{"id":350622,"date":"2024-09-13T12:56:30","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T16:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/?p=350622"},"modified":"2024-11-04T21:12:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T02:12:52","slug":"new-flappy-bird-owners-produce-web3-games-sell-nfts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/new-flappy-bird-owners-produce-web3-games-sell-nfts\/","title":{"rendered":"New Flappy Bird owners produce Web3 games, sell NFTs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-350628\" src=\"https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/flappy-bird-9-13-2024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/flappy-bird-9-13-2024.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/flappy-bird-9-13-2024-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/flappy-bird-9-13-2024-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/flappy-bird-9-13-2024-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/flappy-bird-9-13-2024-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Flappy Bird<\/em> recently announced its surprise comeback after a decade, and while fans rejoiced at first, they&#8217;re also learning more about the trademark&#8217;s new owners.<\/p>\n<p>1208 Productions is a Web3 company that has produced their own line of &#8220;Deez&#8221; (as in Deez Nuts) NFTs and multiple Web3 games.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div id=\"fws_66e4690e74159\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-section vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle\" data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"light\">\n<div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 light center\">\n<div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>&#8220;1208 Productions is a pioneer in the web 3 space and has invented new technology within this space. With a track record of consulting with celebrities and industry leaders, the company has also been responsible for generating over $75 million in revenue. As Web 3 OG\u2019s launching back in 2021, 1208 Productions has established itself as a leader in the field.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Web3 refers to an aspiration for an internet ecosystem entwined with cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and blockchain technology, as opposed to the current &#8220;Web 2.0&#8221;. In the years since they went (relatively) mainstream, NFTs have gained a bad reputation for being associated with <a href=\"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/team17-announces-worms-nfts-and-rightfully-gets-shit-on-for-it\/\">unethical<\/a> financial practices like pump and dump schemes, and sometimes just being <a href=\"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/epic-games-neutral-on-nfts\/\">downright ugly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pretty smart of the Flappy Bird grifters to hide this NFT\/Crypto shit behind a hidden part of their site so people don&#39;t instantly see the scam, the second you look into the company behind this you know exactly their type, looks terrible. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0llnilIMir\">pic.twitter.com\/0llnilIMir<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; StacyScene (@StaceBaseAlpha) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StaceBaseAlpha\/status\/1834394084166795536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the time since this information became known, the new Flappy Bird <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/flappy_bird\/status\/1834241698781630485\">X account<\/a> has been hit with a Community Note alerting fans to the new owners.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I AM BACK!! <\/p>\n<p>Just a decade ago, I was the talk of the town and soaring to new heights with my 100 million friends. Sadly, I had to leave the fame and spotlight behind to go home and find out who I really am.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to my super Flappy Bird\u00ae fans, I\u2019m refreshed, reinvigorated,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b4UaFZQA2r\">pic.twitter.com\/b4UaFZQA2r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Flappy Bird (@flappy_bird) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/flappy_bird\/status\/1834241698781630485?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;This game has no relation to the original creators and seems to be a crypto scam\/using fans nostalgia for the game to sell NFTs.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The original owner of the&nbsp;<em>Flappy Bird<\/em> trademark allowed his <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamNChiet\/status\/1834246569857634352?t=5zw9g-x0WpZ-P4St23mLFg&amp;s=19\">ownership to expire<\/a> and is seemingly not involved with the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/deep-rock-galactic-guide-whats-new-in-season-4-critical-corruption\/\">revival<\/a>&#8221; of&nbsp;<em>Flappy Bird<\/em> as a Web3 product.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth mentioning that while the name of the game has become a global phenomenon, there are dozens (if not hundreds) of reskins, fangames, and similar products to the original&nbsp;<em>Flappy Bird<\/em> to play instead.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/tech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Niche Gamer Tech<\/a>. In this column, we regularly cover tech and things related to the tech industry. Please leave feedback and let us know if there\u2019s tech or a story you want us to cover!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flappy Bird recently announced its surprise comeback after a decade, and while fans rejoiced at first, they&#8217;re also learning more about the trademark&#8217;s new owners. 1208 Productions is a Web3 company that has produced their own line of &#8220;Deez&#8221; (as in Deez Nuts) NFTs and multiple Web3 games. &#8220;1208 Productions is a pioneer in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":185,"featured_media":350628,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,4542,4355],"tags":[18668,1843,17428],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350622"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/185"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=350622"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":354885,"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350622\/revisions\/354885"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/350628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=350622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=350622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}