The article presents some (non-conclusive) evidence of a sudden, steady influx of reviews, and more is coming up: https://sensortower.com/flappy-bird-scripted-reviews-analysi....
What kind of game developer doesn't want it's creations to succeed?
What kind of game developer doesn't want it's creations to succeed?
If it turns out it was just a fluke, still more interesting it is.
It is a tiny simple free app. You do one thing, you get one number back.
A bit like nananca bike crash. These very simple games are great for the "just one more go" factor, and the bragging rights of "hey! I just beat your top score".
Over analysis could lead to incorrect conclusions so I'd be wary of any analysis that explained Flappy Bird without explaining the failure of all the other similar games.