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Super Mario Run announced for iOS (Android later), Dec 2016, Screens/Info in OP
- Thread starter Peterthumpa
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I saw this too when I attempted to subscribe. Weird.
Not planning to get a new phone for several years, so I guess I'll just skip this game.
I think Minecraft Pocket Edition, which costs $6.99, is the highest selling premium mobile game and, as of 2015, has sold 30 million copies across IOS and Android. So that's quite the high bar to reach.
Herb Alpert
Banned
Once again, and waiting for the next one...
I woudnt bet on that. This is basicly nsmb mobile.
Vanillalite
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I'm in different to this game.
I'm more sad as I was hoping for Animal Crossing or Fire Emblem as I think they translate to mobile better.
I'm more sad as I was hoping for Animal Crossing or Fire Emblem as I think they translate to mobile better.
Spring-Loaded
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Both of those are announced as well.
Vanillalite
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I know that. This was shown off and is seemingly coming first though.
I'd rather have the other titles first.
Wait is this true? I have an Iphone 4S, so it looks like no Mario for me.
I have an iPhone 5 and subscribed with no problem. Maybe your iOS is below 8.0?
More_Badass
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$4.99 is like equivalent to the $15-20 range on PC. Most paid games are between $0.99 and $4.99. Some go higher, up to $9.99. Some ports like Final Fantasy can be more expensive up to $15. And then the rare port like Stein:Gate can be $20+
Just watched the 60fps trailer – looks great. Add in the fact that it's being developed by the main Mario team and I don't have any doubt that it'll be a fun game.
Nakasan
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Totally agree. Shame I didn't get to see it "live" but the reverence on show is to my liking.
Seeing Miyamoto, Bill Trinen and Hideki Konno on stage was such a weird thing. When they were playing the game it felt like a totally normal Nintendo event even though it was inside an Apple keynote.
TLZ
Banned
I'm more surprised and taken by the sheer happiness of the audience when Mario showed up, given this is an Apple conference and the audience is different type, yet it was very well received. This is awesome.
It seems to me they've done some great advertising to that Blue Ocean so far; First the Olympics were a billion people were watching, and now this.
Now I just hope the NX blows us away
DarkConfidant
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Can't wait until Smash Bros Tap comes out.
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Deleted member 752119
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Smart move money wise for Nintendo as I'm sure this will make bank.
Hopefully they realize that the casual, blue ocean, Wii Sports, Brain Age, Nintendogs etc. crowd long ago moved to mobile and focus their efforts on casual friendly games there and focus NX more on their core gamer fans.
But knowing them the NX will skew casual/family oriented as well as they hope large numbers of people will get hooked on the mobile games and buy an NX for fuller versions of they market it right. And maybe that will work for them even if it ends up not appealing to me.
Hopefully they realize that the casual, blue ocean, Wii Sports, Brain Age, Nintendogs etc. crowd long ago moved to mobile and focus their efforts on casual friendly games there and focus NX more on their core gamer fans.
But knowing them the NX will skew casual/family oriented as well as they hope large numbers of people will get hooked on the mobile games and buy an NX for fuller versions of they market it right. And maybe that will work for them even if it ends up not appealing to me.
They shown off Mario at the conference because this is the most iconic, recognizable franchise. That doesn't necessarily mean it will launch first.
Calamari41
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Interesting numbers. This would mean that the most successful premium mobile game as of 2015 brought in the same total revenue as a 3DS game which sold 5.25 million copies. No small chunk of change, to be sure, but kind of puts it in perspective. Especially when you take out the 30% (?) fee that goes straight to Apple/Google.
The real home run in all of this isn't the income from the game, but the exposure.
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Deleted member 752119
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I'd guess the development cost for most mobile games is well below that of a 3ds game too though.
But yes, the real benefit is exposure for their IPs and a tapping a new revenue stream of mobile folks who's never buy a dedicated piece of gaming hardware.
NOLA_Gaffer
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What a shame. The first iPhone game I'm legitimately interested in playing and I can't play it.
Solid SOAP
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They say this takes place in the Mushroom Kingdom yet it uses visuals from NSMBU which didn't take place in the Mushroom Kingdom?
No buy from me!
No buy from me!
It's the latest. Tried it again just now. Doesn't work. Are you sure you don't have a iPhone 5s?
More_Badass
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It's odd. This game isn't very advanced graphically, and the 5 can handle more advanced platformers, racers like Asphalt, or even Oddworld Strangers Wrath
There's no reason an iPhone 5 can't play this
Vampirolol
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I share the same sentiment, and I can't see this as a stab in the back of Nintendo fans.
LordOfChaos
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I wonder if even a sliver of the decision to do this was getting used to a mobile development model. Though the NX wouldn't have Xcode and related tooling.
Or, is Nintendo proper even making it?
Or, is Nintendo proper even making it?
SinCityAssassin
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It's made by the core original Mario Team, which involves Tezuka as the developer and Miyamoto as the Producer.
It's still incredible Miyamoto was on the stage of the Apple conference, if I were told that before I would have never believed it.
Vanillalite
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Nintendo already said so.
eyeball_kid
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The 5/5c use the A6 chip, which is 32-bit. It could be that they're using Apple's Metal low-level graphics API to keep framerate at a buttery 60fps. This API requires a 64-bit chip (A7 and above). To be fair I'm not saying it's necessary to use Metal to get a stable 60, but it does look like they're using 3d models for everything and all the levels might just be 3d scenes, so they might have decided it would give them more bandwidth on the CPU for other tasks, or allow for richer effects.
wild wild rice
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Nice to see Miyamoto get the respect he deserves.
I'm more surprised and taken by the sheer happiness of the audience when Mario showed up, given this is an Apple conference and the audience is different type, yet it was very well received. This is awesome.
It seems to me they've done some great advertising to that Blue Ocean so far; First the Olympics were a billion people were watching, and now this.
Now I just hope the NX blows us away
I mean, it's Mario. Even my wife would cheer and she's not a gamer. Everybody loves Mario and most people in that audience probably played Mario in their youth.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
Pretty hilarious that a Nintendo game is what's going to get me to buy a new iPhone.
Yeah, I'm also kinda forced to upgrade my iPad 4 to play it too.
Been wanting to upgrade it since last year anyway.
Halo is a bad example since the audience don't fit at all.
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Maybe the others have NX tie ins (especially animal crossing) so they want those apps to come out closer to the NX release to build interest and hopefully get some people to buy NXes for the paired games. Vs. putting out the apps this fall when they'll be forgotten about by most well before March.
Miyamoto's personal cheers were a lot louder than for mario, which was kinda nice I guess.
Shit. I fucking HATE that piece, especially since they added the BAHs to it in later games, haha.
I hope every time you tap in this you hear a "Wah" SFX.
Pretty sure! You get a message saying specifically it doesn't work with your iPhone?
I talked to Nintendo Portugal's PR and he says the only info he's got is that you need iOS 8 or higher.