Nintendo's Mobile Games Don't Stand Up To Satoru Iwata's Legacy

Satoru Iwata prized unique games over simply good ones - so why is Nintendo's mobile output not following his vision?

[IMissJimRyan]

Iwata or Yamauchi before him, whatever. In the end they are businessmen. The first one liked games, the second didn't even play them. If mobile games are making money (it seems to me), their legacy is being very well respected and carried on.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

"their legacy is being very well respected and carried on." Clearly we're not talking about the same company here. Mr. Iwata cut half his salary so he could keep his teams a float and more importantly to feed their families by preventing lay offs. Unlike EA and Activision who fire all their workers and CEO's who are vastly over payed. Iwata would be tossing in his grave if he knew what Mario Kart of Mobile has become. That's not his vision at all, in fact hes been purposely avoiding putting his games on Mobile for YEARS and years now because of lb's and MTX. So I dunno what the hell you're talking about. Iwata died 4 years ago and now greedy execs are slowly implementing dirty practices. Nope, new Nintendo is slowly becoming like Acti and EA. Iwata's Legacy is being tarnished.

[IMissJimRyan]

This is just the vision of a fan. As businessmen they seek profit a e only profit. Yamauchi changed Nintendo from a card company, to taxis, to dirty motels to games.
IF being family friendly and loving games was the niche that made money for them, great. But if they found another way to make more money, they absolutelly will change and embrace. This is the Yamauchi legacy, and Iwatas at some extent.

All the fanmade speech is just that, fanmade.

[EddieNX]

Judge Nintendo on their proper console games. The ones coming out on Switch are some of the best games Nintendo has ever made.

I think Nintendo views mobile gaming as a very easy way to.make.tons of money even with games way below their console standard.

[IMissJimRyan]

They will do anything that makes money. In the 90s they are against violence and sex on their consoles.
Today they put Doom as a highlight and receive all pedo games from japan.

I can understand people who want to believe that a capitalist company love its product and its clientes. It's a reasonably way to deal with the harsh reality about the world we live in.

But it isnt more than faith. The truth is that Nintendo is changing fast and will keep adapting to keep making more money.

From a family friendly and with high control over games to a open house, one product and mobile game maker. Nintendo is not the same from a long time. Some fans just need to realise.

[Tross]

Nintendo's mobile games don't even stand up to their current console games, but yes, they are an insult to Iwata-San's legacy.

[AK91]

Mobile gaming is not the future.