Nintendo Might Be Pulling Away From Future Mario Games Landing On Mobile Phones

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Nintendo has been a company looking to innovate the video game medium with their line of consoles. It seems like with each new iteration, and the focus is bringing out a new means of enjoying video games. For instance, we can look back upon the massive hit of the Nintendo Wii’s motion controls to the current hybrid console platform with the Nintendo Switch as an example. However, it wasn’t too long ago that the thought process for Nintendo was delivering thrilling experiences for their IPs on the mobile phone medium. As a result, we saw a few games hit the digital marketplaces for Android and iOS. 

Since then, it looks like there has been a focus on transitioning away from the mobile marketplace. Recently, Variety had the chance to speak with legendary developer Shigeru Miyamoto. With the focus on Mario and the upcoming film Super Mario Bros. Movie, the topic of mobile phones came up. According to the developer, mobile apps will not be the primary path of future Mario games. It doesn’t appear that the avenue is making too much sense for the folks over at Nintendo in spending too much time bringing out new mobile game apps. We have even seen some apps get removed just years after being released into the marketplace from Nintendo, including the 2019 launch of Dr. Mario World. 

Mobile apps will not be the primary path of future Mario games.

Shigeru Miyamoto went on to say that Nintendo’s core strategy is a hardware and software-integrated gaming experience. According to Miyamoto, the intuitiveness of the controls is part of the gaming experience. That’s why he took on the opportunity of making a Mario game for the mobile phone. Because it was a generic device, the challenge was how to present a new experience for