Nintendo News: Is Mario About to Make the Leap to Mobile?

Is Mario About to Make the Leap to Mobile?

If, like me, your dream in life is to be able to whip out your cell phone and knock out a few levels of Super Mario Brothers while waiting at the dentist’s office, Nintendo may finally be making those come true.

While they have all but denied that Mario would be making his iOS or Android debut (on anything but third-party emulators), they have officially stated that Nintendo is looking to make their presence known on mobile. Nintendo cites mobile’s rapid market growth and an opportunity to expand their relationship with their customers as motivators for the strategy.

The company has traditionally developed on its own consoles. Other game companies such as EA and Microsoft have already joined the mobile world by offering platform-exclusive games and supplemental content for console games.

The official announcement makes no mention of specific characters, intellectual properties, or ported games to these platforms, but does state that the development team has been given considerable freedom to work on the project.

No definitive timeframe for when customers could see this content have been released, but we will keep you updated as more details become available.

~Myrrick

6 Comments

CynicNerd on February 3, 2014 at 8:16 pm

All Legend of Zelda games please, including the new one!! That way I don’t have to buy a 3DS to play the follow-up to one of my favorite games of all time!

The Myrrick on February 3, 2014 at 9:53 pm

CYNIC! A 3DS is completely worth it. Though I agree I would be better off if I could school my friends in Mario Kart on any device at any time.
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- CynicNerd on February 3, 2014 at 9:57 pm
  
  I was part of the minority that bought the PSV when it came out, though I do not regret it at all and im really glad that PS4 is going to incorporate it more, but Zelda is one of those reasons that always convinces me to buy a Nintendo system
  Reply
  - The Myrrick on February 3, 2014 at 10:07 pm
    
    Link Between Worlds is incredibly worth it. First Zelda game I’ve played and now I’m burning to play the rest of the series. Extremely well crafted.
    Reply
    - CynicNerd on February 3, 2014 at 10:09 pm
      
      You’ve never played A Link to the Past??!! That game is probably one of my favorite games of ALL TIME!!
    - The Myrrick on February 3, 2014 at 10:19 pm
      
      I have not. It is the great shame of my life.

CynicNerd on February 3, 2014 at 8:16 pm

All Legend of Zelda games please, including the new one!! That way I don’t have to buy a 3DS to play the follow-up to one of my favorite games of all time!
- The Myrrick on February 3, 2014 at 9:53 pm
  
  CYNIC! A 3DS is completely worth it. Though I agree I would be better off if I could school my friends in Mario Kart on any device at any time.
  - CynicNerd on February 3, 2014 at 9:57 pm
    
    I was part of the minority that bought the PSV when it came out, though I do not regret it at all and im really glad that PS4 is going to incorporate it more, but Zelda is one of those reasons that always convinces me to buy a Nintendo system
    - The Myrrick on February 3, 2014 at 10:07 pm
      
      Link Between Worlds is incredibly worth it. First Zelda game I’ve played and now I’m burning to play the rest of the series. Extremely well crafted.
      - CynicNerd on February 3, 2014 at 10:09 pm
        
        You’ve never played A Link to the Past??!! That game is probably one of my favorite games of ALL TIME!!
      - The Myrrick on February 3, 2014 at 10:19 pm
        
        I have not. It is the great shame of my life.