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Super Mario Run leaps past $60 million worldwide revenue News Jul 3rd, 2018

Super Mario Run leaps past $60 million worldwide revenue

American players account for nearly half of the revenue brought in since launching in 2016

Mario Kart Tour's 'free-to-start' model might not mean what you think News Feb 8th, 2018

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

Nintendo's most successful mobile game remains its most free-to-play focused title Data & Research Feb 1st, 2018

Nintendo's most successful mobile game remains its most free-to-play focused title

Fire Emblem Heroes sustains

1 Super Mario Run clocks up 200 million downloads but Fire Emblem Heroes has better profitability News Oct 31st, 2017

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

4 Nintendo has a mobile strategy, just not a coherent one Comment & Opinion Mar 28th, 2017

Nintendo has a mobile strategy, just not a coherent one

Super Mario Run versus Fire Emblem Heroes

Super Mario Run launches on Android three months after first appearing on iOS News Mar 23rd, 2017

Super Mario Run launches on Android three months after first appearing on iOS

Should have run faster

3 Fire Emblem Heroes reveal shows Nintendo is going fully free-to-play News Jan 19th, 2017

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

Super Mario Run dashes past 50 million downloads in its first week of release News Dec 23rd, 2016

Super Mario Run dashes past 50 million downloads in its first week of release

Still no official word on revenue

What do mobile developers think of Super Mario Run's premium $9.99 price? Mobile Mavens Nov 22nd, 2016

What do mobile developers think of Super Mario Run's premium $9.99 price?

Is Nintendo jumping too high with the cost?

Why Super Mario Run is an exciting moment for mobile and premium games Comment & Opinion Nov 16th, 2016

Why Super Mario Run is an exciting moment for mobile and premium games

A landmark moment

Super Mario Run heading to 150 countries in December News Oct 27th, 2016

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

Nintendo confirms Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem mobile games will be free-to-play News May 11th, 2016

Nintendo confirms Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem mobile games will be free-to-play

After the success of Miitomo, it's no real surprise

Nintendo mobile games #2 and #3 will be Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem News Apr 27th, 2016

Nintendo mobile games #2 and #3 will be Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem

Two of five to go

What does Miitomo tell us about Nintendo's mobile strategy? Comment & Opinion Nov 2nd, 2015

What does Miitomo tell us about Nintendo's mobile strategy?

Mobile Mavens on Nintendo's first pass

Nintendo's first mobile game isn't. It's a chat app called Miitomo News Oct 29th, 2015

Nintendo's first mobile game isn't. It's a chat app called Miitomo

Dips toe in the water

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