Chris Martin reveals why Nintendo let you play games
such as Super Mario and Zelda on an iPhone or iPad
The Nintendo Wii U arrived about a year ahead
of its next-generation console rivals – the
Xbox One and PlayStation 4. It’s had a di cult
time, with a lack of interest leading to poor sales.
It’s a tough battle to fight, but Nintendo has some
serious ammunition up its sleeve giving gamers
reasons to invest – the games. The main one is
Super Mario 3D World, which has had rave reviews.If you want to play the latest Mario game, then
you’ll have to buy a Wii U because it’s exclusive to
Nintendo’s console. There are many other games on
the way, too, including Mario Kart 8, Super Smash
Bros, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and
a new Zelda game. The same is true of Nintendo’s
DS handheld range which has exclusives like Mario
Kart 7, Luigi’s Mansion 2, Animal Crossing, Pokemon
XY and Zelda: A link between worlds.
It would be brilliant if these games were available
on other platforms, especially smartphones and
tablets, but don’t be surprised if this never happens.
Nintendo’s much loved franchises are the firm’s big
lure or selling point and there are a lot of them.
So if Nintendo was to make app versions of its
games, gamers would have fewer, or no, reasons to
buy its hardware (the 3DS and 2DS are selling well).
It would also make far less profit on mobile versions
of its games compared to console versions.
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