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Saturday23rd Mar 2024
News Super Mario Run Celebrates Princess Peach: Showtime! With New Crossover Event
New special missions now available
Following an update to the mobile runner Super Mario Run last week (bumping the game up to Version 3.2.0), Nintendo has now officially announced a new Princess Peach: Showtime! event for the title. Yes, following a collaboration with Super Mario Bros. Wonder last year, this new event will run until 7th May 2024...
Sunday17th Mar 2024
News Super Mario Run Receives A New Update (Version 3.2.0), Here's What's Included
Download it now
Nintendo's 2016 mobile runner Super Mario Run got some surprise updates last year, and it looks like patches are set to continue in 2024 with the latest one (Version 3.2.0) now available. This one apparently adds features for an event and addresses various bug fixes. Here's the rundown: Super Mario Run update version 3.2.0 patch...
Thursday21st Dec 2023
News Super Mario Run Scores A Super Mario Bros. Wonder Event Update
"Wonder Flowers are blooming"
Nintendo's mobile runner Super Mario Run has received a new special update which brings the "Wonder Flowers" from Super Mario Bros. Wonder to smart devices. Players can find these Wonder Flowers in the Toad Rally mode between now and 14th March 2024. Here's the official rundown: "In Toad Rally, your gauge will fill...
Wednesday1st Nov 2023
News Super Mario Run Celebrates Mario Wonder's Launch With Free Stage Unlocks
Play one paid stage for free every day
To celebrate the recent launch of Super Mario Bros. Wonder on the Switch, Nintendo has announced it will be hosting a special event in the mobile title Super Mario Run. During this timed event, anyone who hasn't purchased the game yet can play a paid stage of the title for free. This stage will be changed...
Wednesday18th Oct 2023
News Super Mario Bros. Wonder Devs Used The 3D Mario Games As Inspiration
"2D Mario games often had the reputation of being unforgiving"
The last two sections of the Super Mario Bros. Wonder 'Ask the Developer' interview are out now for your perusal, but there's one snippet that we thought was particularly interesting. It's no secret that the latest '2D' Mario adventure will be the first in roughly 11 years, which means...
Tuesday4th Apr 2023
News Don't Expect To See Future Super Mario Games On Mobile, Suggests Miyamoto
"Mobile apps will not be the primary path"
When it comes to Nintendo's mobile offerings, it's safe to say that the general consensus amongst fans is something along the lines of "yeah, good effort, but not what we're looking for". Despite this, Mario Kart Tour in particular has seen considerable success over the last few years with no signs of...
Saturday11th Mar 2023
News Super Mario Run Now Allows You To Play "One Stage For Free Each Day"
A special event in tandem with the Super Mario Bros. Movie
Update [Sat 11th Mar, 2023 00:00 GMT]: Nintendo of America has now publicised this same Super Mario Run event on its own social channels. This "special event" is being promoted in tandem with the upcoming release of The Super Mario Bros. Movie. As part of this, the game is also half-price...
Thursday19th May 2022
Random It Looks Like Activision Blizzard's 'Diversity Tool' Analysed Super Mario And Co. Years Ago
Who remembers GDC 2017?
Over the past week, word has gotten out over Activision Blizzard's 'Diversity Space Tool', a measurement device apparently created to assist developers in creating a more diverse cast of characters for their games. As reported by Eurogamer, various internal staff at the company are not happy about the tool, stating that such...
Tuesday19th Apr 2022
Random A Terrible Mario Game Somehow Made Its Way Onto The Xbox Store
Don't worry, it's gone now
We've seen our fair share of poor recreations of Super Mario games over the years, but somehow one of the worst examples managed to make its way onto the Xbox Store - at least for a little while. The brilliantly titled Supertan Marioner 3D Infinity World Adventures is sadly no longer available to play, but perhaps this...
