Nintendo has plans to enter the mobile gaming market with their own products. This is stated in the press release of the Japanese developer.
For a long time Nintendo ignored the mobile phone market, this is also referred to the recent announcement of the application Nintendo Mii. But now the situation has changed. Nintendo has partnered with the publisher DeNA to create their own games for the "smart" devices.
It is reported in the games will be attended by the characters already owned by Nintendo franchises, while they themselves play projects will be developed by the company specifically for mobile platforms. At the same time expect to see Super Mario Bros. on the iPhone is not necessary - the old games ported to mobile devices will not. Also, Nintendo has no plans to do with the port of Wii U games or portable 3DS.
At a conference on the conclusion of the partnership agreement, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said the company is developing a new gaming gadget called NX. This product will coexist in the same ecosystem with other consoles Nintendo, as well as smartphones, tablets and gaming PCs. Developed in collaboration with DeNA solutions will run Nintendo games on all these devices.
Other details are not reported in the company. It is known that Nintendo and DeNA also plans to launch a cross-platform service for smartphones, tablets, PCs and consoles Nintendo, he will begin work this fall.