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Nintendo's 'Mario Kart Tour' Game for iOS Launching on September 25
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You’re obviously not used to waiting several years for a game to be finished.
I’d be willing to pay £9.99 as a one off fee as I did with Mario Run but I don’t want to keep paying out.
The his fame is DOA as it’s ‘free to play’.... it’ll be stuffed full of Iap’s.
I don’t think they are going to offer a one time payment to unlock it like they did with Mario. We shall see though.
I don’t think they are going to offer a one time payment to unlock it like they did with Mario. We shall see though.
Don't see the appeal, a 2ds is like 50 euros nowadays (new) and you can find Mario Kart (you know the full version) and tons of marvellous games for 10 euros each... or load an SD ... All with physical control and without losing precious battery life.
Yes the cons is that you have to bring a device, but you can hardly feel it in a back pack anyway.
Yes the cons is that you have to bring a device, but you can hardly feel it in a back pack anyway.
About time! What was that crappy puzzle game all about? This is what we have all been waiting for!
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I highly doubt it will flop. I bet you it will be Number 1 for months and months to come.
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I highly doubt it will flop. I bet you it will be Number 1 for months and months to come.
Sadly, I think their P2W models are way more lucrative. Mario Run's entry fee was ruined by reviewers and players not understanding the limitations of touch controls and the somewhat hidden depth of the speed running aspect. Now that Apple have opened up proper Bluetooth support for most controllers, there's no reason why Switch quality games can't be made for the iPhone and iPad, there's just the barrier that people have for paying over $10 for something on iOS.
That was what I was going to write! Probably it will be on keynote. It's really great way to show off the new screen and iPhone's power haha.
But jokes aside if it asks for money every 3-4 races I don't think it'll be huge hit. I would definitely pay one time and play limitless.
There should be a completely separate section of games in the charts, so there is paid apps, "free" apps, and apps with no IAP (even if that includes paid apps). I go out of my way to find apps that are either paid for or free that don't have in app purchases. I'm sure there used to be a website that had them all listed as well.
on iOS yes..
I dunno why Ninteno thinks by limiting to console types or handheld devices, they can overcome the piracy manner
Nintendo need a slap upside the head sometimes.
Mario Run - brilliant game. Yeah a little expensive but I think everyone now prefers the "buy it once" mentality, so we put up with that. Then they forced the silly always-online requirement to prevent piracy. This ONLY affects genuine customers - as the cracked versions will have this patched out. Which means playing it on the tube is a no-no.
Mario Run - brilliant game. Yeah a little expensive but I think everyone now prefers the "buy it once" mentality, so we put up with that. Then they forced the silly always-online requirement to prevent piracy. This ONLY affects genuine customers - as the cracked versions will have this patched out. Which means playing it on the tube is a no-no.
I for one actually love the Mario Run game - paid to get the full game after trying it and love that business model... HATE the fremium junk with ad's or pay to get diamonds and all sorts of bullcrap like that.
Let me buy a few full games for a small entry fee like in the old days
Could be a great opportunity for a full cart game on iOS but they’re going to gimp it for mobile.
Simplistic controls and micro transactions? No thanks.
Then you won't be playing this game unfortunately.
It's IAP all the way... with purchases from $1.99 all the way up to $69.99. Nintendo probably won't release another single pay app on iOS. There's too much money available via IAP. Rhetoric says people prefer "pay once" apps. Math says IAP is the more sensible financial choice for the company and people don't mind being nickle and dimed to death..
I think the only hope for pay once type of activity from Nintendo is Apple Arcade (and that's really not pay once). I think they'll release an app for AA to gauge the financial viability of the shared revenue of the subscription service. If it doesn't generate sufficient revenue... back to the tried and true IAP.
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As a video show, it might have more people interested than the original content that Apple has announced for Apple television.
Doubtful unless it’s part of Apple Arcade. That’ll consume all the gaming-related oxygen at the keynote.
one AA launches, Apple will act like other games don’t exist.
I’ll take that bet then, because it has to battle online games like Fortnite.. it won’t be the success you hope, I guarantee it.
Beta testers were negative about the fame due to no multiplayer and in app purchases, you compete against your friends highest scores.. and you increase your scores by buying new characters...
It sounds like a flop to me.
Couldn't agree more. Apple used to have a section on the main app store page for Games that was called 'pay once to play' or something like that, maybe its still there, but was a good place to skip the garbage which fills up 99% of the App Store.