I’ve never really been a fan of runner games, truth be told. They’re something to amuse myself in the short term, but over the stretch they’re just not that great. I’ve reviewed a few of them for the 3DS eShop over my time, and they all had their charms. They were cute and I had fun, but I’m not the type of person that just needs to best my personal high score over and over.<\/p>\n
Well, Nintendo is joining the mobile runner genre with a new Mario game in the works.<\/p>\n
At an Apple event in San Francisco, CA earlier today, Nintendo announced they are planning just such a runner in Super Mario Run<\/em>, a full-sized Super Mario Bros.<\/em> action platformer that has been developed specifically for mobile, and will be available first on the App Store this December. <\/p>\n Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto took the stage at the event and put Mario through his paces in a multi-level demonstration. In the game, Mario runs forward on his own, but relies on the touch of a single finger to jump over obstacles, avoid enemies and capture the flag pole to complete levels. <\/p>\n “We have created Super Mario Run to be perfect for playing on your iPhone,” said Mr. Miyamoto , who first devised the Mario character more than 35 years ago. “Super Mario has evolved whenever he has encountered a new platform, and for the first time ever, players will be able to enjoy a full-fledged Super Mario game with just one hand, giving them the freedom to play while riding the subway or my favorite, eating a hamburger.”<\/p>\n Super Mario Run<\/em> will have a mode in which the player collects coins and heads for the goal, and a mode in which the player competes against the acrobatic moves of other people who have completed the same course. There will also be a mode in which you create your own Mushroom Kingdom based upon these play results.<\/p>\n iOS users will be able to download and enjoy a portion of Super Mario Run<\/em> for free and will be able to enjoy all of the game content available in this release after paying a set purchase price. More details on that are coming at a later date. <\/p>\n The game has been developed with Mr. Miyamoto as lead creator for Nintendo. Nintendo is also continuing its partnership with DeNA for the launch of Super Mario Run<\/em>. It will be offered on the App Store this December in more than 100 different countries, and nine different languages. <\/p>\n To help iOS users get ready for the launch of Super Mario Run, a free Mario-themed sticker pack for the App Store for iMessage will launch this month. iMessage users can easily access and use these stickers in a variety of ways, bringing a bit of Mushroom Kingdom flavor to their conversations.<\/p>\n Super Mario Run<\/em> represents the next phase of Nintendo\u2019s expansion to mobile platforms, following the release of Miitomo<\/em> earlier this year. <\/p>\n After the launch of Super Mario Run<\/em> in December, Nintendo plans to deliver its previously announced mobile device titles in the Animal Crossing<\/em> and Fire Emblem<\/em> series before the end of March 2017.<\/p>\n As someone who has an Android device and no iDevices, I hope that not only does the game come to Android very shortly thereafter but also that future games are released on both platforms simultaneously.<\/p>\n