Philip Houska In addition to the hardware products, which represented news in the form of today's presentation iPhone 7 a Apple Watch Series 2, we also talked about software, specifically games. Enthusiastic applause from the audience was provided by Nintendo, which announced the arrival of the iconic game Super Mario on the iOS platform and the global phenomenon Pokémon GO on watchOS.
The iconic Italian plumber, who was a video game icon of the eighties, is set to arrive on the App Store soon. This was announced by Shigeru Miyamoto, the "father of Mario" and Nintendo's head of game design. The new game will be called Super Mario Run and, as the name suggests, it will be a running game on a similar basis to Subway Surfers or Temple Run.
[su_pullquote align=”right”]The story was not complete without Mario.[/su_pullquote]
The concept is simple: each player's task will be to control the figure of Mario in a traditional animated 2D world, collect all sorts of scattered coins, avoid traps and reach the finish line. All this based on the control of one hand, or thumb, which will serve as the main tool for jumping. Collecting coins will also serve as motivation for building your own Mushroom Kingdom, so the more coins, the better. In addition to these gaming experiences, it will be possible to invite friends to a "fight" as part of asynchronous racing.
The CEO of Apple, Tim Cook himself, spoke enthusiastically about Mario's debut on iOS. “The App Store has improved so many things in our lives – the way we communicate, the way we work and the way we enjoy entertainment. But for players of all ages, the story wasn't complete without Mario."
Super Mario Run is set to arrive on the App Store exclusively in December this year with support for more than 100 countries and nine languages. Interestingly, Super Mario Run will have a fixed price, so there will be no in-app purchases or subscriptions. In addition, you can come across Mario in the App Store now, but when you open the game, instead of the purchase button, only the option to be notified when Mario is released will pop up. After all, this is a novelty of the App Store.
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However, the adventure with the iconic plumber is not the only game for Apple devices. Niantic Labs, which collaborates with Nintendo, also announced today that the global phenomenon Pokémon GO will also be playable on watchOS. Using the Apple Watch, the player will be able, among other things, to search for the nearest Pokemon, while the calories burned during the search, the kilometers walked and the time occupied will also be displayed. However, full-fledged gaming will not be possible without an iPhone.
Probably the biggest disappointment of the whole Keynote for me. I think that such s***** does not deserve time for such events, nor an article here on the apple shop.
If it's at least half as good as it was 20 years ago on consoles, then I'm with it!
however, it will probably only be a bunch of rasmana only for mobile. it even has better graphics, and a few euros for jungle run and fiesta run are worth it. the new one that is f2p is not good anymore. I don't understand the fuss about this mario. nintendo will never release a full mario there.