Why Nintendo chose 'Animal Crossing' over 'Mario' for mobile

[Joystiq]

Last week, Nintendo announced that it will bring popular titles like Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem to its new smartphone game lineup. While this was good news for fans of those franchises, it still raised some questions, like why those franchises specifically? During a

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after Nintendo's latest earnings report, current president of Nintendo Tatsumi Kimishima chose to shed some light on the situation,

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that Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem

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to "follow

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from the viewpoint of increasing the diverse types of consumers interested in Nintendo, and widening opportunities for gameplay."
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