Nintendo to Develop Smartphone Games

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Nintendo is teaming up Japanese mobile gaming company DeNA to develop and operate new games specifically for smartphones starring Nintendo IP, along with a new multi-device online membership service.

"Nintendo has made this decision because we have concluded that the approach of making use of smart devices is a rational way for us to encourage even more people around the world to recognize the great value of the wonderful game software available on our dedicated game systems," Nintendo President Satoru Iwata said during the press briefing.

According to the announcement today, the partnership will only develop new original games for smart devices rather than porting Nintendo Wii U and 3DS games to smartphones.

"There are significant differences in the controls, strengths and weaknesses between the controllers for dedicated game systems and the touchscreens of smart devices," Iwata said. "We have no intention at all to port existing game titles for dedicated game platforms to smart devices because if we cannot provide our consumers with the best possible play experiences, it would just ruin the value of Nintendo’s IP."

Iwata explained that while Nintendo plans to "produce multiple hit titles at an early stage" when it begins to release smartphone games, it will continue doing its best to develop separate game titles for its hardware platforms. "For smart devices, even in the case where we utilize the same IP, we will create completely new game software that will perfectly match the play styles of smart devices," he said.

Adamant that Nintendo's step into the smartphone game market isn't a sign that it has lost its "passion or vision" for dedicated game systems, Iwata said the expansion has only increased an "even stronger passion and vision" for video game hardware.  As proof, Iwata revealed that Nintendo is currently developing a "dedicated game platform with a brand-new concept" codenamed "NX."
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more here

info on DeNA here:

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/03/17/meet-dena-nintendos-newly-announced-mobile-game-partner

anyone excited about this?
 
I wonder would these Nintendo mobile games will be release on Ouya, Amazon Fire TV, and Nvidia X1 console which all run on Google Android, and uses a gamepad controller to play games. 

I am excited for this because I don't own any modern Nintendo consoles or handhelds, but it I own a tablet, and may get a Google Android console in the future.
 
I think the new Nvidia Tegra X1 console can run games like Crysis 3 which is more graphically intensive than Wii U games, and the X1 is more powerful than the Xbox 360.

The X1 graphics are pretty nice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XzIZWO1qdg
 
I think in the future almost all handheld devices including handheld consoles can make phone calls, and text when you insert a SIM card or subscribe to cell service.

There are $40 and cheaper smartphones, so adding calling capabilities to a handheld console which already have a microphone, speakers, touchscreen, and other components needed for phone calls, and text messages  would not increase the cost of a handheld console very much.

More people may buy handheld consoles if they can make cell phone calls, and send text messages as well.
 
Turning the DS into a cell phone does look pretty nice. It would be cool if someone made a DS cartridge which turns the DS into a cell phone, so less tech savvy users can use their DS to make calls.
 
froggyboy604 said:
Turning the DS into a cell phone does look pretty nice. It would be cool if someone made a DS cartridge which turns the DS into a cell phone, so less tech savvy users can use their DS to make calls.
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that never happen, since it really don't have the speakers for it.
 
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