Yeah, a $10 mobile game doing well reinforces your incredibly poor observation.
Then buy them and stop complaining.
Super Mario Run 10M+ downloads Day 1, over $4M revenue, biggest Appstore launch ever.
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Yeah, a $10 mobile game doing well reinforces your incredibly poor observation.
Then buy them and stop complaining.
ViolentP
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I think their company would be more successful than it has ever been if they did.
Herb Alpert
Banned
You may be onto something here.
Nintendo could release a game that solved world hunger and anti-fans would complain it didn't also cure cancer and wasn't on PlayStation.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
Member
It's the end goal sure, of course it is, but the mobile initiative's aim was to drive Nintendo Account and get 10 million sign-ups, whose users would then ultimately be transferred over to Switch and become full-on Nintendo customers.
So long term yes, but mobile was always (seemingly) about brand awareness and attracting new users, not just sole profit generation
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
The message is clear. Put a decent Mario game on more popular non Nintendo platforms and the sales roll in.
wild wild rice
Member
My understanding is that despite selling a few million more Mario/Zelda games than they would on just their own console, it would lead to less profit and, of course, less creative freedom for their niche titles.
As it is they get to keep all the profit and make all the decisions. Why would they want to give that up?
That would be basically impossible.
I don't think you've played mainline Zelda in a while if you're hopping for a mobile experience. Phantom Hourglass would work but I don't think that's the future most Zelda fans want the series to go.
pixelation
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Nintendo is saved!!!
CoconutTank
Member
I'm assuming that there are supposed to be "imo"s somewhere in these statements. I like Nintendo's hardware (and software) since they tend to explore different interfaces moreso than other video game companies do. This gives us slightly heavy-handed but still usable stuff like Wii U's gamepad, but we also get neato stuff like Wii's IR pointer, DS' dual screen and GC's button arrangement.
Back on topic, it seems like Mario has translated well to the mobile environment. I don't personally mind Nintendo trying to find revenue in other ways, and I much prefer this business model over the bottomless pits that are F2P games laden with IAPs. No, really, I'm not interested in paying more and more to get through this stupid time gate or consumables constraint, thank you very much.
wonderful103
Member
Flea memory up in here on GAF.
When Nintendo has a successful platform, they make a fuck of a lot more money. You know, like the DS and the Wii. Of which NSMB sold a fuck ton on both.
Matt said:
Truth
KratosEnergyDrink
Member
Apple surely made a special "cut" for Nintendo to get this at a timed exclusive.
Pancakes R Us
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Hooray for Nintendo. This is great news.
Sammy Samusu
Member
Nintendo is on a roll right now.
Switch is going to sell so much.
Ugh I'm so happy.
The DS and Wii data are back.
Switch is going to sell so much.
Ugh I'm so happy.
The DS and Wii data are back.
Nintendo's strong branding comes from a history of excellent full-fledged titles. Nothing that was created in the mobile space will live 30 years. There won't be a Game of War 10 in 2042 with the power of Mario.
Mobile and dedicated support each other. They will have more success in one because of the other.
Mobile and dedicated support each other. They will have more success in one because of the other.
The presence of a mobile zelda doesn't mean we're not going to get new console entries. That's like saying that because of this game, we're not going to get a mario game on the switch.
If Nintendo fails, they're doomed to irrelevancy.
If they succeed, they should go 3rd party for "even more success."
Good to see the game being successful. But it's not going to be a replacement for an actual Mario game on a console. Casuals are clearly conditioned they're not ok with paying for games on mobile, so it's just a matter of growing mindshare. Which was Nintendo's plan all along with mobile.
What he's saying is that a mainline Zelda does not jive with a mobile device. Odds are we'll get a super simplified Zelda game like Crossbow Training rather than full blown dungeon crawling and exploring.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
Shareholders: Do you see?!?
Nintendo: *laughs*
Now that Mario and Halo and Final Fantasy have decent mobile entries, I think it's time for
.
Nintendo: *laughs*
Now that Mario and Halo and Final Fantasy have decent mobile entries, I think it's time for
Uncharted
The eternal cycle. If someone says something good about Nintendo, people will derail by stating their desire to play Nintendo games in their preferred method. If someone says anything remotely critical of Nintendo, people will try to derail with "Nintendo doomed!" even though no one ever suggests Nintendo is doomed.
Solid SOAP
Member
Are you trying to say that Mario Run and Pokémon Go are somehow more advanced and better than Nintendo's efforts with games like, say, Smash U and Mario 3D World!?
That is why people is ignoring it being successffully in top grossing charts?
Not mwntioning the brand awarness gained (their officially main goal), already proved by GO and its 3ds and sun/Moon push
Basically. It is not being third party thst you build the legacy that is pushing these GO and RUN records
You can even take off the mobile part lol
moltonasty
Member
Joke post? Not even sure how a mobile Zelda would work at all without making a huge change to what actually makes it "Zelda". Mario makes way more sense as a mobile game
Uncharted got that card game.
Gamezone
Gold Member
Going third party doesn't automatically mean that you have to start making shitty games, like Sega.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
The discussion is about how strong their flagship series sold in one day AS a third party. There's no denying the potential of their biggest franchises untethered from Nintendo hardware.
Mobile ain't the same as consoles. The Super Mario Run experience is far from being the same as a Mario console experience. There's nothing meaningful in going that direction. It's only a way to disturb the conversation about the fact that Nintendo managed to release a successful game that will directly help their core console market.
Bear Force One
Banned
Good to see Nintendo doing well as a third party.
A bit early to say that.
Give it 12 months.
If they can sell 50 million units at $10...they'll likely match the revenue of a big 3DS Mario game. If it doesn't make that then the only real reason to release on mobile is in the hope that some of those consumers will then move on to their consoles.
CoconutTank
Member
No way, we need them to keep bringing fresh and weird ideas to the hardware space.
Selling 50 millions would mean being the biggest paid mobile game ever made, since the current king is Minecraft with 40 millions.
It's not gonna happen.
KojiKnight
Member
Not really... This seems like a good game, but it's still clearly not a Mario game. It's like saying Mario kart is a Mario game. It stars Mario, but it's a spin-off with different mechanics.
KojiKnight
Member
Except it's been one day, and so far the sales seem to be about 200k... Definitely not bad, but that's not even on track yet to beat NSMBU.
In that case, as I said..the only reason to release on mobile over console/handheld is if enough mobile consumers will then upgrade to a Nintendo system. It seems to have worked for Pokémon on 3DS so fingers crossed it'll work for Mario on Switch.
wonderful103
Member
If they even hit that somehow astronomical target for actual $10 mobile sales (lol), they would pick up:
$350 million
Even if you assume that the *entirety* of NSMB2 are retail units, with 30% retail cut taken out, they'd still have made:
$371 million. If someone wants to look into Nintendo's PDFs and do a retail/digital breakdown I'm guessing you'd find that number to be higher based on those 10.6 million sales.
BotoxAgent
Member
game is fun. i bought the whole thing right away.
One of the reviews reads (I kid you not): "I'd rather pay full price up front than download a free game with a pay wall for 95% of the content."
2016 has made a habit of proving to me that I overestimate people, but this is next level stupid.