appear to be the result of any transactions between him and the group, the Flappy Bird Foundation stated in last week’s press release that it had “acquired the rights from Gametech Holdings, LLC,” which had obtained the trademark from Nguyen.
Gametech filed a lawsuit in 2023 against Nguyen’s Flappy Bird trademark in 2023, as spotted by a social media user on X. The filing came nearly 10 years after Nguyen pulled out the then-popular game and never released another version when the US Patent and Trademark Office declared his trademark to be abandoned in January, ending his claim to it.
The Flappy Bird Foundation did not say in its announcement that Nguyen was involved, but it obviously leans on nostalgia as it promotes the game. More than half of the game’s initial video focuses on the game’s surge in popularity and the disappointment of its unexpected departure in 2013, before announcing that “In 2024, Flappy Bird will fly again.”
As for the crypto element of this puzzle, cybersecurity researcher Varun Biniwale pointed out secret pages from the Flappy Bird website that imply there may be such a component in the game’s launch.
One page that seems to have been removed and has been archived declared that Flappy Bird will “fly higher than ever on Solana as it soars into web 3.0,” and urged players to “build, create, play and stake to own.”
For now, Flappy Bird is listed as coming soon for iOS and Android. While similar elements may be present in the game, this may not be the Flappy Bird that one person always knew.
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