Saturday15th May 2021
News Mobile Dev DeNA Wants To Make Its "Relationship" With Nintendo "Even Better" Going Forward
The alliance grows stronger every day
Nintendo's mobile partner DeNA - known for past releases such as Miitomo, Super Mario Run and Fire Emblem Heroes - has been quizzed about the future plans for the "Nintendo Alliance" during a Q&A session of its fourth-qu
Thursday20th Aug 2020
Random Playing Super Mario Run With An Official SNES Mouse Looks Quite Fun, Actually
The smartphone game transformed
Super Mario Run was a pretty decent leap to smartphones for everyone's favourite gaming plumber, but even the great pulling power of Mario himself couldn't convince every Nintendo fan to give it a go. Perhaps more would have tried it out if a more traditional control setup were available? You know, like the official...
Saturday16th May 2020
News Nintendo Is Developing New Mobile Games, But Isn't Ready To Announce Anything Just Yet
And remains focused on the six existing apps
Whether you're a fan of it or not, mobile video game development is big business. Nintendo has obviously been developing games on smartphone devices for some time now, and as revealed in its latest fiscal year earnings report last week, its mobile income for this period reached 51.2 billion yen (an 11.5%...
Thursday25th Apr 2019
News Nintendo Mobile Profits Reach Over $400 Million, Up 17% From Last Year
Looks even more impressive in yen
In its latest financial report Nintendo has posted some impressive results for its mobile business. Citing action RPG and new IP Dragalia Lost as an especially strong driver in this area, the Kyoto company reports an income of 46 billion yen (just shy of £320 million or over $411 million). That represents a...
Saturday6th Apr 2019
News Nintendo's Mobile Games Raked In $85 Million During The First Quarter Of 2019
Up and up
According to Sensor Tower Store Intelligence data, Nintendo's first quarter in 2019 has been its third-best period for mobile gaming revenue to date. The Japanese publisher's mobile titles grossed approximately $85 million worldwide across the Google Play and App Store, which is a six percent increase year-over-year. This figure still...
Monday14th Jan 2019
News Super Mario Run Promo Celebrates Launch Of New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Runs until 26th January
If you've forgotten Super Mario Run on iOS and Android devices is even a thing, Nintendo is currently running a special in-game promotion to remind you it is. To help advertise the release of New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe on the Switch last week, the auto-runner on mobile is handing out a few free items. If you log-in...
Sunday6th Jan 2019
News Nintendo Banked $348 Million In Mobile Revenue Last Year
Serious business
We've already heard how Pokémon GO captured close to $800 million in global revenue last year and now the marketing analysis firm Sensor Tower reports Nintendo's mobile games made a total of $348 million in 2018. According to the firm, $117 million was made in the fourth quarter alone - resulting in a 47 percent increase compared...
Friday5th Oct 2018
News Nintendo Wants To Be An Entertainment Company, Rather Than A Gaming One
Three areas of business
Nintendo of America's President and COO Reggie Fils-Aime touched a range of subjects at the annual GeekWire Summit in Seattle earlier this week. When he wasn't talking about the past, present or
Saturday29th Sep 2018
Video Super Mario Run Makes A Big Cameo In Apple iPhone XS Commercial
Bigger and better
Prior to the release of Super Mario Run on mobile, it might have been a shock to see Mario in an iPhone commercial. Nowadays, it's not as surprising. To promote it's new iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, Apple has released a commercial about upsizing - with Mario making an appearance in it just after the halfway mark. Titled "Growth...
Monday27th Aug 2018
News Miyamoto Regrets Design Choices Made During Development Of Super Mario Run
Even legendary designers make mistakes
As reported earlier last week, legendary Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto delivered the keynote speech at this year's Computer Entertainment Developers Conference held in Yokohama, Japan. It's been ten years since his previous talk in 2008, with much of his discussion this time reflecting...
Tuesday3rd Jul 2018
News Super Mario Run Has Made Just Over $60 Million To Date
Mama Mia
Once upon a time, people said Nintendo would never make smartphone apps, and the company itself seemed rather uninterested in the prospect. Nowadays, it’s a different story, and the company considers it a realm of the market worth investing in with small titles to entice new users into the Nintendo ecosystem. The first release, Miitomo,...
