Nintendo’s first official mobile game will be launched by the end of this year, with four other additional title’s expected to be launched by April 2017.
The five games will be based on different Nintendo properties and DeNA hopes to explore multiple genres across its initial state of releases.
DeNA’s past partnerships have produced licensed mobile games based on Marvel, Star Wars, and Disney properties, though Asako describes Nintendo’s ongoing licensing agreement as “the most crucial partnership” for the company to date.Licensing corporation The Pokemon Company has produced several Pokemon-themed apps for iOS devices, including the upcoming free-to-play puzzler Pokemon Shuffle. Nintendo and DeNA’s partnership is part of a separate licensing agreement.
There is no word yet on what those five Nintendo franchises will be. Mario seems like a no-brainer, and Zelda is also likely.
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