Crossing The Animal
Super Mario Run will be great, but Animal Crossing Mobile is even more exciting
Playing it safe versus adapting to the platform
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Nintendo
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The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii, DS, DSi, and 3DS systems. Since 1983, when it launched the NES, Nintendo has sold more than 2.9 billion video games and more than 496 million hardware units globally.
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Reggie Fils-Aimé
Retired President/COO
Tatsumi Kimishima
President
Satoru Iwata
CEO
Shuntaro Furukawa
President
Luciano Pereña
Nintendo Europe CEO
Shigeru Miyamoto
Game Designer
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Accolades
Articles featuring Nintendo
Super Mario Downloads
Super Mario Run will reach 1.5 billion downloads across its lifespan, claims analyst
So predicts Kantan Games' CEO Serkan Toto
Apple News
All the news and opinion from Apple’s iPhone 7, Apple Watch Series 2 and Super Mario Run reveals
The biggest announcements
Super Android Run
Nintendo confirms Super Mario Run will come to Android after iOS launch
Hinted Android release confirmed
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
Mario Chart
Nintendo and DeNA shares rocket on Miyamoto's mobile Mario game announcement at Apple's Keynote
Shares rose as much as 18% before settling to 11% up
Mobile Mario
Nintendo bringing Mario to mobile with premium endless runner Super Mario Run
Game announced at Apple's Keynote event
Poke-pests
Niantic and Nintendo facing another lawsuit because of Pokemon GO players
Cussing and looking in windows
Pokemon Won't Stop
Pokemon GO rakes in $200 million in its first month
Outperforms Clash Royale in every way
Pokemon Gone
Iran bans Pokemon GO
And other strange goings-on around the world
Mobile Mavens
Do mobile game developers actually care about Nintendo?
Does NX bridge the gap to mobile, or is it more of the same?
Not In My Backyard
Nintendo and Niantic facing lawsuit over Pokemon GO trespassers
Is Pokemon GO encouraging trespass, and is it profiting from it?
Time To Open Up
Throwback Tuesday: Why Nintendo's making a big mistake in not adopting Android
Nintendo needs devs more than they need Nintendo
Challenges Ahead
With shareholders wising up to Nintendo's small stake in Pokemon GO, pressure on its next mobile games is higher than ever
A true one-off
Poke Tumble
Nintendo's market cap drops $7 billion as company says Pokemon GO won't dramatically impact financials
Only owns a small slice
Catching Records
Pokémon GO hits 10 million downloads in record seven days
Over 30 million players to date
Poke-day In Tokyo
Servers braced and Giga Big Macs primed as Pokemon GO preps to go live in Japan
Coming home
Mobile Mavens
Does Pokemon GO's success validate Nintendo's approach to mobile games?
Mobile games industry reacts to the location-based smash
Going Strong
In the US, Pokemon GO is bigger than Tinder, and it's on track to have more DAUs than Twitter
AR game rivals messaging apps for usage
Off To A Flyer
Pokémon GO making $1.6 million per day on the US App Store
Topping both Downloads and Grossing charts
Gotta Count Them All
Pokemon Go adds $8 billion to Nintendo's value over the weekend
Market cap up 40%
Worth Spending?
How does Pokemon GO monetize compared to Miitomo?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Ninten-go
Nintendo's market value shoots to $23 billion following launch of Pokémon GO
Share values rise 10%
Nintendo For All
Mario Mobile?: Nintendo plans to open all original IP up for mobile development
Looking to make games and apps for everyone
Nintendo Controllers
Nintendo looking into smartphone controllers, VR, and more
The sky's the limit
From 2015
Rewind Wednesday: Nintendo's $30m Niantic Labs investment shows it's not taking the conventional mobile approach
Deal shows that Nintendo remains bold
Miito-no
With declining MAUs and falling retention, Miitomo looks like it's on the slide
Slow core loop to blame
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?
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
It's Not Yet Mario
Nintendo mobile games #2 and #3 will be Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem
Two of five to go
Can It Last?
Miitomo set to generate $1 million in April 2016
So reckons SurveyMonkey
Hello World
What do the Mobile Mavens think of Nintendo's mobile debut Miitomo?
Mario or Luigi?
Tricky Questions
Is Miitomo Nintendo's Trojan Horse for mobile game UA or NX success?
What's your favourite type of bread?
No April Fool
Prepare for 'interesting conversations' as Nintendo's Miitomo social app goes live on 31 March
First attempt at mobile success
Sign Up No
Nintendo opens rewarded pre-registration program for Miitomo
It's coming
Mind The Gap
With profits down 36%, Nintendo's second 'high profile character' mobile game becomes even more vital
Miitomo due out March
Hello World
What does Miitomo tell us about Nintendo's mobile strategy?
Mobile Mavens on Nintendo's first pass
Caution Horse
Nintendo's first mobile game isn't. It's a chat app called Miitomo
Dips toe in the water
Nx Going Mobile
Nintendo's NX will reportedly include "at least one mobile unit"
Dev kits being shipped now
All Creatures Go
Nintendo continues mobile game assault, investing up to $30m into Pokemon Go dev Niantic Labs
$20 million cash upfront
Micro-transact That
Can Nintendo and Amazon disrupt the free-to-play market with a new business paradigm?
Two new approaches
#ripiwata
Twitter floods with tributes mourning Satoru Iwata
The president of Nintendo has passed away, aged 55
Ftp Vs Fts
Nintendo reveals 'free-to-start' mobile game price strategy
Don't say "free-to-play" in front of Satoru Iwata
Serious Plan
Nintendo to launch its first mobile game by end of 2015
Has plans for 5 games by March 2017
Cash In
DeNA sets $25 million a month target for each Nintendo game
Set the bar high
Swot
The challenges and opportunities for Nintendo as it makes the great leap to mobile
The Monetization Mavens consider the u-turn
Tse Says Yes
One week on, investors add $6 billion to Nintendo and DeNA's value
The market gives unqualified support
Soft Play
Nintendo's thinking about its post-console future. Are you?
Carter Dotson thinks the industry is getting softer
All Or Nothing
F2P pioneer Jason Citron questions Nintendo's demarcation between design and operations
GaaS approach must be holistic not segmented
Two Wrongs
Why Nintendo's DeNA alliance is a match made in weakness and doomed to failure
Right move, wrong reasons