Nintendo Will make games for Smartphones (DENA)

Captainqwark10 · 2015-03-17 08:11:51

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2015/150317/index.htmlIwata: Nintendo and DeNA will jointly develop and operate gaming applications for smart devices in global markets.With this alliance, new entertainment that utilizes Nintendo’s IP will be provided globally via smart devices.As for which Nintendo IP will be used, we do not intend to make any exceptions. Potentially, any Nintendo IP could be used in our smart device software. On the other hand, as I just said, games on smart devices require ever-evolving services rather than just being a finished product. A combined effort will be necessary to operate them. People’s attention would only be dispersed if we simply increased the number of the titles we simultaneously released, and we could not expect to expand our business. Accordingly, we will narrow down the titles for development and operation to some extent.Nintendo and DeNA expect to develop a new core system compatible with a variety of devices including PCs, smartphones and tablets as well as Nintendo’s dedicated video game systemsTo ensure the quality of game experience that consumers expect from this alliance of Nintendo and DeNA, only new original games optimized for smart device functionality will be created, rather than porting games created specifically for the Wii U home console or the Nintendo 3DS portable system.In order to create completely new game experiences for smart devices, all Nintendo IP will be eligible for development and exploration by the alliance. Nintendo and DeNA also plan to develop an online membership service that is accessible from smart devices, PC and Nintendo systems, such as the Nintendo 3DS portable system and the Wii U home console. The membership service, which is targeted to launch in the fall of 2015, will be built on DeNA's extensive experience and capabilities in online membership services.As part of the long-term relationship and commitment by each company, Nintendo and DeNA have also agreed to form a capital alliance. Under the capital alliance, Nintendo will acquire 15,081,000 of DeNA's treasury shares, which corresponds to 10.00 percent of its total outstanding stock, for a total of approximately 22 billion yen. DeNA will simultaneously acquire 1,759,400 of Nintendo's treasury shares, which corresponds to 1.24 percent of its outstanding stock, for a total of approximately 22 billion yen. The payment is due April 2, 2015.

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@santoron said:

@nintendoboy16: Yes. Like i said, apologists will try to point to this as why Nintendo should never have tried to move away from their own hardware, even though this maybe the worst implementation of third party straegy ever envisioned.

This teaches us little, except what most already knew: Iwata is incompetent to lead the brand forward, and his replacement can't come soon enough.

I don't think he has made a single misstep, except maybe the naming of the WiiU and 2DS, if we hold him directly responsible for everything.

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