Should Nintendo release a Mario player app on phones and tablets.?

[HoloDust]

Baalzamon said:

HoloDust said:

Actually, I think if they make something for tablets that might work quite well - there are platforming games on tablets that work really well with standard controls, even if it's touch screen.

For example, I'm currently playing Leo's Fortune, and honestly, I don't think game would be any better if I had real controller in hands:

 

Of course, bigger question is would it be profitable to do it, given that they would have trouble selling it for more than 1/6-1/5 of usual console price.

With tablet games like this, I would agree you can provide the proper experience. But can you release a game to only tablets? My understanding is phones could (and would) still download the game. The reality is...Super Mario Maker (for instance), can, and is played on a tablet (granted it is more a modified tablet/controller), but I really don't think I would enjoy it on a phone.

Not sure how it's regulated on Play Store, but I'm fairly certain you can release iPad only game and skip iPhones - though, given how modern smartphones tend to grow in size evey new iteration, I think that even currently, releasing platformers on phones as well is viable.