Well that's...odd, I guess? I really don't know what to make of this. I've heard of writers, actors, artists, and singers taking a break and getting tired of the thing that made them famous, and thus wanting nothing to do with it. Never ever heard of a game developer doing that though. This is a first.
Flappy Bird Creator Pulled Game Because it Was "Too Addictive"
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Apparently, because he's Korean, he was being investigated for income taxes on the $50,000/day he was making from the game. Furthermore, it is possible (albeit neither confirmed nor denied) that he was under threat of a lawsuit from Nintendo for copyright infringement (the pipes looked remarkably like those found in Mario games)
Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericmack/2014/02/10/flappy-bird-creator-may-have-been-scared-by-legal-threats-after-all/
Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericmack/2014/02/10/flappy-bird-creator-may-have-been-scared-by-legal-threats-after-all/