It seems that Nintendo He is no longer excited about the mobile gaming market and one of the biggest culprits behind this is the success he has had Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
The recent delivery of Nintendo for your hybrid console, Switch, has exceeded all possible expectations. Animal Crossing: New Horizons it has already exceeded 10 million units sold only in digital format.
This high volume of preference for digital purchase is due to the shortage of physical units at first, since its launch coincided with the time of the greatest coronavirus pandemic crisis and greater mobility restrictions.
After multiple requests, Nintendo He was encouraged, a few years ago, to venture into the development of mobile games in order to offer fans the possibility of enjoying some of their franchises from their cell phones.
The first launch was Super Mario Run, a title that offered, for free, a few levels of platform, but, to unlock the rest of the game, a payment not very accessible had to be made.
After, Nintendo He launched Mario Kart Tour that, from the beginning, it was a development with somewhat limited experience, since it did not allow you to compete between friends in multiplayer mode, although later the mobile game was updated.
The company prefers to focus on Nintendo Switch
Specifically, the games of Nintendo for mobile devices have not had the success expected by the company. The fans were not entirely satisfied, since, being a company of such renown, expectations were very high.
Is not that Nintendo have released disappointing games, but simply, we have seen that mobile terrain is not necessarily their forte. However, the success of Animal Crossing: New Horizons and other titles have motivated the company to continue on the path of its hybrid console.
According to a report by Bloomberg, the company could put aside the development of mobile games by not generating the expected financial success. This decision would be made in order to focus all efforts on future releases of Nintendo Switch.
While the company had promised 2 to 3 mobile games per year, none of that has happened, but it makes perfect sense.
“The enormous success of Switch and its games have reduced the need and pressure to create successful mobile games,” Serkan Toto, an expert financial analyst at Nintendo, told Bloomberg.
The success of Nintendo Switch It is undeniable and it would not bother us at all if the company continued to surprise us with new titles, but to say that it does not need the mobile market is somewhat illusory, since it is one of the most popular and successful so far.
Would you miss mobile games Nintendo On your cellphone?
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