Maybe that's not what you mean, but Nintendo are not putting games on PC. The part regarding PC has to do with the new membership service, not game development.
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Nintendo Going Mobile: Smartphone Game Deal with DeNA [First Games Fall 2015]
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Maybe that's not what you mean, but Nintendo are not putting games on PC. The part regarding PC has to do with the new membership service, not game development.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
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Zzzzzz....
He said that they main games, so big IP will never be on mobiles and repeated that during the press conference.
Were you too lazy to go listening to him ?
Zzzzz....
Graphics Horse
Member
No this deal is specifically about Smart devices, not feature/flip phones. The Mobage guy talks about how they've only recently moved onto Smart Phones themselves, despite being in the mobile market for years:
I don't know if it mostly be for the Japanese market, I'm sure it'll be a big piece of the pie but they state it's a global strategy.
Alright, see you tomorrow.
BumblebeeCody
Member
I hate when mobile "gamers" win.
ape2man
Member
Colonel Mustard
Banned
Nah, about a year ago Iwata was saying that they were going to look in to mobile content to help bolster their core business.
Kinda like what he's saying right now.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Was listening to that GameXplain discussion for fun; at least pronounce DeNA correctly...
More_Badass
Member
I play mobile games as much as PC and consoles. It's a thriving platform with dozens of indie games and great PC ports
Horrifying, right!
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
God I wish Sony would make a proper successor to that.
PhoenixDawn
Member
I don't get why a lot of people are so sour on this. It seems like the best possible way for the industry to adapt to the changing market trends without completely compromising its origins. By creating these mobile-oriented titles they can introduce a lot of IPs and gameplay elements to a whole growing group of people who only game on their mobiles. Sure, they might just stay on mobile, but there's still going to be an increase in the awareness of the major gaming brands which is almost always good. Broadening their markets while still having a clear other division for the more "hardcore/dedicated gaming console crowd" seems like the obvious step forward for a lot of the industry, in my opinion, especially if Nintendo/others stay true to their word that there will still be full fledged titles on dedicated hardware in addition to the smaller, mobile focused games.
There's a reason why they don't bother. It's the same reason why Nintendo won't do it
Femmeworth
Banned
DeNA is Mobage. Good god.
TheChewyWaffles
Member
It's amazing to see the u-turns
maquiladora
Member
It's just more games on more devices....they will still make dedicated console games....Chill.
Graphics Horse
Member
No that was 2 years ago.
http://nintendoeverything.com/iwata...ones-need-to-do-what-smart-devices-cant-more/
Iwata said:
These mixes out of strawmen and hivemind allegations are really insightful.
I didn't think it'd happen and I'm still in disbelief. So maybe it's not the same people :/
DR2K
Banned
Did they just shoot themselves in the foot?
Nevadatan
Member
iPhones don't have keyboards
Also, no, this is not a phone. Please quote me on this, I'm willing to eat crow.
aight aight i got it.
so what are we expecting to be released on mobiles? anything along the lines of warioware or mario party could work well imho.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
Pretty good news. As I'm sure has been said a 100 times, it's one step closer to 3rd party nintendo games as well
The Giant
Banned
You do realise that nintendo is still gonna make consoles and handheld games on their hardware. They already announce the codename for one of their gen 9 hardware.
I'm still wonder why people are so shocked by this. They've stated this for a while now, it's just they've gone into far more detail with this announcement, and now we have further insight into what their plans are.
C'mon don't do that. Atlease see how things play out first before you jump ship.
TheSlySoul
Member
Don't you remember when Zelda going cel-shaded ruined the franchise?
/s
Once a week I pick up my girlfriend at work where she teaches a combined group of 6th-8th graders. Usually she's busy with something so I talk to the kids lingering around waiting for their rides, almost always about various video games, and basically to the man they are playing PC/PS4/XB1 games and then mobile. And man these kids are good at touch controls. I'm positive Nintendo could ship a straight up Mario game and these kids would excel at it in no time. Obviously that doesn't seem likely at the moment, but I think they're making a good choice in trying to make further inroads with the younger generation, many of whom have little to no experience with Nintendo games.
Hard for me to have an opinion on this until games start coming out and I see the impact on their console/handheld business. From a business decision this seems smart but if this at all affects the quality or quantity of games on their consoles or handhelds I won't be pleased. Is Nintendo beefing up their development houses to account for mobile development?
