Super Mario Run is the dumbest thing that Nintendo has slapped its name on

Source: tech.firstpost.com - Friday, December 16, 2016
“Yay!” is the instant initial reaction. We finally have an original Nintendo Title on the iPhone, nearly ten years after the launch of the first edition of the smartphone. Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario, made a surprise appearance at the Apple iPhone 7 launch event to announce that Super Mario Run would be coming to iOS. There was a lot of hype around the announcement, but what a disappointment it has turned out to be. It costs $9.99 (around Rs 700) to unlock the full experience. That is just downright exploitative. They are charging the kind of money that Square Enix does for its mobile titles, and Square Enix’ developers actually have taken the time and effort to deliver a premium experience. The gameplay and graphics are just dumb. When Mario was originally made, Miyamoto got out all the personality of the character using a few, blocky pixels. It was a brilliant and historic piece of design, working within the constraints of the systems. Translating the character to 3D just does not work that well. Considering the sheer number of retro titles that are doing well on the App store, Nintendo could have done much better by going with the classic look. The controls are pretty loose, with few options for maneuvering. You cannot even run back. One touch control is theoretically a good idea. This seems to be a one-touch game, but it is confusing that the control depends on how long that touch event lasts. Either the game shoul

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