Nintendo is finally developing smartphone games

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http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/f463485899c8b29a026b8430024cdc86/200875844/ssb3dsxl_960fullbleed.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/17/nintendo-is-finally-developing-smartphone-games/)Despite denying (http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/28/nintendo-denies-smartphone-games/) it would ever do such a thing, Nintendo will start creating new games for mobile devices via a partnership (http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2015/03/17/715764/10125108/en/Nintendo-and-DeNA-Form-Business-and-Capital-Alliance.html) with developer DeNA (http://dena.com/intl/press/2015/03/nintendo-and-dena-form-business-and-capital-alliance.html). The emphasis is on the word "new" -- you won't necessarily be getting Super Mario Bros. ports on your Android smartphone, for instance. Instead, the companies said "only new original games optimized for smart device functionality will be created, rather than porting games created specifically for the Wii U home console or the Nintendo 3DS portable system." In other words, it looks like Nintendo has relented to investors who said it's not profiting enough from its valuable intellectual property, and you may soon see its universe of characters pop up in Candy Crush-style mobile games.

http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/17/nintendo-is-finally-developing-smartphone-games/