Well I was in a reasonably good mood but not anymore
Well I was in a reasonably good mood but not anymore
Pretty good news. As I'm sure has been said a 100 times, it's one step closer to 3rd party nintendo games as well
It's kinda like when uncharted is ported to pc to increase brand awareness for their consoles (the market on PC is much larger) and they take 20 employees from naughty dog (so that there are less people making TLOU2) to make the port. Or not.
block tower
Member
so what is the real point of Nintendo putting out mobile games but avoiding its popular IP's? im not understanding the purpose of making games that arent going to be based on their big characters? or am i misraken and theyll release games based on their popular characters?
More_Badass
Member
I wonder if it's a practice thing. Obviously a lot of people here who might try an IOS platformer 1) might have a negative bias towards mobile games (just look at these reactions) and only play one reluctantly and 2) have grown up playing with game pads and mouse/keyboard for years.
They haven't played on touch screen every day for years. I've been playing IOS games for three years now and I've never had an issue with touch controls. Platformers, top down shooters, fast paced twitch games, hack and slash games, RPGs...they're easy to control. The only genre I hate is FPSs, they never control well.
It's like how someone trying PC games for the first time might find mouse and keyboard difficult to get a hang of, but then it becomes second nature after using that set-up for a while
There's quite a few retro-themed and LTTP threads on this board that one can post in while not paying much attention to industry news/happenings/projections threads.
Well a lot of the devaluing their IP complaints were towards people suggesting "port Mario Bros 1 and Pokemon Red/Blue and Make A Fortune". It's the implementation that is important, and so far everything reads as if they're approaching it right. I'm for it myself. We'll just have to see how it works out.
That and I think a lot of people just assume it sucks without actually trying it for any length of time. Parroting what you read on popular gaming message boards isn't exactly uncommon. Kids don't give a shit though, they just figure it out and are okay with it.
I draw the line at fighters. And it's not like I haven't given them a chance, I've bought many mobile fighters and it's just not good :/ While I think racers work just fine, for example.
Pretty good news. As I'm sure has been said a 100 times, it's one step closer to 3rd party nintendo games as well
Since Nintendo are going downmarket, this actually takes them even further away from releasing 3rd party games for Sony/MS.
Solid Samus
Banned
The type of person who would let this news unsettle them to this degree is quite likely also the same type of person to let such news retroactively taint their view on old school ninty. That sort of inane zealotry and self assuredness
I always figured open world 3d Zelda would be a horrible thing Nintendo would never touch but when it happened I didnt leap straight to WELP Zelda is fucked and also Fuck Zelda, because thats crazy talk
Capacitive screens by nature are inaccurate. Keyboard and mouse don't have that problem, despite the learning curve. There's a reason why autocorrect exists (same as auto aim on dial analogue) and its because they're not accurate. You know, the same complaint you had about motion controllers.
Edit: oh hey, dial analog. Case in point. Thanks iPhone. That wouldn't happen on a device with a physical keyboard.
So there's so much that could go wrong with this, as someone who doesn't like non-tactile touch controls, IAP schemes, or quick, 1-2 minute gaming (even traditional handheld gaming I'll play 30m-1h at a time).
What makes everyone think Nintendo will make money hand-over-fist with this? I could see them making a few extra bucks here and there, but premium-priced games haven't been doing so hot lately on phones, and IAP whale fishing is an extremely large crapshoot.
I am just hoping that the Nintendo games with tons of content, tight, responsive and unique controls, and collectability won't go away, even if they are extremely successful.
What makes everyone think Nintendo will make money hand-over-fist with this? I could see them making a few extra bucks here and there, but premium-priced games haven't been doing so hot lately on phones, and IAP whale fishing is an extremely large crapshoot.
I am just hoping that the Nintendo games with tons of content, tight, responsive and unique controls, and collectability won't go away, even if they are extremely successful.
March of the Crabs
Member
Don't know why it took them so long to do this. Clearly this is just to promote their IP to the masses and encourage them to buy a handheld/console for a full Nintendo experience. It's a smart move.
More_Badass
Member
Doesn't change the fact that I find touch controls to work perfectly fine and can play all kinds of genres without issue. I actually preferred Limbo and VVVVVV on iPad.
Mithos
Member
I cant even control the normal functions on my smartphone without making mistakes due to the damn touchscreen (on a daily basis).
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