Super Mario Run will not come to the Nintendo Switch, according to Reggie Fils-Aime. In an interview with CNET, the head of Nintendo of America talked about the new mobile game and where Nintendo is headed as far as smartphones go.
When talking about Super Mario Run, Fils-Aime pointed out how different the development is on the game compared to the Switch. “ With Switch we're going to have a variety of input devices, a variety of ways for you to interact with the game,” he said. “Here [with Super Mario Run], it's all the screen. So it's a different type of development challenge. But at the core, our developers are looking to create content that you really can't get anywhere else, you can't experience anywhere else...that's a core philosophy that's going to continue."
That being said, the Mario mobile game could come to other similar devices like Apple TV, but it doesn’t sound that likely. The game is designed for phones, but you never know. "You know...we haven't even launched Super Mario Run yet, so we haven't even thought about those types of applications,” Fils-Aime told CNET when asked about Apple TV. “But again, what I would say is, we developed this to live on these kinds of screens, and to be played in this type of experience, and we think that's what it's best for. Let's see what happens after the 15th of December."
Nintendo has developed the Miitomo app for phones already, and has more plans after Super Mario Run, including fan-favorite franchises. "By the end of our current fiscal year, we'll launch Animal Crossing for smart devices, as well as Fire Emblem," said Fils-Aime. It should be noted that Nintendo’s fiscal year ends at the end of March, so expect these games early in 2017.
If you’re holding out for Nintendo to officially release old NES games like Super Mario Bros. or The Legend of Zelda on mobile phones, be prepared for more disappointment. Fils-Aime says the biggest reason why the games aren’t coming is because things just wouldn’t feel right. “This hearkens back to the questions that we received maybe five years ago saying, 'Nintendo, when are you going to get into mobile?' And at the time, it was positioned as, just take all your legacy content and just put it on mobile,” he said.
“The fact of the matter is, to make a great mobile game, you can't do that. You need to think about the input device. You need to think about, how is this going to be sticky?"
Super Mario Run releases for iPhones on Dec. 15, and is scheduled for an Android release in 2017. The game will cost $9.99.
So what do you think? Are you interested in downloading Super Mario Run once it releases? Are you more excited about Animal Crossing or Fire Emblem? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