Friday25th May 2018
News The New Gold Goomba Lite Event Will Tempt You Back To Super Mario Run
Run, Mario, run
Super Mario Run might not have as many rolling content updates as the likes of Pokemon GO and Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, but that doesn't mean Mario's first foray into smartphone gaming is event-free. Take the new Gold Goomba Life Event, which just went live on the premium endless runner/platformer. A smaller version of the Gold...
Tuesday1st May 2018
News Nintendo's Mobile Titles Have "Not Reached A Satisfactory Profit Point"
Tatsumi Kimishima talks the reality of Nintendo on mobile
Nintendo company president Tatsumi Kimishima has revealed Nintendo's continued foray into the world of smartphone software has yet to reach a, "satisfactory profit point." The official statement comes off the back of a mixed bag for Nintendo in terms of its mobile performance, with Super...
Thursday26th Apr 2018
News Nintendo's Mobile IP Have Brought In A Massive 39.3 Billion Yen
Mobile madness
Nintendo's fiscal results show an impressive increase in sales performance across the board, and that includes its growing library of apps for the smart device market. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp marked the main new addition to the company's official mobile games collection, with combined sales from smart device and mobile IP coming...
Thursday8th Mar 2018
Nintendo Download 8th March (North America)
Every new game and piece of DLC hitting the NA eShops
Thursday has rolled around again, bringing with it not just the Nintendo Download updates for the eShops in the West, but also a brand new Nintendo Direct. Talk about a stacked day of Nintendo goodness. So to get you in the mood for all the announcements and reveals to come (or to help you relax...
Friday3rd Nov 2017
News Nintendo Wastes No Time In Updating Super Mario Run For iPhone X
"See what it’s like to play on the wide screen"
Today has seen many excitable people get their sweaty palms on Apple's new fondleslab, the iPhone X. The big deal this year is that the handset possesses an almost bezel-less display and uses newfangled Face ID technology to unlock the phone using nothing but your face. If you're one of the many...
Tuesday31st Oct 2017
News Super Mario Run Passes 200 Million Downloads as Nintendo Seeks Mobile Success
Nintendo still targets 2-3 new Mobile titles each year
Nintendo's quest for mobile success has had its ups and downs to date. It's enjoyed a modest share of (pocket) monster profits from Pokémon GO, while it has released three main games / apps of its own. The two most recent have had varied success, but Nintendo has confirmed a notable...
Thursday28th Sep 2017
News Super Mario Run's Big Update Has Started to Go Live
Including the discount and new mode
Just recently Nintendo confirmed that Super Mario Run would be getting a big update this week with new content in addition to a notable discount on both iOS and Google. It was dated for 29th September but has already started to roll out. We've been able to download the update from Google Play in the UK, so it's...
Saturday23rd Sep 2017
News Super Mario Run Has a Major Update and Discount on the Way
Wahoo!
Super Mario Run was relatively successful for Nintendo on iOS and then Android, though it perhaps struggled to hit its expected heights; having a 'premium' mobile price didn't help. There are no deadlines with reviving mobile projects, however, and Nintendo seems keen to give the game another push. Nintendo of Europe has confirmed that a new...
Tuesday5th Sep 2017
News Super Mario Run Is Back on the iOS App Store
Mario was just taking a lunch break
Earlier today, we reported on the mysterious disappearance of Super Mario Run from the iOS App Store, a move which didn’t have any explanation by either Apple or Nintendo. Perhaps it had something to do with a bug in the game which warranted its removal or maybe there was some kind of problem on the side of the...
News Super Mario Run Has Mysteriously Vanished From The iOS App Store
Take the money and run?
Super Mario Run - one of Nintendo's most high-profile smartphone titles - has been yanked from the iOS App Store. The title remains available on the Android Google Play Store at the time of writing, but is totally absent from Apple's digital storefront - although its themed sticker set is still on offer. Phew! It's not...
