Good News! Everyone can now play the beloved childhood game that carries lots of memories of most gamer's childhood. This time around, Nintendo is launching its first smartphone game, "Super Mario Run."
According to USA Today, the designer who brought Mario to life, Shigeru Miyamoto, would design the game much easier than how it was used to play. Instead of focusing on the control pad, you would just focus on Mario's jumping. This idea was sparked by concerns about the game being too complex and that the original Super Mario Bros. was best known for its user-friendly interface.
Super Mario Run will be free to download, as per CNET, but in-app purchases are required to unlock the following levels after the first four. The unlock costs $9.99, £7.99 or AU$14.99 to get the full experience. The game is projected to make $71 million USD worldwide making the third place for first-month top earners behind Pokemon Go with $143 million USD and Clash Royale $107 million USD.
The game is said to feature three modes, which are World Tour, Toad Rally, and Kingdom Builder. The World Tour contains similar features similar to Super Mario games and the only difference is how the character is moved. In Toad Rally, players are able to compete with other players to gain approval from Toads. These Toads will then be able to live in the player's personal Mushroom Kingdom, personalized in the Kingdom Builder. These game modes according to Miyamoto are designed in a way where the three phases work together.
Instead of having their first experience on a dedicated video game device, most kids uses smartphones as a medium to play video games. "(The game) was less about simply bringing the same experience to iPhone," Miyamoto says. "Instead, it was about focusing on who is that casual player on an iPhone and what's an appropriately casual Mario (game) they can enjoy."
Video game apps are stepping up their game to compete in the rankings, the gaming app "Clash of Clans" recently announced their biggest update yet as well as Niantic's "Pokemon Go". Super Mario Run is set to launch on the iPhone and iPad this coming Dec. 15 and soon on Android devices.
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