All’interno del report finanziario di Nintendo, la società ha spiegato la collaborazione con LINE per Dr. Mario World, il nuovo mobile game della casa nipponica.
Il titolo realizzato in partner con DeNA, riprenderà la serie puzzle che vedrà protagonista Mario in versione dottore, previsto per l’uscita a inizio estate su Android e iOS.
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Come andrà avanti la collaborazione con LINE Corporation, oltre a Dr. Mario World? Collaborando con LINE, emerge un particolare interesse nello sviluppo di giochi per segmenti più giovani della popolazione, come gli adolescenti?
Furukawa: Credo che tutti abbiano familiarità con LINE, che è praticamente sinonimo di “applicazione di messaggistica” in Giappone. Riteniamo che il grafico sociale reale (connessioni tra amici via Internet) coltivato da LINE, così come le tecnologie che lo supportano, sarà una piattaforma molto forte per consentire ai consumatori di godere delle nostre applicazioni mobile, motivo per cui abbiamo formato questa collaborazione. Dr. Mario World è puzzle game, quindi speriamo che molte persone si divertiranno, indipendentemente dal sesso o dall’età.
NINTENDO ANNOUNCES MOBILE GAME PARTNERSHIP WITH LINE
CORPORATION AND A NEW GAME FOR SMART DEVICES
KYOTO, Japan, Feb. 1, 2019 JST – Nintendo Co., Ltd. (HQ: Minami-Ku, Kyoto, Representative Director and President: Shuntaro Furukawa, hereinafter referred as “Nintendo”) and LINE Corporation (HQ: Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo, President: Takeshi Idezawa, hereinafter referred as “LINE”) have announced a partnership in the mobile game business. The companies will co-develop and jointly operate a new game for smart devices.
1. Context of the Partnership
Nintendo continues to introduce unique entertainment products and characters like Mario to the world, establishing itself as a globally recognized brand that represents video game culture in the home entertainment industry. In 2016, Nintendo entered the mobile games business, creating even more opportunities for consumers to engage with Nintendo IP and reaching audiences beyond its dedicated video game platform business.
“LINE”, under its corporate mission “Closing the Distance,” LINE is dedicated to creating a world that seamlessly connects people, information, content, and services anywhere, anytime, and at the most comfortable distance. In its endeavor to realize a self-contained Smart Portal strategy, LINE offers services in a variety of fields to its 165 million monthly active users in four key markets (Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and Indonesia), where the userbase continues to expand.
Utilizing both companies’ strengths, Nintendo and LINE will co-develop and jointly operate a new action puzzle game featuring Dr. Mario titled Dr. Mario World to be released by Nintendo. Dr. Mario World is targeting an early summer 2019 global release, including in Japan and the United States.
Together with Nintendo and LINE, NHN Entertainment, which has released and operated various online and mobile games, will take part in the development and operation of Dr. Mario World.2. Game Overview
Title Dr. Mario World Release Timing Early summer 2019 Genre Puzzle Price Free to download with optional in-app purchases Supporting OS iOS and Android Releasing
Countries/RegionsInitially in approximately 60 countries/regions including Japan and the United States Supporting Languages Multiple languages including Japanese and English Publisher Nintendo Copyright ©2019 Nintendo Co-Developed by LINE and NHN