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Soundwave on 17 March 2015
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curl-6 said:
Soundwave said:

Emily Rogers can say what she wants, it sounds like that isn't going to be the case though. Iwata specifically said no Nintendo IP is off limits for smartphone during the presser.

Nintendo is doing this to make money. 

They are going to make a ton of money off things like Animal Crossing, Mario Kart, New Super Mario, Amiibo, etc. on iOS/Android and they know it. 

An App starring Mario, like Puzzles and Dragons, is one thing. Actually making a mobile Mario Kart title would be quite another, and monumentally stupid.

I guess Nintendo will be crying all the way to the bank about it then. 

This isn't some small little deal either, it's a capital investment, Nintendo now owns 10% of DeNA, and DeNA is a pretty huge company. DeNA even owns a small stake in Nintendo. 

It's going to be the big gun IP, just tailored for the smartphone format. Again they're also stressing they want to do this to introduce Nintendo characters to wider audiences ... so it's gonna be Mario, Pikachu, etc.