Nintendo Establishing Joint Venture Company With Mobile Developer DeNA
Nintendo Reflects On Their Successful Mobile Partnership With DeNA
5 years ago, late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata inked a deal with Japanese mobile developer DeNA to assist in making Nintendo smartphone games and laying down the groundwork for the Nintendo Account system.
Nintendo May Work With GungHo For Its Smartphone Games
In 2015, Nintendo formed a strategic alliance with mobile app company DeNA to make smartphone apps featuring Nintendo’s IP such as Mario and Animal Crossing. This strategic alliance included acquiring a 10% stake in DeNA.
DeNA Says They Will Continue To Make Mobile Games With Nintendo
DeNA and Nintendo formed a strategic business alliance in 2015 to make smartphone games featuring Nintendo IP. 2 years after the formation of this alliance, both companies have released Miitomo, Super Mario Run, and Fire Emblem Heroes, with Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp coming this month.
DeNA Has 100 People Working On Nintendo Smartphone Apps
DeNA, which partners with Nintendo in making smartphone apps such as Super Mario Run and Fire Emblem Heroes, has revealed the number of their workforce involved in making Nintendo apps.