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Nintendo's Dr. Mario World Game Launching on iOS on July 10
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I'm glad I have a 10-foot pole between me and the gaming industry then. Or I should say 10 year because that's the last time I bought a game. "Serious gaming" is on the other side of the spectrum and still a bad scene. Waste of time, money, and talent. It's like a drug that smart young people disproportionately get hooked on.
Nintendo is still a nice family fun company for now. The Switch is the last hope. But I don't really care.
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You vastly overestimate the demand for people to fiddle with emulation, especially on mobile devices. The ones who are really interested are already doing it (albeit in a legal grey area), the rest of the audience is fine with either set top devices like the Classic mini series or the Switch. It makes far more sense for Nintendo to continue focusing on virtual console play on the Switch, which is already portable than to try and do it in mobile devices too where you’d have to bring along a separate controller.
Haha I am also a Nintendo fan and my reaction was the same "Dr Mario World? Cool! ...oh its kinda like tetris...and bust a move...but worse...wait this looks dumb....I'll keep watching, maybe it will look more interesting...nope...close window"
It did make me realize they need a super mario themed bust a move type game. Theres no good ones on iOS
What happened to Nintendo being hard against micro transactions?
Although they still screwed Mario Run over with the online requirement for offline modes (which sucks on a train, or when you want to play but have a 120MB "Data Download" before you can play anything)
Although they still screwed Mario Run over with the online requirement for offline modes (which sucks on a train, or when you want to play but have a 120MB "Data Download" before you can play anything)
Remember that scene from the sopranos where uncle junior is telling tony how the executive game got started? He said people would would rather be juiced than pay all at once.
Quite a stark contrast from today. You folks are aware that when NES games like Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda first came out, they had a MSRP of $50? In 1985. Adjusted for inflation, the same games would've cost $118 each. If you're willing to spend that much money on a SINGLE game, then you've got quite some options.
Otherwise, go "true premium", and spring for a Switch, console, and/or PC gaming, where your choices to avoid freemium are far better
Most of them do that.. as a anti-piracy measure. If the whole game was available via initial purchase, it'd get cracked before you know it.
If they released games as good as Mario Kart, Zelda, and Super Mario Brothers, I’d gladly pay $120. I literally still play those games today occasionally.
Were you a fan of the original on the NES? I enjoyed it a lot but now that it's wrapped up in an MTX system I'm not sure I'll stay interested for long.
This looks like a generic Candy Crush type clone. Really disappointing, but at least the regular game and many variations exist on Nintendo platforms. I'd much prefer a "Tetris Attack" game myself in the traditional style, but I can see why some people might enjoy this. Just not my cup of tea, and it doesn't have the normal Nintendo style or flare to it.
Shameless plug for my (100% free) Dr. Mario esque game: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dr-kodama/id1060934796
Good play while listening to a podcast. Any feedback is greatly appreciated!
Good play while listening to a podcast. Any feedback is greatly appreciated!
Problem is, you, and maybe literally 10 other people would go for this. They need volume, and such a small number of takers won't cut it. Taken straight from Apple's own playbook... "People who love software should make their own hardware", which Nintendo has been doing for decades. They don't really need the mobile market.
It's harder to do though. And my comment about that comes from developers directly. THEY prefer to do it that way since it still helps.
Nah. They have solid footing on the console and handheld market. It's like Apple releasing some mediocre accessory, and saying that's going to do them in. Nah... here, the iPhone is still a decent phone.