Flappy Bird creator considers reviving cult mobile phone game that was shelved

Developer Dong Nguyen said Flappy Bird could make a triumphant return but if it does the addictive game will come with a warning to "take a break".

The game, which was earning Mr Nguyen more than £30,000 per day, was taken off the Apple iPhone and Android stores last month after 50 million downloads.

Mr Nguyen, 29, made the revelations of a potential Flappy Bird return in Rolling Stone magazine today.

It was suddenly removed from smartphone stores on February 9. 

Lucky gamers who downloaded Flappy Bird before it was removed from stores were still able to play it.

Phones which still had the app on it were being sold on eBay and in one auction bids incredibly reached more than £57,000.

The Vietnamese games developer said he decided to shelve Flabby Bird because it was too addictive and it became a "problem".

Speaking to Forbes last month, he said: "Flappy Bird was designed to play in a few minutes when you are relaxed.

"But it happened to become an addictive product.

"I think it has become a problem.

"To solve that problem, it's best to take down Flappy Bird."

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