Report: Nintendo planning free smartphone 'mini-games'
Earlier this month, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said the company would be studying "how smart devices could be used to grow the game-player business" after the company severely adjusted its forecasts for the end of its fiscal year. Nintendo almost halved its original net sales projections and reduced its Wii U shipment expectations to 2.8 million from 9 million.
In October 2012, Iwata said smartphones should not be inherently tied to games, but could be used to help spread Nintendo's messaging and "offer consumers gaming experiences which smart devices cannot realize and to actively try to make smart devices our allies, not our enemies."
Nikkei's report says Nintendo will use its smart phone strategy to provide potential players with information about the story and characters of its games, along with information about release dates and prices. Nintendo is expected to announce the strategy this week.
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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2014/01/27/report-nintendo-planning-free-smartphone-mini-games-to-promot/
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celestialtrickPosted:
This is interesting and something I would like to see happen for iOS and Android. The big thing is hoping that free actually means free. I don't want microtransactions or ads to splatter across the screen while playing the game.
SIKSPosted:
It would actually be really cool if they made games for phones, i can really see nintendo be successful with mini games for phones.
Third_EyePosted:
Reminds me of connecting my GBA to my Gamecube while playing Wind Waker and being able to do things in the GBA.
TreyarchedPosted:
-Gazza Free ! Wow this could be a good thing or possible bad thing as might not be able to put alot of money into games they wont make much out off
They will put adds on it to make their money back.
-GazzaPosted:
Free ! Wow this could be a good thing or possible bad thing as might not be able to put alot of money into games they wont make much out off
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