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Mobile games firm DeNA wants its partnership with Nintendo to rake in more than $25m a month, the firm’s CEO has said. The two companies recently agreed a major deal to collaborate onbringing Nintendo’s IP to mobile devices. Speaking toReuters, Isao Moriyasu said though DeNA has yet to discuss specific …

'We want to create multiple hit games rather than aiming to succeed with just one powerful IP element'

On Tuesday March 17th, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata surprised a gathering of press with a major announcement about the future of its business. In recent years, with the spread of smart devices, we’ve increasingly heard a variety of opinions on the future of the dedicated video game system business, and …

Platform holder president insists DeNA partnership was not made "out of a lack of options"

Find out who Nintendo’s new partner DeNA is in this week’s double issue of MCV. We speak to the Japanese mobile giant to see what its plans are and why Nintendo was so eager to partner up with it. This issue also features interviews with Bandai Namco’s European president and …

Nintendo’s change of mind in deciding to bring its titles to smartphones did not come about because the company believed it had run out of options. That’s according to director and president Satoru Iwata, who explained in a now translated transcription of a chat with investors the reasons behind his …

DeNA primarily helping with 'service' side of apps, Miyamoto still focused on Wii U titles

Smartphone experts say that Nintendo’s move into the mobile market will boost Wii U and 3DS sales, not harm them. Nintendo announced this week that it will release the likes of Mario on smartphones via a partnership with mobile games giant DeNA. DeNA will create a platform that connects Nintendo’s …

Iwata confident bringing iconic IP to smart devices will not harm dedicated console business

'We have no intention at all to port existing game titles for dedicated game platforms to smart devices'