The game is named "Warren Buffett's Paper Wizard":
The game was developed by Apple and a company named Wildlife Design, an Apple spokesperson told Business Insider.
But the graphics, theme, and play style of "Warren Buffett's Paper Wizard" differs from the original "Paperboy" pretty dramatically:
Like "Crossy Road" is to "Frogger," so is "Warren Buffett's Paper Wizard" to "Paperboy" — similar in concept, but very different in execution due to its adaptation to modern smartphones.
Here's how the game is described on the App Store:
"Think you can toss a newspaper like the legendary Warren Buffett? Test your paper-flinging skills as you make your way from the streets of Omaha, Nebraska, all the way to Cupertino, California. Avoid vehicles and birds as you deliver papers to buildings near and far. Will anyone collect enough Warren Bucks to dethrone the Paper Wizard? Probably not."
Given Buffett's notorious proclivity for flip phones, we're guessing that he didn't set the high score himself:
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