Ben Taylor, Nintendo UK marketing manager has attempted to explain to VG247 why Nintendo franchises haven’t found their way onto Apple’s App Store and Google Play. Taylor says that only Nintendo platforms can support the functionality that their titles require.
If I was Nintendo and I wanted to make millions of dollars very quickly, I’d release Super Mario Bros. or Pokemon on iTunes. Why has Nintendo avoided this lucrative marketplace so far?
“Nintendo is home to some of the most creative and innovative gameplay experiences and franchises in the industry. We spend years developing consoles that will allow us to support the kind of game functionality that our titles demand. You wouldn’t be able to have the same immersive gameplay experience on other devices – Mario’s home is on Nintendo consoles!”
true story
well said
Amen
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C-c-c-c-c-Combo Breaker!!
You just got Chock Blocked Bro, let the numbers reset
Support and otherwise still would outsell everything on those things if they wil ever go software.
If Nintendo wanted they could just pull out of everything but Japan and probably stay afloat for a long time.
I find it dumb that people say “they would make so much money” no, they would be SHARING money with their competitor, that’s a stupid move.
Oh my God, someone who gets it.
lol at their bull!@#% answer of “It’s not about the money! :O we would totally release mario and pokemon on itunes if we wanted millions…but…but…this is their home!”
Oh, and their home happens to cost 250-ish bucks per launch. How convenient. Oh wait, could it be that these 1st party titles are the incentive to buying the CONSOLES? OH MY GAWWWD
I’m not saying that’s wrong. I mean, they’re a legit company that makes good games. It’s just the sugar-coated BS that’s hillarious. I wonder if people actually eat that up.
IININTENDO U TRICKY GUYZ U
so true was thinking the same thing!
I love you Nintendo!
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Nintendo will always be better than Apple, all Apple can do is buy patents and sue anyone that uses the devices they created.
thats great but at least release pokemon sound tracks on itunes in north america
well U can get it on YouTube so….
lol I have every pokemon game soundtrack since Red and Blue to Black and White. On my computer. Hint to get em PiBa.
Are people still asking for Mario and Nintendo on iphones and androids… -.-
Buy a 3DS you cheap bastards
They are N haters… They want their games but don’t want to support their consoles -_-
these bastard only want it because they dont want to have ds, psp or anything other that a phone.
thank you, amen to that, my brother!
“Mario’s home is on Nintendo consoles!” – enough said really :D
Amen.
I want halo on my iPhone!!!!
never gonna happen
I want Halo on my Windows Phone!!!!
same with Mario, uncharted and anything related to first party, people need to know that.
They had a mobile god of war. Also a mobile metal gear.
I want Halo on PC so i dont have to buy another xbox
if Halo wasnt exclusive to xbox, xbox would die
^ this
Hopefully they’ll milk that tit dry soon and microsoft can get lost -.-
Halo never gets old……nvm, if they made a Halo 12 i would stand up and Exclaim “I’M DONE!!” and walk away.
It not that i dont like Halo, although Halo 4 is pissing me off because its going to cause massive Metroid/Halo arguement, and stupid fanboys will side with Halo “doing it better”, which is retarded when theyre nothing alike m, but i digress. When they said “finish the fight”, it shouldve stayed at it. Halo 1,2 and 3 were awesome games, but they tarnished the Halo name with ODST, Reach and *shudder* Wars. I dont want to see it just become another COD. Leave its legacy, and let it rest.
Why do people keep asking the same stupid question over and over again? I don’t see them asking Microsoft/Sony to put the IPs on iPhone. It seems like people are deliberately trying to troll Nintendo into whoring out their products to others.
Get it through your thick skulls, Nintendo doesn’t need to do that to survive. Nintendo will not bastardize their products for a quick buck. Leave that to desperate devs with no choice. The day Nintendo starts doing that, it would render them obsolete as a console maker. Which is what I think these idiots are aiming for. Never gonna happen. Leave luck to heaven.
The day nintendo sells out is the day I find a replacement hobby.
Im with you, ill refuse to buy a game console from that point on.
Same for me. Lord knows I could be putting that money towards other things. As a matter of fact, the day Nintendo leaves the console race is the day console gaming dies. They’re the only source of any real innovation in the industry anymore. The other two are very content giving you the same thing with a shinier coat of paint generation after generation.
if they leave there franchise o with them as well.
That’s why there would be no reason to continue gaming.
Quit gaming because your beloved company quits? That’s some brand loyalist dedication, I hope all of the Nintendo fanboys disappear when that happens. Their presence shits up the industry with the stupidity coming from them anyway.
Don’t let the door hit your ass on the way out. :)
Seriously what the fury rats ass are you commented here for?
In other news, Aelous is back: condescending as ever.
Oh great, here comes the melting pot of friendship.
The melting pot of friendship? :D
No one cares.
Leave your Sony fanboyism to somewhere else, dumbass.
If you hate Nintendo, why do you comment here?
My comment was in response to Aeolus.
let nintendo do what nintendo wants to do. if they don’t want to ruin their mascot that’s their decision. smart decision that is.
the wait for the Nintendo Wii U is slowly killing me!!! I’m ready to swipe my debit card Nintendo!!!!!!
If Mario’s home is on Home Console does that make his handheld counter parts his caravan?
more like Luigi’s [insert here]
Haha!
That’s a good one!
A million people have already attempted to bring Mario to iDevices, flash, and other consoles, and anything short of perfect emulation has fallen short. Even perfect emulation on iPhones, without game pad support, falls short. Even perfect emulation on iPhones with game pad support falls short because the buttons are unresponsive.
No. Sorry, only Nintendo consoles can handle Nintendo games.
I think Nintendo understands that life is more than making money
Nintendo games have always been on Nintendo consoles…its the way it has been for all time and it should continue that way for ALL TIME :)
stating the obvious!
(~˘▼˘)~People keep begging to play Nintendo games on other consoles because Nintendo makes the best games. PS360 fanboys know it too. Nintendo has the experience and the franchises. Nintendo is the best ~(˘▼˘~)
(~˘▼˘)~ lol ~(˘▼˘~)
Effortlessly the best
They keep asking this because they want Nintendo to disappear from the top. Why haven’t I seen articles asking the same question to Microsoft or Sony?
nintendo should only do that if they are forced to, kind of like sega was, but I hope it never comes to that
BUUUM apple
le doy la razón a nintendo por que no lo mencione eso para app store lo pude porner en el eshop de wii u próximamente
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