Nintendo might be cooling off on its mobile gaming ambitions

3 years 10 months ago

Industry giant Nintendo may be making plans to pump the brakes on its foray into mobile gaming, following disappointing numbers from its various releases in comparison to other to games and apps from other mobile publishers.

As reported by Bloomberg, Nintendo has seen success with releases such as Fire Emblem Heroes, Mario Kart Tour, and Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, but these numbers pale in comparison to other mobile games such as Epic Games' Fortnite Mobile, Mixi's Monster Strike, and Tencent's billion-dollar giant Honor of Kings. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has also seen player numbers plummet on Nintendo's mobile catalogue, while Switch releases such as Animal Crossing: New Horizons conversely did gangbusters numbers.

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Chris Moyse