After announcing its plan to
release smartphone games in 2015, Nintendo held off from using beloved properties like «Mario» or «Zelda.»
Years after balking on the notion of
releasing smartphone games, Nintendo eventually jumped aboard the trend, outing the iconic Italian plumber onto our tiny screens and to wide fanfare.
Not exact matches
Released by HarperCollins and available this week for several tablets and
smartphones, «Dawn Treader» will include features such as embedded video, read - along audio clips, trivia
games and full - color images.
Less than a year ago, augmented reality — digital effects laid on top of the real world as seen through a computer screen — burst into public consciousness with the
release of the mobile
game Pokémon GO, in which players see magical little monsters in the real world using their
smartphones.
Just about everything written about Pokémon GO since its July 6
release positions the
game as a triumph of augmented reality — technology that overlays digital images atop the real world — on a
smartphone.
Just one step away from
releasing the
game on 3DS / PS Vita and / or on
smartphones for «cheap» - you know f2p.
Though this excites Switch fans because Nintendo typically has a major new installment in a franchise lined up after the
release of a related
smartphone game.
With Mario Kart Tour already announced for
smartphones and scheduled to
release this fiscal year (April 2018 to March 2019), a rumored Zelda
game in the works, and Nintendo's intent on
releasing two to three
smartphone games a year, it is safe to say Nintendo will continue to vie for awards.
Originally
released on PC and
smartphones back in 2010, the
game is all...
In 2016, the team behind New Super Mario Bros.
released Super Mario Run, Nintendo's first real
smartphone game, which was one of the few instances a Mario
game was developed for non-Nintendo hardware.
In addition to PC / Mac /
Smartphone releases, the company also mentions a new idea for a
game containing «co-op centric puzzles in a 2D Toki Tori - like world».
In what is undoubtedly an important step for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, the mobile version of the indie - hit
game Minecraft will be
released on the
game - centric
smartphone before any others.
As much as it sucks to wait,
releasing a poorly executed version of the
game would likely do more harm than delaying it and doing things correctly; especially true when you consider there are already 20 million players, many of which will turn to the
smartphone version as well.
Recently, a free - to - play
smartphone game was
released in Japan, called Final Fantasy: Record Keeper.
Last month, Bandai Namco had
released a teaser for it's new
smartphone game «Tokyo Ghoul Carnaval».
Until next year and the
release of BlackBerry 10 we are kind of limited to really good
games on the BlackBerry
smartphone OS.
The developer behind Solo Deck has just
released a brand new version of the classic
game for BlackBerry
smartphones.
While they've had some notable
releases like the Xperia X10, the Xperia Arc and the
game ready Xperia Play, Sony's been considered a fringe player in the Android
smartphone game and its phones are usually on the high end of the pricing spectrum.
Video
games Usagi Yojimbo creator Stan Sakai has revealed a video
game will be
released later this year for
smartphones, tablets and personal computers based on his long - running historical...
Ahead of the
release of Sony Ericsson's highly anticipated Xperia PLAY
smartphone, Sony PlayStation
games have begun appearing in Google's Android Market.
Jerry let us know that Contlex Labs has
released yet another solid free
game for BlackBerry
smartphones called Amazing Pool.
SRID Games has
released another solid free
game for BlackBerry
smartphones.
This weeks stories: Microsoft acquires cloud gaming platform; Playfab as well as potentially EA, Value or Bluehole, The latest PUBG update aims to make it's desert map more fun again after players delete the map files to avoid playing it, Mario Kart Tour is coming to
smartphones, Nintendo announces their online service which launches in September, Switch firmware version 5 has leaked outlining some very interesting new features, PS4 system software 5.50 is
released to Beta testers as it brings some long awaited features, Leaked documents confirm a Battle Royale mode for Red Dead Redemption 2 online mode as well as some of it's main campaign features, Plus the
games we've all been playing!
Nintendo Co. advanced 6.5 percent on high expectations ahead of a new
smartphone game release, analyst Hideki Yasuda at Ace Research Institute told Bloomberg.
Nintendo first stepped into the
smartphone games arena in 2016 with the
release of Miitomo.
