Mobile Mario: Nintendo announces landmark deal to make smartphone games

By Tim Biggs
Updated May 24 2015 - 10:10am, first published March 18 2015 - 2:24pm
Smartphone-bound: favourite Nintendo characters, seen here in <i>Super Smash Bros. for Wii U</i>, will soon appear in games for your phone. Photo: Nintendo
Smartphone-bound: favourite Nintendo characters, seen here in <i>Super Smash Bros. for Wii U</i>, will soon appear in games for your phone. Photo: Nintendo
Nintendo is already experimenting with touch controls and social designs, like hte upcoming <i>Mario Maker</i>, but it says it has wholly original games featuring its iconic characters in mind for mobile. Photo: Nintendo
Nintendo is already experimenting with touch controls and social designs, like hte upcoming <i>Mario Maker</i>, but it says it has wholly original games featuring its iconic characters in mind for mobile. Photo: Nintendo

Mario, Zelda, Pokemon, Donkey Kong and more will soon be coming to a smartphone near you, with Japanese gaming giant Nintendo announcing it will begin making video games featuring its famous properties specifically for mobile devices.