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Nintendo shares rise on Super Mario iPhone game date | Nintendo shares rise on Super Mario iPhone game date |
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Shares in Nintendo have climbed after it announced a launch date for its new Super Mario game for the iPhone. | Shares in Nintendo have climbed after it announced a launch date for its new Super Mario game for the iPhone. |
Super Mario Run will be released in Apple's App Store on 15 December, with users having to pay $10 (£8) for the full game. | Super Mario Run will be released in Apple's App Store on 15 December, with users having to pay $10 (£8) for the full game. |
Nintendo, which announced the tie-up last month, saw its shares jump by as much as 5%. | |
It hopes to build on the global success of its Pokemon Go app from earlier this year. | It hopes to build on the global success of its Pokemon Go app from earlier this year. |
But because Pokemon was free to download, analysts said it did not generate as much money for the firm as it could have done. | But because Pokemon was free to download, analysts said it did not generate as much money for the firm as it could have done. |
Nintendo plans to move Super Mario into movies | Nintendo plans to move Super Mario into movies |
When Japan's PM appeared as Mario | When Japan's PM appeared as Mario |
Smartphones are the gaming industry's fastest growing source of revenue and the Japanese firm has been criticised for being slow on the uptake. | Smartphones are the gaming industry's fastest growing source of revenue and the Japanese firm has been criticised for being slow on the uptake. |
It has promised to to unveil more gaming titles by March 2017, with an Android version of Super Mario Run also planned. | It has promised to to unveil more gaming titles by March 2017, with an Android version of Super Mario Run also planned. |
The evolution of Super Mario | The evolution of Super Mario |
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