Nintendo Most Popular ‘Super Mario’ To Team Up With Apple; Will ‘Mario’ Overthrow ‘Pokemon?’

Nintendo's "Super Mario" will now run alongside Apple. The game will soon be available on the iPhone from 2017 onwards. "Let's-a go!" It is now time for the lovers of the retro game to rejoice!

Many people do not know that the lovable plumber, "Super Mario" did not have a game on his own initially. The character had appeared with "Donkey Kong" in 1981, precisely 4 years before the popular "Super Mario" got a game on his own. Since the launch, the game soared up the charts and stayed there as the most popular game that Nintendo ever made. There are at least a hundred games dedicated to his playful antics.

The gaming industry saw a revolution over the past decade. People all over the globe are constantly on the move and they prefer to play games on their smartphones rather than being stagnant in front of their consoles. It would make perfect sense if the creator of "Super Mario" would finally make appearance in an app.

"Super Mario Run:" What changes now? Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto announced that the "Super Mario" will first appear on the smartphones in the form of "Super Mario Run." Miyamoto said that "Super Mario" is magical and it is the simplicity of the game due to which a player can pick it anytime and start playing that makes it even more popular. During a speech at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, in which he and Tim Cook, Chief Exec of Apple, announced the upcoming launch, he said that it is now much more simpler, reported N4BB.

The super popular game, "Super Mario" will be available only on iOS 10 platform initially. It is a little longer wait for the Android users Nintendo also confirmed that there will be an Android version following the Apple release, reported Forbes.

It can be expected that the game will take the classic route of the 'runner' format that we all have already seen such as "Temple Run" and "Subway Surfers." This also means that it will be easy for the gamers to pick up right from the day it launches.

"Super Mario" has two mode. Much to the delight of the fans, "Super Mario" will come not just in one, but two separate modes. The game has the run-to-the-flag mode and an alternative battle mode. What is more appealing is that the users will be able to buy the app for a flat rate and play until their heart's content.

This could be the resurgence of the retro games into the new market. The "Super Mario Run" will be released in December 2016 for iOS.

There has been a change of plans on the part of Nintendo as far as the number games it is set to release in 2017. After initially announcing that there would be five games coming, there will only be four coming out next year.

Nintendo's gift to the gaming world alongside "Pokemon GO" would be the "Super Mario." Will "Super Mario" take over "Pokemon GO" owing to the popularity of the character? We need to wait and watch.