Nintendo to Make Smartphone Games

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Nintendo Will Make Smartphone Games As Part Of New Deal
Luke Plunkett

Nintendo announced today that the company has entered into a “business and capital alliance” with Japanese online giant DeNA. As part of this alliance, the two companies will team up (a press release specifically mentions “joint development”) to release “gaming applications for smart devices”. These games will use Nintendo IP.

READ MORE: http://kotaku.com/nintendo-teams-up-is-making-smartphone-games-1691865881

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You Might Not Like The Company Making Mobile Games With Nintendo
Mike Fahey

This morning Nintendo announced a partnership with Japanese company DeNA to produce games using Nintendo properties on mobile platforms. As the owner of mobile platform Mobage, DeNA is one of the most powerful names in mobile gaming, but the sort of games it’s known for won’t make traditional console gamers happy.

READ MORE: http://kotaku.com/you-might-not-like-the-company-making-nintendos-mobile-1691952503

[Walker Evans]

I hope the first game they make is a casual spin-off staring CHEEP CHEEP from Super Mario Bros.

He could fly through the air, dodging pipes and kicking ass!

[GCrites80s]

I hope Nintendo makes A phone.

[OneBagTravel]

I hope this doesn’t lead to half baked micro transaction games like the ones flooding the iOS app store. I moved from iOS to a 3DS because I was sick of those style of portable games.

[Walker Evans]

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