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July 3, 2018 Skip, Jump Super Mario Run leaps past $60 million worldwide revenue American players account for nearly half of the revenue brought in since launching in 2016
February 8, 2018 Mario Kart Dena Mario Kart Tour's 'free-to-start' model might not mean what you think Nintendo has been more liberal with the phrase following Super Mario Run's under-performance
February 1, 2018 Burning Strong Nintendo's most successful mobile game remains its most free-to-play focused title Fire Emblem Heroes sustains
October 31, 2017 Performance Rundown Super Mario Run clocks up 200 million downloads but Fire Emblem Heroes has better profitability Mario gets the reach as Fire Emblem get the money
October 19, 2017 Creative Thinking How Creative Mobile made a premium success of Beholder on Android after launch After an average launch, the team set about changing the game's fortunes
July 5, 2017 From Pc To Mobile Breaking out: The making of Prison Architect: Mobile How Tag Games brought a PC favourite to mobile
March 28, 2017 Reading Between The Lines Nintendo has a mobile strategy, just not a coherent one Super Mario Run versus Fire Emblem Heroes
March 23, 2017 Super Mario Android Super Mario Run launches on Android three months after first appearing on iOS Should have run faster
January 19, 2017 Fire Emblem Heroes Fire Emblem Heroes reveal shows Nintendo is going fully free-to-play Gacha and key art implies Super Mario Run's model has been ditched
January 9, 2017 Failure To Engage Forget revenue, it’s Super Mario Run’s retention that proves Free-to-Start is DOA Nintendo's mobile debut demonstrates dated thinking
December 23, 2016 Let's-a-go Super Mario Run dashes past 50 million downloads in its first week of release Still no official word on revenue
December 21, 2016 For And Against Is the backlash against Super Mario Run's $9.99 price justified? PocketGamer.biz debates both sides
November 24, 2016 Super Mario Done Don't expect Super Mario Run to compete with Pokemon GO, says Sensor Tower 92% of all games launched in Q3 2016 were free-to-play
November 22, 2016 Mobile Mavens What do mobile developers think of Super Mario Run's premium $9.99 price? Is Nintendo jumping too high with the cost?
November 16, 2016 New Platform, Same Nintendo Why Super Mario Run is an exciting moment for mobile and premium games A landmark moment
October 27, 2016 Global Mario Super Mario Run heading to 150 countries in December Nintendo confirms game will not have any in-app purchases other than to unlock the full game
September 8, 2016 Let Me Know Super Mario Run App Store listing notifies players of release and sheds new light on gameplay Follows the free-to-start model outlined by DeNA
May 12, 2016 Echo Idiots Let me tell you a secret. The moon isn't made of cheese. Nintendo is making F2P games What's Nintendo up to?
May 11, 2016 Free Emblem Nintendo confirms Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem mobile games will be free-to-play After the success of Miitomo, it's no real surprise
April 27, 2016 It's Not Yet Mario Nintendo mobile games #2 and #3 will be Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem Two of five to go
February 17, 2016 Sign Up No Nintendo opens rewarded pre-registration program for Miitomo It's coming
November 2, 2015 Hello World What does Miitomo tell us about Nintendo's mobile strategy? Mobile Mavens on Nintendo's first pass
October 29, 2015 Caution Horse Nintendo's first mobile game isn't. It's a chat app called Miitomo Dips toe in the water
August 28, 2015 Micro-transact That Can Nintendo and Amazon disrupt the free-to-play market with a new business paradigm? Two new approaches
August 11, 2015 New Game In Town DeNA West CEO Shintaro Asako on why Nintendo's 'free-to-start' games will be successful in Japan, China and the west PCG San Francisco's Superstar Sessions
July 3, 2015 Ftp Vs Fts Nintendo reveals 'free-to-start' mobile game price strategy Don't say "free-to-play" in front of Satoru Iwata