Miitomo is more of a social app, whereas Super Mario Run looks to draw inspiration from the popular endless runners that have dominated the mobile gaming scene for several years now. In a surprise announcement at an Apple event this morning, Shigeru Minamoto took the stage to show off Super Mario Run.
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The goal of the game is simple: collect coins and reach the flagpole.
Nintendo’s next mobile game, Super Mario Run, is sprinting to iOS devices in December 2016, the company announced today at an Apple event.
Nintendo has announced the first official Super Mario game for mobile, Super Mario Run.
With just a finger, users can control the Italian plumber by making him jump as he automatically runs from left to right on the iPhone screen.
“Super Mario Bros” is considered as among the most successful video game series of all time since its 1985 release. The game has been already listed in App Store for free. One great new features that will be available is a new Battle Mode called “Toad Rally”, in which players will able to compete against and best other another player’s high score. Miyamoto said the game can easily be played with one hand, allowing gameplay while simultaneously riding the subway, say, or eating a hamburger.
The game has players tap to jump while avoiding obstacles in the Mushroom Kingdom.
Since the launch, PokemonGo has been available on iOS platform but now the app makes its way to Apple Watch as well.
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iOS users will be able to download a portion of the game for free, but the full game will cost a set price to be revealed at a later date.
