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[Cartman86]

No doubt it will be good and Nintendo and others have made some quality runners in the past, but still... it's a runner. Somehow just kind of let down by that. It just feels kind of sad to see something like Mario use such a standard formula when coming to this new market. I guess it shouldn't shock me. There isn't much you can do with a platformer on a touch screen.

 

[Gamepad]

I have been waiting for Nintendo to return to it's glorious days (NES-GC) but I see now that this will never happen.

 

[ZeroGravity]

oh lazy endless runner. Meh. I was expecting dat Nintendo magic.

Not even Nintendo magic can compensate for how limiting mobile devices are.

 

[tiredheadcrab]

Wow. This will be a day long remembered

 

[Alcotholic]

Nintendo is seeing $ after releasing pokemon go

 

[Stone Ocean]

oh lazy endless runner. Meh. I was expecting dat Nintendo magic.

It's not an endless runner lol

 

[Jonbo298]

I'm not sure I've ever gone from extremely hyped to crushed dreams so fast.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytCEuuW2_A

 

[Ladekabel]

Looked good. Depending on the price I'll check it out sooner or later after launch.

 

[Kouriozan]

Wait, it's not F2P and not rushed to be "out now!!!", now I'm interesting.
I expect great quality from this.

 

[Tuck]

Wow it finally happened.

Years ago I would have been very distraught at this news. Now? Meh.

 

[-Horizon-]

Miyamoto double agent betrayalton consoles doomed Nintendo apologize now or kiss your business good bye

 

[stilgar]

Miyamoto should've snuck in the NX announcement there. Not gonna have an audience like that for a while.

]______[

 

[RibMan]

It was only a matter of time. Excellent news.

 

[rackham]

Top down pixel Zelda and earthbound games please. This is big.

 

[Genio88]

So they announce this before the NX. Oh Nintendo...

Perhaps that's why they haven't announced NX yet, they had this deal with Apple for a timed exclusive of this game(Android version will come later i guess) now next week is NX time!

 

[maxcriden]

Wait, this is a premium game? Is DeNA not involved, then?

I thought DeNA was involved with all mainline Nintendo projects?

If you mean because it's (potentially?) not F2P (did they say either way?) I believe at one point Nintendo said they'd evaluate pricing structures on a per game basis. And then later I think they indicated all games would be F2P.

Edit: Ah, so they did confirm. "Game will be released at a set price. Don't have to worry about continuing to pay."

 

[SinCityAssassin]

As long as I don't have to pay money to make Mario jump higher, I can treat this like those Mario 64 DS mini games.

 

[creid]

Finally, someone is developing an endless runner game.

 

[BLUElightCory]

Half the people in this thread must not be watching the livestream.

It's not a traditional endless runner. The video shows Mario stopping, changing direction, climbing, etc. It's more of a simplified control scheme to make it work well for mobile.

 

[Dark Cloud]

This is crazy. Mario will get so much exposure before NX releases!

 

[cmc`]

Poor Android!

Timed exclusive though

 

[HardRojo]

Yo what the fuck!? Miyamoto in an Apple conference out of nowhere.

 

[FinKL]

Lol wasn't expecting this either while watching the stream.

Well, by the way this doesn't looks really big. But this means that Nintendo is definitively here on Apple devices.

It doesn't seem big, but the way apps go viral are insane. Nearly every single person has a phone and when they see or hear people talk about apps, it's only a button away to get in on the experience.

 

[mr teaspoon]

Only Nintendo could sully such a giant moment by revealing a fucking runner.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Says in-app purchases right there, what are people talking about?

 

[muteki]

Ew.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Yeah, can't figure out why people are disappointed in the style.
They're saving the real Mario for the NX.

 

[lynux3]

Not really feeling this. Probably because I'm not a runner fan.

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

Ok serious question...if they can put games on iPhone then why not Xbone/PS4?

they could if they really wanted to.

 

[Sou Da]

Are people really going to pay for a runner up front?

 

[Baleoce]

hmm

 

[Visualante2]

Short term gain for Nintendo, potentially a long term loss.

 

[jonno394]

Top down pixel Zelda and earthbound games please. This is big.

You can have them, but they'll play nothing like the main games that Nintendo puts out on their consoles, much like this version of mario

 

[Tuck]

Finally, someone is developing an endless runner game.

It's not. Its more like the (excellent) mobile Rayman games.

 

[The Omega Man]

Megaton

 

[def sim]

it's kinda wild seeing miyamoto show up in their conference

 

[yoonshik]

This is huge and a smart move

 

[stilgar]

Not and endless runner
Not free to play


We can relax now.

 

[Skilletor]

Only Nintendo could sully such a giant moment by revealing a fucking runner.

I love runners.

I love Mario.

Win/Win for me.

 

[More_Badass]

There isn't much you can do with a platformer on a touch screen.

There is, and a lot of platformers control great on touch, but I think this is a great entry into thr platformer

 

[cartographer]

Finally, someone is developing an endless runner game.

Do people not understand what an endless runner is?

 

[LordBaztion]

Apple gets Mario
Google gets Zelda
Microsoft gets Metroid

everyone happy

 

[Alebrije]

NX was just an smoke curtain.

 

[Arzehn]

Gonna wait for the PS4/Vita port.

 

[phanphare]

Ok serious question...if they can put games on iPhone then why not Xbone/PS4?

Nintendo's stuff likely appeals more to the smartphone audience than the X1/PS4 audience

 

[Trojita]

I'm guessing they are going to sell skins? Anime skins. Chitoge skins.

 

[Sinistral]

Get that casual mobile phone money Nintendo! And use this income to further develop more meaty games for your main console. Using the mobile market with simpler games as a gateway is a good idea.

 

[schaft0620]

There is the NX for you guys

 

[Peru]

Nintendo have realized the synerfy effect of cross-platform presence. Note: They're not anywhere close to offering the familiar Nintendo games on mobile platforms. These are very deliberately very different experiences that build the brand.

No doubt it will be good and Nintendo and others have made some quality runners in the past, but still... it's a runner. Somehow just kind of let down by that. It just feels kind of sad to see something like Mario use such a standard formula when coming to this new market. I guess it shouldn't shock me. There isn't much you can do with a platformer on a touch screen.

As said above, they're putting small, catchy but limited experiences on phones to boost interest in their properties on their own hardware.

 

[DeuceGamer]

Exactly. This is smart. Go check out the Rayman games, or how SE Montreal distilled Hitman and Lara Croft to a style that worked well on touch

Yea, and it's not really an endless runner either, at least Rayman wasn't in my eyes. It had well designed levels that had high replayability to get perfect scores. I expect the same from this as it showed a level screen with different worlds and levels.