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Zynga Attempted To Acquire Nimblebit Before Ripping It Off

Posted on Wednesday, January 25 @ 12:07:58 Eastern by

Daniel reported earlier that Zynga had essentially copied Nimblebit by cloning their successful iPhone game Tiny Towers with Dream Heights for iOS. This prompted Nimblebit to send a mock fan letter praising Zynga for imitating them. This is, of course, the most back-handed sincerest form of flattery.

It must be known, however, that Zynga attempted to acquire Nimblebit at an undisclosed time, if we are to believe the above tweet from Nimblebit's Ian Marsh. Taken at face value, this means that Zynga attempted to buy out Nimblebit first, likely eyeing Twin Tiny Towers, but when they were denied, they retaliated by blatantly copying Twin Towers instead.

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  • Valois
    Valois
    Joined: Mar 2008
    Posted: Jan 25th, 2012 at 12:14 pm
    It's "Tiny Tower," Nick.
    0 0
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Jan 25th, 2012 at 12:28 pm
    lol....
    Kind of an odd mistake to make.
    0 0
  • Nick_Tan
    Nick_Tan
    Joined: Jul 2006
    Posted: Jan 25th, 2012 at 5:37 pm
    I forgot, yet I haven't forgotten.
    0 0
  • De-Ting
    De-Ting
    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Jan 25th, 2012 at 7:27 pm
    You missed one. Such a mistake could mean great trouble for a ninja...
    0 0
  • ElusiveQuail
    ElusiveQuail
    Joined: Jun 2010
    Posted: Jan 25th, 2012 at 2:37 pm
    Never forget.
    0 0
  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow
    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: Jan 25th, 2012 at 2:57 pm
    9/11 on the brain
    0 0
  • drazze
    drazze
    Joined: Aug 2006
    Posted: Jan 26th, 2012 at 2:49 am
    people still remember that in the us?
    0 0
  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow
    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: Jan 26th, 2012 at 12:48 pm
    It's like 7/13 in Canada, the day the beavers went on strike. Never forget.
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