Journalists criticizing Nintendo for not making iOS or Android games

[Boccages]

http://www.cultofmac.com/312341/nintendo-will-release-iphone-app-just-not-one-youre-hoping/

You must be joking!
Instead of letting us get our hands on the Mario and Pok?mon games fans so desperately want, the new app will instead by based around Mii character game avatars, which users can then share as icons on social media. Yay!

Read more at http://www.cultofmac.com/312341/nin...ust-not-one-youre-hoping/#6ypAgewAJzC0VbGy.99

I'm a bit weary of reading journalists coming down on Nintendo for not porting their games to iOS or Android devices. I have an iPhone 6 Plus, and besides the odd title out, these glass tactile devices are not good for playing games. Reading, browsing the net? Yes, but without buttons it will never be comfortable enough to play complex 3D games that Nintendo is known to offer. I am a Nintendo fan that wants to play Animal Crossing, Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kart, so I bought a Wii U and it meets my gaming needs. And when Nintendo comes out with a successor to the 3DS, I'll buy the new console too. If you want to play Nintendo games, you should do the same. If you want to take your emails, type in a text, or consult your tweets, then I'd suggest an iPhone. After all, I don't see any Nintendo fan coming down on Apple for not delivering iMovie for the Wii U or Pages for the 3DS...

 

[Murray]

Journalist*

haters gonna hate

 

[-Apples-]

Nintendo - their own company
Apple - their own company
Google - their own company

Asking Nintendo to make iOS games is like asking Sony to release some of their exclusives for the XBOX One or asking McDonalds to start selling whoppers or the original chicken sandwich (both being from Burger King).

 

[Reindeer]

Nintendo - their own company
Apple - their own company
Google - their own company

Asking Nintendo to make iOS games is like asking Sony to release some of their exclusives for the XBOX One or asking McDonalds to start selling whoppers or the original chicken sandwich (both being from Burger King).

The slight difference being that Apple and Google don't really make games.

I do think that's the reason though. Nintendo has a small number of apps, and I think this is (one of) the first actual games they're releasing. Nintendo has to take care of not only their IPs, but also their hardware. If they were to start releasing games featuring their most popular characters it could make their own hardware sales suffer a bit.

The guy that wrote this article is obviously not thinking about it from a business standpoint. What puts Nintendo in a position that's so different from Sony or Microsoft? Why isn't he complaining that Microsoft isn't releasing a Halo game on iOS/Android? Simply because Nintendo has a lot of popular franchises doesn't mean they are obligated to make and release games on systems that aren't their own. Even releasing a game with Miis was not necessary, yet they're still doing that.

Be happy with what they are releasing and don't be a demanding lil ****.

 

[Murray]

Nintendo - their own company
Apple - their own company
Google - their own company

Asking Nintendo to make iOS games is like asking Sony to release some of their exclusives for the XBOX One or asking McDonalds to start selling whoppers or the original chicken sandwich (both being from Burger King).

Although I agree that it is a ridiculous idea, your analogy is wrong because it is other developers that make the games that go on IOS and android devices (apple doesn't make all the iphone games!). So Nintendo could develop games for mobiles or even release classics like the article says, but it would be a pretty bad business decision and thus I doubt it would ever happen.

 

[JCnator]

How can journalists fail to understand that the market for mobile phones isn't the same as the video game market does in first place? The former isn't even designed with games in mind, so the games on iOS and Android shouldn't have complex controls by default.

 

[LambdaDelta]

doesn't this happen on a routine basis now?

 

[oranges_ate_you]

Who cares. iOS & Android games are boring, have terrible controls, easily forgettable and are almost always Pay to Win in some form or another.

 

[n64king]

They need to get over it cause Nintendo has never left a Nintendo platform and it probably won't any time soon. The end all answer to this should be just that and that just because the WiiU doesn't sell millions a month or that the 3DS doesn't do what a phone does, doesn't mean Nintendo should jump from their own ship.
Besides, why does everyone want more iPhone games? 95% of them suck horribly and as said they're forgettable and lousy for the most part. So what? You stick NES, SNES and Gameboy on there but that'd be about it, how are you gonna port N64 or otherwise on these screens? There are too many buttons on some of these old controllers things to make it work on the buttonless phone if you ask me. Plus crashing issues, phones breaking or loss of data? They'd probably release games just as slowly as they do now. Get a damn 3DS or WiiU and shut the hell up. Almost all the Ubisoft, Namco, or Sega crap in the app store blows ass.

 

[LambdaDelta]

Almost all the Ubisoft, Namco, or Sega crap in the app store blows ass.

Should be worth noting too that all of these companies are third party developers.

Something these articles never seem to take note of.


Though I'd hazard a guess that they don't bother, because this **** is easy clickbait. I mean why else would they keep repeating the same stuff over and over?

 

[n64king]

Should be worth noting too that all of these companies are third party developers.

Something these articles never seem to take note of.


Though I'd hazard a guess that they don't bother, because this **** is easy clickbait. I man why else would they keep repeating the same stuff over and over?

Riiiiight they really never bother mentioning that they're third party and have a lot more leeway even if half the things they release are all unoptimized crap. Most articles lead to saying Nintendo should drop their consoles but that is also easier said than done. They've probably already done the math on what it's like to become third party and put their things on iOS/Android/Playstation/whatever. Def easy clickbait too, and stirs the pot on the Ninty hate.

 

[Reindeer]

[...] how are you gonna port N64 or otherwise on these screens? There are too many buttons on some of these old controllers things to make it work on the buttonless phone if you ask me.

You ask Square Enix. They apparently did a good job of porting Dragon Quest VIII (a PS2 game) to iOS & Android, just with a massive graphics downgrade. At least, that's what I've heard.

Get a damn 3DS or WiiU and shut the hell up.

Yes. The thing that always strikes me as funny is that these people go "ugh, I don't have the money for a handheld/console, so I'd rather just play on phone".
Then the new iPhone comes out and they're scrambling to pay $600 for it.

If you want to play games that badly, don't rely on your phone. It's not built for it. Even an Ouya (lmfao) would be a better choice than a phone if your focus is on games.

 

[n64king]

I guess it's lazy and everyone wants one device. Fickle crowd. I can just imagine if they dropped 3DS/WiiU for smartphones that the depth of the games would take a huge beating. The irony right there is that people already whine they took too long to make an HD system but they're telling them to drop HD and go for iPhone & Android which look like a mix of GameCube & PS2.

LOL Well as for Dragon Quest I think it's just one of those games that works. The controls don't seem horrifically complicated but I do remember people said the controls on the console were better than the phone, naturally. I guess I was thinking of more complex games with more buttons and actions instead of something that can easily be turned into a point & click/finger tap game. I can't see Super Mario 64 being turned into an iPad game and it being a comfortable play.

 

[Bowie]

Well, I've had a lot against Nintendo these past few years, with all the purchasable content and unoriginality in their consoles, but at least they haven't lowered themselves so much they have to release a Super Mario version of Candy Crush Saga. If they ever do, I'm gonna be very disappointed in them.

 

[n64king]

No Zynga + Nintendo colabs please.

 

[Cress]

Well, I've had a lot against Nintendo these past few years, with all the purchasable content and unoriginality in their consoles, but at least they haven't lowered themselves so much they have to release a Super Mario version of Candy Crush Saga. If they ever do, I'm gonna be very disappointed in them.

Aren't they releasing a Pok?mon-themed one next week?

 

[n64king]

Sorry double post... what the heck...

 

[oranges_ate_you]

I guess it's lazy and everyone wants one device. Fickle crowd. I can just imagine if they dropped 3DS/WiiU for smartphones that the depth of the games would take a huge beating. The irony right there is that people already whine they took too long to make an HD system but they're telling them to drop HD and go for iPhone & Android which look like a mix of GameCube & PS2.

For real. No one's ever happy with the system Nintendo games show up on.

- - - Post Merge - - -

Aren't they releasing a Pok?mon-themed one next week?

Or even just Pokemon Trozei which is a rip off of any standard match 3 game. Nintendo already ripped off others and others ripped them off. It's just about execution and Candy Crush looks like trash while the Pokemon ones at least have the pokemon charm people are looking for.

 

[bloomwaker]

You ask Square Enix. They apparently did a good job of porting Dragon Quest VIII (a PS2 game) to iOS & Android, just with a massive graphics downgrade. At least, that's what I've heard.


Yes. The thing that always strikes me as funny is that these people go "ugh, I don't have the money for a handheld/console, so I'd rather just play on phone".
Then the new iPhone comes out and they're scrambling to pay $600 for it.

If you want to play games that badly, don't rely on your phone. It's not built for it. Even an Ouya (lmfao) would be a better choice than a phone if your focus is on games.

The best part is when they know they can't afford it and get offended at the seller like it's the seller's fault. If they can't afford a handheld gaming device, why are they going after something even further outside their price range? Agh!

Then they complain about a device not being powerful enough.

Dude, you know what's not enough, your wallet.

This is why I haven't bought a smartphone. I don't even know what my phone is. But it stays charged for a week, so ha!

I remember seeing an article like this before, with both sides of the argument explaining their viewpoint. I'm on the vein of Nintendo keeping their games to themselves. Maybe they can sell some little extras. The home screen themes are a neat idea, for example, so maybe something along those lines. Special little graphics for Nintendo fans, or better yet, more soundtracks. People will get their hands on in-game music one way or another, might as well make some money out of it, even if it's just digital distribution or something.

 

[Bowie]

Aren't they releasing a Pok?mon-themed one next week?

They are? That's a shame.