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Nintendo also went full cassino with their mobile games. Pokémon Go, Mario Kart Tour... Huge cash grabs.

• paulryanrogers 4y ago
  Considering they began as a playing card company perhaps it's not so surprising.
  • kibwen 4y ago
    Not just any playing cards, but hanafuda cards, which fascinatingly evolved alongside government gambling crackdowns specifically to be resistant to gambling: "Though they can still be used for gambling, its structure and design is less convenient than other decks such as Kabufuda." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanafuda#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanafuda#History
• weberer 4y ago
  Yes, its unfortunate. But at least its just constrained to their mobile phone games for now.
• latexr 4y ago
  Nintendo’s mobile games aren’t developed in-house[1]. Not that it excuses it[2], but it does create a clear line for your parent commenter: as long as the focus is on playing Nintendo games on Nintendo platforms, the plan makes sense[3]. [1]: Niantic for Pokémon Go, DeNA for Mario Kart Tour. [2]: Nintendo is bound to have the final say. [3]: For now?
  • vlunkr 4y ago
    They tried a more traditional payment model with Super Mario Run and it didn't do well. Sadly I doubt they'll try again soon.