While DeNA will be a major part of Nintendo's mobile initiative, it looks like the Big N will be handling the development of its mobile games.
"Development of smart device games will be mainly done by Nintendo, but it is significant that we are forming a joint development structure with DeNA," company president and CEO Satoru Iwata told TIME in a recent interview. "Nintendo, through experience in the dedicated game system business, is good at making traditional game products."
Meanwhile, DeNA will be focused on the service side of Nintendo's smartphone strategy. "DeNA has extensive know-how in developing the 'service' side of things, and will be primarily responsible for the service-oriented operations. We will be able to greatly leverage strengths of each party," Iwata added.
Are you pleased to hear Nintendo will be developing its own smartphone games, or are you concerned this may interfere with their ability to make new titles for Wii U and 3DS? At least Miyamoto is still focused on Wii U development.
