Apple & Google Begin Rejecting Games With “Flappy” In The Title

The Flappy Bird phenomenon shows no signs of
slowing down, despite the fact that the original
title was yanked out of the App Store by
creator Dong Nguyen, whose newfound fame
apparently became too overwhelming. But though
“Flappy Bird” itself may be gone, the App Store’s
top charts today are filled with clones that mimic
the addicting, frustrating game that became this
year’s viral hit.
However, that may not be the case for long.
Word has it that both Apple and Google are now
rejecting games that have the word “flappy” in
their title.
According to Vancouver-based game designer
Ken Carpenter of Mind Juice Media, Apple
rejected an app of his called “Flappy Dragon”
from the App Store. Apple told him “we found
your app name attempts to leverage a popular
app,” says Carpenter.
Apple told him the app was in violation of the
following section of the App Store Review