http://www.wsj.com/articles/nintendos-mobile-partner-dena-says-the-game-has-just-begun-1450899005
what went wrong?
>>321225010
It's just gonna be casual shit not many care about like Nintendogs and Miitomo
>>321225120
like amiibos, right?
>>321225010
Hope they make a fishing game.
>DeNA has some of the skills needed to help Nintendo bridge the gap to smartphones
>this includes its ability to crunch vast amounts of data on how gamers play]
>the partnership is “going smoothly”
>Nintendo declined to comment on its partnership with DeNA
>Mr. Moriyasu said he met Mr. Iwata in 2010 to ask him about the possibility of developing Nintendo games for mobile
>in 2013, Mr. Iwata sounded out DeNA on whether it could take a role in building a service to develop Nintendo games
>Nintendo is in charge of game development, DeNA’s focus is on post-release, back-end operations
>DeNA has teams of engineers who track how long users are battling a monster before quitting
>they also look at what motivates users to buy extra weapons
>DeNA then adjusts the games to encourage users to play longer or spend more money on in-game purchases
>the pair are still on track to release five titles together by March 2017
>all of the games currently in development with Nintendo are free to play
>for Miitomo, users will be able to buy clothing for their avatars
>Mr. Moriyasu is testing Miitomo on a specially installed iPhone kept under tight security in its headquarters.
http://gonintendo.com/stories/249231-dena-shares-finer-details-of-nintendo-s-partnership-analysts-wei
>>321226359
How much would that iPhone sell among collectors?
Just curious.
>>321226520
Well it is under "tight security"
>>321226693
I'm sure for someone determined enough, it wouldn't be an issue.
Now, the question remains on whether the reward is worth the risk...
>>321226884
If Kimishima really is Yakuza then no just no
>>321225010
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Jesus Christ it's gotten this low?
>>321227568
Probably to keep ordinary people away from seeing what the press covers about certain issues.
The media lies about everything.
>>321227314
So you're saying that it will be worth the effort?
>>321225010
It's nintendo, they're incapable doing anything outside rehashing mario.
>>321227763
If your'e Nicholas Cage in Japan be my guest
>>321227907
Their first Smartphone game is called Miitomo
>>321228113
why does Nintendo keep making games only the Japanese would want when the western market is obviously bigger?
>>321226359
>free to play
Nintendo is dead
>>321225010
Just leaving this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtEJJUwiVhQ
>>321228826
Because NoA is a glorified harbor?
>>321226359
>DeNA has teams of engineers who track how long users are battling a monster before quitting
>they also look at what motivates users to buy extra weapons
>they also look at what motivates users to buy extra weapons
>DeNA then adjusts the games to encourage users to play longer or spend more money on in-game purchases
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVXnoanopzA
