Nintendo Reconfirms Animal Crossing Mobile Will Launch This Year

Animal Crossing fans will be happy to hear that the mobile version of the game is still on track to launch this year. The news was reconfirmed by Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime in a recent interview with Waypoint. Reggie also said that development on the game continues to be developed at a good pace and that it will hit mobile devices in 2017. He also said that they will be sharing more information on what to expect from the game in due time.

“So, specifically now, Animal Crossing. Animal Crossing development continues quite strongly, the teams are very excited about what they have. It’s an application that is going to launch this year, as we’ve committed. And we’ll be sharing more information in due course. We believe, just as we’ve seen with Pokémon Go, just as we’ve seen with Super Mario Run, Fire Emblem Heroes, we believe that the application will help broaden the user base for Animal Crossing, and it’s going to end up having a positive impact on our dedicated video game business of Animal Crossing”.

Nintendo’s Next Mobile Games Will Be Based On Fire Emblem And Animal Crossing

Nintendo announced that its next 2 mobile apps would be based on the familiar and beloved Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing franchises. Nintendo plans to release both of these applications this Fall. As for the former app, while making it more accessible in comparison to the Fire Emblem games for Nintendo’s dedicated gaming systems, Nintendo aims to offer the great value of a role-playing strategy game. Nintendo will design the latter game so that it will be connected with the world of Animal Crossing for dedicated gaming systems. By playing both Animal Crossing games, users will find increased enjoyment. Both of these are pure game applications. Compared to Miitomo, they have more prominent game elements, and the game content will tie closely into Nintendo’s dedicated games business. Nintendo will provide more details about these applications closer to their launch period, and aims to have multiple types of apps that appeal to different audiences and different groups of players.

More #Nintendo apps are coming to smart devices, including Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing! pic.twitter.com/ZLsHirPltM

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) April 27, 2016

Miitomo Launches In Japan On March 17

Nintendo’s first mobile title Miitomo will launch on March 17 in Japan. The news was announced on Nintendo Japan’s Twitter account. No word on when Miitomo will release outside of Japan, but it should be sometime this month. 

Pre-Register For Mittomo And More

Besides opening up pre-registration to make a My Nintendo account, Nintendo has done the same for Miitomo. Nintendo also released more details about the game when it launches next month. With Miitomo, you can customize your Mii, which can be generated by snapping a photo or you can import your existing Mii with a QR code. They can also link up to your Facebook and Twitter accounts, which will queue up questions for users.You'll also earn Miitomo coins, which are used to earn new outfits and yes the game will have in-app purchases. Miitomo sounds interesting, but I’ll need to get my hands on it to really now how I’ll feel about the game. What do you think of Miitomo ? 

Nintendo’s Second Mobile Game Will Feature Their Best Know Character

According to The Wall Street Journal, Nintendo’s next mobile game after the unreleased Miitomo will feature one of Nintendo best known characters. There’s no hinting at who it could be, so we’ll have to play that waiting game for now. Who do you think it could be ? I’d say Mario just to play it safe, but it would be cool if it was someone else like Link or Samus. Nintendo’s first mobile game Miitomo is due to be released this March on iOS and Android. 

Nintendo Making Games For Mobile With The Help Of DeNA

Today Nintendo and DeNA announced a partnership to bring Nintendo IP’s to mobile devices. The games that DeNA will be working on are completely new, not ports of existing titles. All of Nintendo's intellectual property is open to the mobile company to tap for its creations. Nintendo continues to hope that its mobile presence will drive interest in its dedicated video game console devices, something the company has stated as a goal for entering the smartphone and tablet space. DeNA will also be developing a membership service for Nintendo that will be accessible on PC, 3DS, and Wii U. The as yet unnamed service is targeted for launch later this year, however it was not specified if this will be a regional rollout or if the duo will attempt worldwide release. As part of this arrangement, the 2 companies are exchanging capital investments. Nintendo is set to acquire 15,081,000 shares of DeNA stock at a total value of ¥22 billion ($181.36 million). DeNA will acquire the same cash value of Nintendo stock, totaling 1,759,400 shares or 1.24 percent of outstanding shares. Some recent games by DeNA are Transformers mobile and Final Fantasy Record Keeper. What do you think of this partnership ? Are you excited to play Mario on your smartphone ?