Kimishima: Revenue From Mario Run Did Not Meet Our Expectations

[Kai_Mao]

Soundwave said:

Boberkun said:

And Mario Run was pointless due to no releases of actual Mario games on 3ds/Wii U/Switch. They promoted.. nothing with this app?

 

Mario Maker 3DS I think. 

Pokemon Go is one of those things ... I dunno if we'll see that again for a long time. Animal Crossing iOS/Android could be big if they handle it right. 

If Mario Run wasn't able to do it, albeit it had a couple things holding it back, then it'll be hard for anyone to create such phenomenon. Pokemon and Mario are the two big draws in the game industry and beyond. I would say CoD and GTA as well but I'm not sure how well received they are in the general public that could possibly make a phone app of their respective series gain that kind of traction.