Apple Inc announced on Wendesday that the iPhone will get Nintendo's very popular Super Mario game. Shares of Nintendo Co surged as much as 18% on Thursday, propelled by a surprise announcement at Apple Inc's iPhone launch event of the debut of the Japanese firm's popular game franchise Super Mario Bros on the iPhone. Investors are betting the new game, Super Mario Run, will be another mobile hit for the Japanese company akin to the wildly popular Pokemon GO, as it moves away from its console-focused strategy and embraces on-the-go gaming. Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of the puppet-inspired Super Mario, gave a demonstration of the game at Apple's annual iPhone release event on Wednesday. Nintendo says it plans to launch two more mobile games in the year to March - Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem.

Source: dna September 08, 2016 05:15 UTC