Nintendo has a proven track record of making amazing one-button games, so I really can't bemoan the lack of buttons too much. WarioWare (especially Twisted) and Rhythm Tengoku/Heaven are among my favorite series and would be a perfect fit for mobile!
Nintendo Soars as Super Mario Mobile Game Comes to the iPhone
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#22I've seen a lot of people saying that Nintendo were kinda dumb for taking so long to capitalize on the incredible brand recognition of mario and pokemon, and looking at the money pokemon go is making, I don't disagree. But I think that the reason a lot of non-nerds cared so much about pokemon go is that pokemon still meant the same thing to them as it did 10 years ago. So the reason that those brands are still such a…
Franchise fatigue is very real IMO, and it's all the more evident with the recent trend of annual franchises in video games. I wonder if Star Wars will suffer the same fate at the box office eventually.
I think the Marvel franchise is quite fatigued atm...
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#23This looks cute, but now this means that we can look forward to waiting until they announce Mario Kart for iOS. Would pay like 20 USD for a good implementation of it - especially with online racing!
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#24Pokemon Go is perfect for mobile gaming but 3D games are impossible to be playable in the long run on mobile platforms. But, Nintendo is still new in this area. They made a revolution with Pokemon go and I expect them to push forward.
-Usual "The Pokemon Company and Nintendo are two completely independent entitys in this regard" comment goes here.
So Nintendo are making nothing from Pokémon Go? I thought -- from reading in various places -- the project was a collaboration between Niantic, Google, and TPC; and that the latter had Nintendo as the major shareholder (minor shareholder + using a shell company that they're major shareholder of)?
Am I completely mistaken?
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It literally looks like Rayman Run clone. Not that it's a bad thing, Rayman Run is excellent, but I don't think Nintendo is pioneering anything here.
Just like Rayman Run is a clone of some other thing.
Pretty sure Canabalt was the first real runner on ios.
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#26Funnily was playing a "running game" https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fun-run-2-multiplayer-runnin... with my colleagues for the first time a couple of days ago. The Genre is fun and works on mobile.
And now it's announced Super Mario Run will be a Nintendo game on IOS.
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#27wow, i want a i-phone so i can play a 25 year old game on it.
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#28Call me cynical, but I still don't believe that you can clone a endless runner game, slap Mario on it, and expect it to be successful on mobile. I get that it's a big deal that Nintendo and Super Mario are coming to mobile, but as soon as the novelty of the news is off I think they'll face a pretty major reality check.
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#29Call me cynical, but I still don't believe that you can clone a endless runner game, slap Mario on it, and expect it to be successful on mobile. I get that it's a big deal that Nintendo and Super Mario are coming to mobile, but as soon as the novelty of the news is off I think they'll face a pretty major reality check.
I'm generally a fan of Nintendo/Mario and the video of gameplay looked like it might have hidden depths. Have to wait for the reviews I guess.
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#30Pokemon Go is perfect for mobile gaming but 3D games are impossible to be playable in the long run on mobile platforms. But, Nintendo is still new in this area. They made a revolution with Pokemon go and I expect them to push forward.
Going to agree with you on that one. As a gamer, I find it hard to embrace mobile gaming but with Pokemon go things went in a different direction.
I'd recommend Severed
It's totally designed for mobile but ends up feeling like good console game. It's easily my favorite iOS game to date