Nintendo reported their third straight loss to investors, and it seems as though they may be willing to seek new ways to make profit.
Satoru Iwata, Nintendo’s president, said he would continue to run the company and added, “We are thinking about a new business structure. Given the expansion of smart devices, we are naturally studying how smart devices can be used to grow the game-player business. It’s not as simple as enabling Mario to move on a smartphone.”
As iOS and Android devices have gained market traction and improved hardware, they’ve been seen as direct competitors to Nintendo’s handheld consoles. Mobile gaming applications often cost only a couple of dollars, much less than traditional handheld games.
The Pokémon Company has released some apps for mobile devices, including their 3D Pokédex and a Japan-exclusive simple rhythm game which tied into the trading card game, but they have never released other games.
We’ll have to watch Nintendo’s strategies closely. Would you like to see Mario, Zelda or Pokémon on your phone or tablet?
<3 PJ
Source: CVG
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I would be the most happy stunfisk in the world if this turns out to be true
No, please. I don’t want dedicated handheld gaming devices to disappear.
Oh the joys of beating someone at there own game
Hows fallout going?
I was torn to shreds
Do tell XD
Oh the joy of seeing people misuse their, they’re and there.
depends, if they decide to make Sinnoh remakes on phones A BIG NO FOR ME
So this is where everyone was! I was so lonely for the past few minutes!
Poketouch could maybe make sense now
Alestorm + assassin’s creed 4 = heaven
I would expect an app where you could play with your pokemon or sumthin
Poketouch dude
poketouch sounds too much like amie.
Cross platform
Phones are meant for calling. Handheld consoles are meant for playing. Let’s keep them separate, shall we?
I agree but if some of the classics could be ported that would be awesome
Of course it would be great if it happens, but the second Nintendo changes their perspective of game creation, something has to change.
maybe they’re TALKING VIRTUAL CONSOLE GAMES ON IOS OR ANDROID
OOPS CLICKED CAPS LOCK
THAT’S NOT THE POINT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i had caps lock on lol XD
I know XD
maybe like pokemon rumble ios or android?
I would detest that
i meant like a mini pokemon rumble game. and no need to dislike.
I bought rumble blast an i really did not enjoy it
it just seems like a game that would go a phone.
At this point anything can happen. Nintendo needs all the help it can get.
I don’t like the idea of my phone being an “everything device”.
I don’t either but I could see some mini spin off games and such.
I hope a main series Pokemon game never makes its way on to these devices xD
All i want is a gen 2 port
oh lord please no. I don’t want cheap ass freemiums to ruin this beloved franchised of quality games.
You know what i take it back pokemon on ios would be a disaster
Right?
apple would sweep it up with its commercialism.
apple+pokemon=lolno
wrong = franchise rape
Here’s the thing: ANY company that decides to merge with Apple would be reduced to a $9.99 crappy software company with MUCH less money being made. Pokemon + Apple = end of Pokemon as we know it.
i would burn the very mac im typing on
I wouldn’t burn my Mac XD
I’d tear it in half if I had one.
me neither i would probs donate it and get a windows
apple would completely take nintendo out of the picture. and make it its own. If it did i would protest so quickly it would make their iphones spin.
It would be like a black hole – take one portion of a company and eventually they are all influenced by it.
a pokemon game by apple would suck.
I would buy a damn flip phone in protest if this shit happens
I think it’s probably worth noting that Nintendo wouldn’t merge with Apple though. It would literally be like people making games for a 3DS or Wii that AREN’T Nintendo. But Nintendo making games for mobile devices.
yeah you got a point, but i hoping for an i0s amie companion
Yeah, that’s true; never in our lifetimes would the entirety of Nintendo merge with a cell phone provider like Apple. But that doesn’t necessarily stop The Pokemon Company from shifting its attention to it in the future.
Off Topic: I find it funny how my bro keeps trying to show off his new Bank Legendaries in every battle, but he keeps losing because he hasn’t trained them and given them coverage moves!
Some things in life should never go together. Pokemon and Apple/Windows are one of them
Peanut butter and chocolate isn’t one of them.
I love mixing Peanut butter and chocolate!
I was talking about Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups XD or maybe you knew that haha
Oh. I thought you meant anything Peanut butter and Chocolate related.
Like miley cyrus and a grammy
She seriosly won a Grammy. Gyyyaaahhhh!!!
no not yet but shes got # 1 vid in the bag
Here is the true # 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elfuaxHQWlQ
A lot better than most music videos I’ve heard of.
Beer zombies, Fred armisten and Red Fang. Need I say more?
No more.
Like tuna fish and marshmallow fluff. *shudders a shudder so shudderful it makes everybody else shudder*
OH GOD NO, PLEASE. NO.
did you feel the shudder?
It was shUTTERly shudderful to feel your shudder.
I’m sorry. XD
If there’s more marshmallow fluff than tuna, then that should be fine.
like 4-chan and your favorite saturday morning cartoon
*uber shudders*
Rule34 and…anything else.
This. The reason why I cannot look at my childhood the same way again!
i dont get how people can sit there drawing it
If there’s one thing I know about artists, it’s that you should never question their “intellect”.
I’ve only heard of the website and its interesting content. I’m NEEEEEVER going on there.
Well, never is a long time…
that used to be said about sonic and mario, look where we are now
And they’re still going!
well we did have crappy liscenced stuff from pokemon on pc in the 90s
I failed u guys… i named 105/151 of the original pokemon
Some of them I refuse to believe exist anyway. It’s fine.
i was timed
KRABS AND SEELS
Grimer is a myth, guys. We’re done here!
im going to go tweet to nintendo that they shouldnt do this although it wouldnt make a difference bibi
nintendo is nintendo cant change it
Cuz I really want to use the touch screen like a D-pad.
I CANT SEE THE DAMN SCREEN
is that think around darkrai’s neck a JAW or a NECKLACE if its a necklace my whole life is a lie http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss330/just2hot4ya/491-Darkrai.png
Darkrai looks so cool!
It looks so much different if you think of it as a necklace XD
its a actually a necklace
nopenopenope my mind cant compute nopenopennop
the thing protects it head
Canalave City was a nice city. I liked that city. Darkrai just reminded me of it XD
da library was so pretty
And had stories of people slicing up Weedle with swords.
yummy 😀
And Pokémon marrying humans, in the Japanese Version.
A good bedtime story, then.
With the greatest myths in existence.
Looks more like a necklace to me. Doesn’t change the fact that Darkrai’s awesome, though!
I couldn’t even think of it as a jaw Oo Man, Darkrai would really look sick if this was it’s jaw xD” Like Wario or something XD
I never really thought about it…I just thought it was a red thingy. I don’t think it’s a jaw or a necklace. Just a thing. A red thing.
Notice the sarcasm in my comment
I noticed so many times that my brain couldn’t respond to it.
I’m to cool yo!
I saw it from even before the post
You must be a Girafarig!
then i must be catdog
That was a weird show.
that show was decent
We haven’t had a lot of comments lately.
It’s getting better with the days. But it’s mainly because of the lack of news.
and voltsonic
DON’T REMIND ME.
such a bootyful name
youre right a load of ASS
Gimme alla dat booty!!
Go home Star Bits you’re drunk. Oh wait, this is your home. Umm…this is awkward.