Nintendo's next mobile title will include a well-recognized character, says CEO
Pokemon. Smash Bros. Donkey Kong. Mario. The list of great titles that Nintendo might have released for smartphones and tablets is pretty extensive. The Japanese gaming maestro threatened to put avid fans out of their misery with the announcement of new apps for current mobile devices, but the sobering reality was a new, socially-focused utility called Miitomo. Not exactly a re-run of Goldeneye. Having just posted another major quarterly profits dip, it seems that that company may finally be ready to add some of its much-loved gaming family to our screens very soon.
After the disappointment many gamers faced following the announcement of Miitomo, it's definitely too early to jump the gun and hope for a deluge of new Mario games to arrive in a hurry. But Nintendo CEO Tatsumi Kimishima has delivered the words that, for nigh-on a decade, ardent gaming fans will have longed to hear:
The second game won’t be another communication app, and we plan to adopt one of our characters that fans are very familiar with
Such is the wealth of Nintendo's gaming catalog, that there are simply dozens of potential candidates to fill these shoes. The Mario collective would surely be a popular choice. But with fans of the likes of Pokemon and Zelda forced to contend with second-rate imitations through the App Store and Google Play, it will be good to see such classic characters dragged into the modern era.
Nintendo has stuck to its guns dilligently, preferring to develop titles for its own consoles rather than for mobile platforms as a third-party developer. But the power of handsets and tablets have left dedicated handhelds looking rather obsolete, and Nintendo appears to be paying for its stubbornness in the form of cold, hard cash.
As such, there's now quite a bit riding on this new-found delve into mobile games. As fans of Nintendo's line-up, we're certainly hoping to see Mario, Pikachu and the rest of the gang very soon.
Which Nintendo faces are you most keen to see on iOS and Android? Let us know via the comments!
source: The Wall Street Journal via BGR
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