The zombie Flappy Bird saga gets weirder: 'The game will never have NFTs' but it does have Web3 features and you can only play it through Telegram, which doesn't seem great

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TheFlappy Bird comebackannounced earlier this month seemed a little unfortunate beneath the surface. “A new team of passionate fans committed to sharing the game with the world” sounds innocuous enough, but there was no overlooking the complete lack of involvement on the part of creatorDong Nguyen, and the group’s acquisition of the Flappy Bird trademark had, as senior editor Rich Stanton put it at the time, “a slight whiff of skullduggery”: Legally copacetic, but maybe a little dodgy.

Shortly thereafter questions about the resurrected game being anNFTjoint floated to the surface, which the Flappy Bird Foundation, as the group is known, did not address in a “clear the air” post on Twitter last week, which focused exclusively on the trademark acquisition. Now it has, sort of, although honestly I’m just more confused than ever: In a newtweet, the Flappy Bird folks say players will “have the option to use Web3 features,” but also promises that “the game will never have NFTs.”

(Image credit: Flappy Bird Foundation (Twitter))

We’re building the ultimate experience for Flappy Bird players 🤝 The beloved core gameplay remains the same, but now you’ll have the <em>option</em> to use Web3 features. No web3 wallet connection required to play and the game will never have NFTs.

“Web3” is sort of a catch-all term for an envisioned future of the internet built on blockchain technology, maybe with some sort ofcryptocurrencyintegration. TheHarvard Business Reviewdescribes it as “a convenient shorthand for the project of rewiring how the web works, using blockchain to change how information is stored, shared, and owned,” while theCanadian Web3 Councilsays it “uses blockchain technology, like the one behind cryptocurrencies, to create a more open and fair internet where users have more control over their data and online activities.” So, you get the idea: it’s blockchain.

How exactly Flappy Bird will integrate Web3 technology isn’t made clear, nor is there any justification for the embrace of blockchain alongside a clear rejection of NFTs. It could be simply that the term NFT is radioactive at this point—despite the best efforts of C-list celebrities andUbisoft, NFTs arenot exactly flying highthese days. Regardless, it’s a confusing point without clarity from the Flappy Bird Foundation, and thus far that clarity has not been forthcoming.

(Image credit: Flappy Bird Foundation (Twitter))

That’s quite acommunity note, eh?

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I’ve reached out to the Flappy Bird Foundation for more information and will update if I receive a reply.

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