It never hurts for a game company to get its games on other platforms.
According to The Verge, Nintendo is looking to strengthen its reach outside of consoles with a stronger mobile push and will establish a new company called Nintendo Systems Co., Ltd to do it.
Nintendo, which has had its Nintendo Switch console production constrained due to ongoing chip shortages, is looking to bring its titles to third party platforms. The company, in turn, has strengthened its relationship with DeNA, the company behind Nintendo’s mobile titles like “Super Mario Run.” The joint venture will establish a new company called Nintendo Systems Co., Ltd which opens in April 2023.
Nintendo offered the following comments in a recent press release:
“Based on the expertise accumulated over the seven plus years and the experience of co-developing multiple services based on Nintendo Account, Nintendo and DeNA will advance their partnership and establish a joint venture company. With the objective to strengthen the digitalization of Nintendo’s business, the joint venture company will research and develop, as well as create value-added services to further reinforce Nintendo’s relationship with consumers.”
While the press release doesn’t specifically mention development for mobile gaming or specific titles, DeNA has been involved in developing “Fire Emblem Heroes,” “Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp,” and “Mario Kart Tour.”
Nintendo hasn’t released a new mobile game with DeNA since 2019.
Nintendo has found some success with mobile gaming in titles like “Super Mario Run” and Niantic’s “Pokemon Go.” Combine the large library of fan-favorite titles and the high spend rates of iOS App Store users, and Nintendo has a formula for success.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via AppleInsider, Nintendo, and The Verge