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Nintendo Going Mobile: Smartphone Game Deal with DeNA [First Games Fall 2015]
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yep, that is exactly what is happening.
outunderthestars
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There is a photo taking session. Does that mean they are showing games of some sort?
Still nothing to scream NINTENDO DOOMED about
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
What new console???
maquiladora
Member
They do have the dozens of ideas they came up with on the DS and 3DS that use the touch screen well.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
With on-screen buttons!
You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!
Though seriously, whoa. This is major news. Nintendo were in a tight spot and despite what fans might think they won't risk spiraling downwards further over going mobile. This should also help make their IPs more recognizable, might give their consoles a boost.
Though seriously, whoa. This is major news. Nintendo were in a tight spot and despite what fans might think they won't risk spiraling downwards further over going mobile. This should also help make their IPs more recognizable, might give their consoles a boost.
It will be a endless runner.
texhnolyze
Banned
Yeah this is pretty much expected.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
This is the end of Nintendo. Just like how the iOS version of Fat Princess and Run Sackboy Run killed Playstation.
the_batman
Banned
i thought they were developing a next gen console.
LiegeWaffle
Member
I never thought that it would be that fast. Didn't we hear about how mobile games would devalue their brand only a couple of years ago?
At least now I get to actually observe how people react to this.
Makes sense from a business perspective, though it remains to be seen exactly what these games will be. I doubt, for instance, that there'll be a 'real' Mario or Zelda at any point as much as more stuff like Puzzles & Dragons with a Mario skin. I've always been a little surprised they never put their old NES (and maybe SNES) games on mobile, as given how many people pirate those easily, it seems a good way of cashing in on them, introducing the characters to players who might otherwise not be interested while teasing the full experience on consoles/handheld.
Seek help. Don't melt down on the first page of a thread on gaf.
A bit overreacting don't you think?
I'd imagine they were only making those statements for PR reasons. Any software being developed for the proposed successor platforms to the 3DS and Wii U was likely nascent enough to easily transition to mobile.
PfantzyPantz
Member
The final bastion has fallen, all hope is lost.
If it's just candy crush or Bejeweled clones with Ninty characters then that's good; easy money and visibility which lets them be even more experimental
duckielein
Banned
I bet a lot of investors now have a boner.
Wonder what this really all means.:3
Wonder what this really all means.:3
TheGreatMightyPoo
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Purple Cheeto
Member
Listening to this press conference, it seems like Nintendo has at least done their research and understands what the mobile landscape is like. Whether or not that translates into good products remains to be seen.
Mushroomer25
Member
It's hard to say. Some of the language makes this sound like licensing, others make it sound like in-house Nintendo talent will be working on mobile titles.
I know I edited my post a few seconds after my original post. XD
bobawesome
Member
At the end of the day they're just games.
Theanine3D
Member
This was inevitable. It's funny to see Iwata finally capitulate, after repeatedly stressing Nintendo would never make real games for mobile.
But this is not necessarily a bad thing, either.
If their mobile games are really successful, maybe they'll have more funding to make even greater experiences (and hopefully with less delays / droughts) on their traditional platforms. At least, that's the theory.
But then again, Wii made them mad cash and their platforms still experienced droughts despite that. So who knows. The next several years for this company will be really interesting to watch unfold.
But this is not necessarily a bad thing, either.
If their mobile games are really successful, maybe they'll have more funding to make even greater experiences (and hopefully with less delays / droughts) on their traditional platforms. At least, that's the theory.
But then again, Wii made them mad cash and their platforms still experienced droughts despite that. So who knows. The next several years for this company will be really interesting to watch unfold.
Mailenstein
Member
You don't need to anymore. Play the latest Nintendo IPs on your smartphone soon!
I honestly love my Wii U & 3DS combo.
C'mon buddy. You seriously think that corporation like Nintendo would bet its entire future on a super volatile mobile market?
They'll likely use it to:
- appease their shareholders/investors
- as a source of extra profit
- as means to introduce today's young generations to their IPs. Let's face it, we grew up with Mario, Link, Samus and others, today's generations grow up with pissed off birds, candies, endless runners, etc. and feel no pull towards Nintendo IPs. Nintendo needs to change this ASAP.
- as bait&hook to bring gamers to their dedicated hardware
Dedicated Nintendo will happen.
Video games are not life and death man.
If I can go on living knowing that KOTOR 3 will never happen because of that asinine MMO game, you can too!
Nintendoga
Member
Yup. they made the Gamepad so people would get used to playing on iPad's.
Purple Cheeto
Member
So they're not gonna port games and they're going to try and make original experiences on smart phones.
Seems reasonable to me. No shitty ports with awful fake d-pads.
Seems reasonable to me. No shitty ports with awful fake d-pads.
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