“Super Mario Run” could be coming to Android any day now: Nintendo launched a placeholder page for the game on Google Play this week, allowing users to pre-register to be notified when the game is released for Android.
Nintendo released “Super Mario Run” for iOS earlier this month. The title is the company’s fist-ever mobile game, and users were clearly excited about being able to play Mario on their phones: The game was downloaded more than five million times in the first 24 hours after its release, and in-game purchases generated some $5 million in revenue.
“Super Mario Run” itself is free on iOS, but players have to pay $9.99 to unlock all levels. Some users have complained that the price is too steep, and reviews on the App Store have been mixed: With around 72,000 ratings, ‘Super Mario Run” has been given an average of just 2.5 out of 5 possible stars on Apple’s online store.
“Super Mario Run” has been compared a lot to “Pokemon Go,” a game that uses Nintendo’s intellectual property, but that has actually been built by San Francisco-based Niantic Labs. “Pokemon Go” has seen its usage decline significantly since its launch in July, but it’s still one of the top-grossing apps on the App Store. In fact, it’s currently generating more money with in-app purchases than “Super Mario Run,” according to App Store data made available by Apple.
Nintendo released “Super Mario Run” for iOS earlier this month. The title is the company’s fist-ever mobile game, and users were clearly excited about being able to play Mario on their phones: The game was downloaded more than five million times in the first 24 hours after its release, and in-game purchases generated some $5 million in revenue.
“Super Mario Run” itself is free on iOS, but players have to pay $9.99 to unlock all levels. Some users have complained that the price is too steep, and reviews on the App Store have been mixed: With around 72,000 ratings, ‘Super Mario Run” has been given an average of just 2.5 out of 5 possible stars on Apple’s online store.
“Super Mario Run” has been compared a lot to “Pokemon Go,” a game that uses Nintendo’s intellectual property, but that has actually been built by San Francisco-based Niantic Labs. “Pokemon Go” has seen its usage decline significantly since its launch in July, but it’s still one of the top-grossing apps on the App Store. In fact, it’s currently generating more money with in-app purchases than “Super Mario Run,” according to App Store data made available by Apple.
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