That, and the
release of Blek means that yes,
smartphone and tablet gaming is coming to Wii U, but we're getting some of the really good
games.
WarioWare is already a series that has appeared on the
Game Boy Advance twice, the GameCube once, the Nintendo DS twice, DSi once, the Wii once and of course was rebranded as
Game & Wario, which
released on the Wii U, but it has been nearly 4 years since we had a new wacky Wario title and
smartphones is an ideal platform.
Since its
release on July 6, Pokémon GO has become a mobile sensation, with some reports saying the
smartphone game is near Twitter in the number of daily active users it draws on Android devices.
Since its
release on July 6, Pokémon GO has become a mobile sensation, with some reports saying the
smartphone game is near Twitter in the number of daily active users it draws on Android -LSB-...]
Cloud gaming service OnLive is
releasing an app for tablets and
smartphones that will allow users to play its console - style
games on those devices.
Its
release marked a change in strategy for the Japanese company, which for years had resisted developing
smartphone games or licencing its characters for online play.
Originally
released on PC and
smartphones back in 2010, the
game is all...
They have
released over 100
smartphone games with over 10 million downloads in total.
Nintendo however, disappointed it's fans by announcing that no
Smartphone game news will be
released during the next Nintendo Direct.
Following the
release of the PlayStation 4 Pro last year, and the upcoming Xbox One X, many
gamers are fearing that consoles are going to go the iterative route, like
smartphones.
- WorldNeverland — Elnea Kingdom will be
released in Spring 2018 in Japan - meant to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the WorldNeverland series - version has been designed to be playable offline, without having to be connected to the internet - features a fully redesigned UI - that redesign was more or less mandatory, since we're going from a vertical display (
smartphones) to a horizontal one (on Nintendo Switch)- it will be completely separate from the mobile version, and you will not be able to transfer data from and to the mobile
game (similarly, the password system from the mobile version is not supported)- you will be able to create up to 4 save data files.
This past November, everyone got excited when HAL Laboratory, famed developers of such classic franchises as the Kirby
games, Super Smash Bros., and the Mother / Earthbound series
released their very first
smartphone title in Japan called Hataraku UFO.
Morita did indicate that mixi is developing new
game apps for
release on
smartphones starting this year.
PC, mobile and tablet platforms hold the most popularity amongst developers however, with 51 per cent planning to make their
game for
smartphones and tablets, and 52 per cent anticipating
releasing their next
game on both PC and Mac.
Unity has secured a deal with Intel that will see
games published through the engine outfit's Union platform
released for
smartphones and tablets powered by the Atom processor.
Back in 2016, Nintendo announced that Animal Crossing would see a mobile
game release, as part of Nintendo's first line of
smartphone games, with the title planned to have connectivity with a mainline Animal Crossing
game.
GREE, the company behind the
game, plans a
release to feature phones by the end of June in Japan, with
smartphones (Android and iOS) planned for later this summer.
Hipster Zombies is a light - hearted arcade action
game released as free - to - play for
smartphones and tablets.
Though this excites Switch fans because Nintendo typically has a major new installment in a franchise lined up after the
release of a related
smartphone game.
Koei Tecmo are continuously
releasing smartphone titles and online browser
games in the Asia region and with the launch of PS4, PS Vita and Xbox One in China the company now plans to launch more console titles in the region.
The brand also published Winning Post Stallion, a horse racing simulation
games for
smartphones that was
released in September.
In some fantastic news we learn that a remake of the original Seiken Densetsu
game,
released in the west as Final Fantasy Adventure, is going to be making its way to the PlayStation Vita, Android and iPhone
smartphones.
Majesco also plans to
release a unique Phineas and Ferb
smartphone and tablet
game in August, which will feature Agent P and the rest of the O.W.C.A. (Organization Without a Cool Acronym).
That isn't to say that Type: Rider is a
game that was exclusively designed for the system, though, as it did
release on Steam and
smartphones prior to now.
Having previously
released last year, Dark Witch Music Episode: Rudymical is a rhythm
game that was originally designed and brought to
smartphones, but fast forward one year and Dark Witch Music Episode: Rudymical heads to the Nintendo Switch.