We’re a matter of weeks away from seeing Nintendo software on non-Nintendo devices.

The publisher’s first smartphone game is coming in March, Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima wrote in an editorial for Japanese newspaper Mainichi Shimbun (via industry analyst Serkan Toto). Kimishima wrote this piece to detail his plans for the company over the next 12 months. The president explained that he wants to generate $855 million in profit in “several years” — which means that he is trying to steadily build the company to a point where it is generating four times the profits it did last year. And the app for Android and iOS smart devices is a big part of that. That’s especially true when you look at how Japan is one of the top three markets when it comes to spending on the $30 billion mobile-gaming market. And while most of that Japanese revenue goes to the duopoly of Monster Strike and Puzzle & Dragons, Nintendo could have the clout to grab some of that money.

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source: http://venturebeat.com/2016/01/15/n...ll-launch-its-first-smartphone-game-in-march/

 

[WhiteMaze]

they released this thing called ps mobile and you could play shit like fat princess and other ps games like that and it did terribly and they removed everything

Oh I see, I just did some research.

Well, on one hand I'm not that surprised. I mean, they only published Vita games, in some sense, ports. And we all know how the Vita is doing.

I think they could be quite successful on mobile gaming, but games need to be made for mobile. Not vita ports to cut down on costs. I mean just look at Capcom, SEGA or Square Enix, they are doing great on Android / iOS. And yes, some if not many of those titles that are having success on mobile are indeed ports. However these games already sold very well on the previous platforms they were released (Street Fighter, Final Fantasy's, Monster Hunter, Sonic, Crazy Taxi, etc). Again, not the case with the Vita.

 

[EntermateStar]

Oh I see, I just did some research.

Well, on one hand I'm not that surprised. I mean, they only published Vita games, in some sense, ports. And we all know how the Vita is doing.

I think they could be quite successful on mobile gaming, but games need to be made for mobile. Not vita ports to cut down on costs. I mean just look at Capcom, SEGA or Square Enix, they are doing great on Android / iOS. And yes, some if not many of those titles that are having success on mobile are indeed ports. However these games already sold very well on the previous platforms they were released (Street Fighter, Final Fantasy's, Monster Hunter, Sonic, Crazy Taxi, etc). Again, not the case with the Vita.

the vita is doing amazing, just not in america, its personally one of my favorite handhelds, only reason the 3ds is better is game library, other than that vita is truck loads better

 

[TotalInsanity4]

only reason the 3ds is better is game library, other than that vita is truck loads better

The games make the console

 

[TotalInsanity4]

And besides, who says this wont tie into the NX? Maybe nintendo has a few more tricks up their sleeve..

Nintendo says. It has been publicly stated on more than one occasion that the NX would be a console

 

[TotalInsanity4]

Sure, i never said it wouldn't. But who's to say that nintendo wont have someway of connecting the NX to this new wave of mobile games?

Oh, there's no doubt that it will, since the games will be directly connected to the Nintendo Account system

 

[EntermateStar]

The games make the console

did i not just say that? pretty positive i did

 

[TotalInsanity4]

did i not just say that? pretty positive i did

I didn't say you didn't

 

[WhiteMaze]

the vita is doing amazing, just not in america, its personally one of my favorite handhelds, only reason the 3ds is better is game library, other than that vita is truck loads better

I understand your point, but let's face it, next to the 3DS, the Vita is virtually non-existent, regardless of how better of a system it might be.

In any case, Sony should rethink their mobile approach. There's a lot of profit to be made, if you do it right.

 

[Selim873]

I don't know why people are so upset that Nintendo is going to contribute to mobile gaming. They're not moving away from traditional consoles. Iwata said that himself. They're smart enough to know how to make them work together to easily earn a profit from their dedicated systems.

Kimishima is a real business man with experience who has been the president of America's branch before Reggie. I'm sure he knows what he's doing.

I don't have as much time for dedicated console gaming like I used to, and I tend to play mobile more because that's all I have time for nowadays, leaving only weekends to play on a dedicated system, and even then I don't get around to playing console or even handheld. I'm not the only who is in that position either. Assuming MiiTomo is a successor of Tomodachi Life with an expanded social networking platform with the ability to link Facebook and other social media with ease, MiiTomo is going to be a HUGE hit anyway, especially in America and Europe.

Seriously, people I know of who haven't played dedicated console games in years were excited to hear Nintendo were making mobile games. It's a smart move from a business perspective. Sticking to the niche is not a good idea, because that's the minority.

 

[WhiteMaze]

I don't know why people are so upset that Nintendo is going to contribute to mobile gaming. They're not moving away from traditional consoles. Iwata said that himself. They're smart enough to know how to make them work together to easily earn a profit from their dedicated systems.

Kimishima is a real business man with experience who has been the president of America's branch before Reggie. I'm sure he knows what he's doing.

I don't have as much time for dedicated console gaming like I used to, and I tend to play mobile more because that's all I have time for nowadays, leaving only weekends to play on a dedicated system, and even then I don't get around to playing console or even handheld. I'm not the only who is in that position either. Assuming MiiTomo is a successor of Tomodachi Life with an expanded social networking platform with the ability to link Facebook and other social media with ease, MiiTomo is going to be a HUGE hit anyway, especially in America and Europe.

Seriously, people I know of who haven't played dedicated console games in years were excited to hear Nintendo were making mobile games. It's a smart move from a business perspective. Sticking to the niche is not a good idea, because that's the minority.

This. This people. This.

 

[EntermateStar]

I understand your point, but let's face it, next to the 3DS, the Vita is virtually non-existent, regardless of how better of a system it might be.

In any case, Sony should rethink their mobile approach. There's a lot of profit to be made, if you do it right.

hardware wise they are doing nothing wrong, PS of America just didnt develop the right kind of games for mobile consoles, games like uncharted and shit belong on console, not on handheld, where as in japan and other countries we see a bunch of really cool fighting, rhythm and short rpg games, those are the kind of games that belong on handhelds, they have to be games you can just sit back on a train or something and just chill with, not games thatd require you to be extremely focused and sit there for hours on end to make any kind of progress. thats where the vita failed here in the US.

 

[mediabob]

I think nintendos going to lose money on this..
They're games are child oriented, and not every 6 year old has a phone :/

Most Nintendo games are child friendly, not child oriented. Your dude bro gamer looks at the colorful graphics and assumes they are for kids, but they have plenty of challenge for adults as well.

People that make comments like this and judge game by what the the popular opinion on the Internet is instead of just playing the are a huge cancer on the video game industry.

 

[WhiteMaze]

hardware wise they are doing nothing wrong, PS of America just didnt develop the right kind of games for mobile consoles, games like uncharted and shit belong on console, not on handheld, where as in japan and other countries we see a bunch of really cool fighting, rhythm and short rpg games, those are the kind of games that belong on handhelds, they have to be games you can just sit back on a train or something and just chill with, not games thatd require you to be extremely focused and sit there for hours on end to make any kind of progress. thats where the vita failed here in the US.

I agree that was a big part of the problem.

But still, the Vita problems go deeper than that. Even in Japan, the 3DS still outclasses the Vita in both popularity and sales. In any case, if Sony is going to try a second appproach on mobile, one thing is clear to me: forget the Vita. Vita is vita, mobile is mobile. Don't mix unmixable ingredients.