Nintendo has announced that the next two mobile games for smartphones will be released for free on the Android and iOS platforms. The two games were more of pure-game apps than the Miimoto, which focused more on social interaction.
Two mobile games based on game titles like "Fire Emblem" and "Animal Crossing" will be released for free on the two smartphone OS platforms, according to The Wall Street Journal. The gaming company's partner, DeNA Co., has predicted that these two games will be ranked high in the competitive app stores due to their popularity as console titles.
DeNA chief executive Isao Moriyasu told the publication in an interview that the new titles were game apps that focused more on actual gaming, unlike the Miimoto, which focused on socially interacting with other people around the world. According to IGN, the mobile social game was released in March, and has already gained over 10 million users all over the world.
Moriyasu also said that both games might include microtransactions, since they were free-to-start apps. Nintendo also explained that the "Animal Crossing" mobile game will connect with the new handheld and console entries in the franchise, which means data from the mobile version can be sent to the handheld and console versions, and vice versa. The "Fire Emblem" mobile game will now be more accessible for everyone, but it also aims to offer something better as a role-playing strategy game.
Some mobile-game companies use the free-to-start or the free-to-play strategy to gain the interest of mobile users who do not even look at these types of games. These allow players to get curious about the game since they can play it for free and enjoy it without buying anything. Game companies gain profit from these games through microtransactions, which offers incentives for the game to make a player's character stronger and gameplay easier.
Both mobile games are expected to be launched this coming fall in the United Kingdom and the United States, and spring in Australia. The game company is planning to release all five mobile games of its first wave by 2017.
Check out the "Animal Crossing" trailer video below: