Apple Partners With Nintendo! ‘Super Mario Run’, ‘Pokemon GO’ On Apple Watch, & More!

Nintendo dropped an unexpected bombshell this morning.

No, not the NX (although 9-13 is fastly approaching.) No, what Nintendo announced today wasn’t a new 3DS, or Wii U, or even NX related, but instead, a partnership with Apple. YES! That Apple. Today, during this mornings Apple event, Shigeru Miyamoto and Bill Trinen took to the stage to announce Super Mario Run for IOS. The game uses the New Super Mario Bros. art style, but is not what you think it is.

Super Mario Run is not an endless runner, but instead an auto runner with a set number of levels, like a normal Mario game would. The game will be free, but will also include additional things to download for a set fee (perhaps extra levels.) The game will also include other modes such as being able to race against other friends and more! While the game will be coming to Android later on, IOS will be getting the game first starting in December.

That wasn’t the only Nintendo related thing though. They also announced that starting later this year that Pokemon GO will be making it’s way to the Apple Watch. Not much will different from the normal version, but hey!, now you have Pokemon right on your wrist!

One more small point. Nintendo also announced that a set of Super Mario stickers will be coming to iMessage sometime soon as well. You can find out more about Super Mario Run by checking out it’s website right here. 

What do you think about these new announcements? Are you excited for Nintendo’s partnership? Sound off in the comments below!