Super Mario Run for iPhone coming Dec. 15, unlocked for $9.99

More details for Nintendo's 'Super Mario Run' for iOS have been announced, with the game being released on Dec. 15 with a single $9.99 in-app purchase opening up the entire game for users.

"Super Mario Run" is an endless runner title with the same graphical style used for Mario for decades, playing similar to long-term iOS titles "Canabalt" or "Jungle Run." Users tap on the screen to make Mario jump to avoid obstacles, strike objects, and clear gaps.

The longer a user taps, the higher Mario jumps. On-screen items or tiles can reverse Mario's direction, or stop forward progress to allow for precise timing of a jump.

The title also includes a new battle mode called "Toad Rally," where victory is determined by the number of coins you collect, with the "ghost" of your competition visible as you run, and by the number of Toad characters you impress. Progress across all modes is tracked by the number of coins the player has collected, as well as with persistent scorekeeping.

The initial download will be free, and will feature three game modes with limited progress available. The entire title will unlock for $9.99.

"Super Mario Run" was debuted at Apple's September iPhone 7 release event by Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of the franchise. A set of stickers for the iOS 10 version of iMessage was made available shortly after the event.

16 Comments

SpamSandwich 32917 comments · 19 Years

About 8 years ago

Probably well designed, but there's really no excuse for Nintendo to not have nearly their entire back catalog on iOS by now. They must really hate to make money.

mwhite 287 comments · 9 Years

sog35 said:

If you are Nintendo fan and want more games to come on Apple devices buy this.

Even if you don't think its worth it. This is an investment for an Apple+Nintendo future.

IMO, Tim Cook should have struck a deal with Nintendo to bring older Nintendo games to the AppleTV. Games from the NES, SNES, N64, ect. Another great opportunity that Tim Cook failed to act on.....again.

sog35 go sog yourself, you have no idea what Tim Cook has planned this might be the start of going bigger and better if this first one goes good could come to ATV in the near future...

JoePiervincenti 36 comments · 9 Years

why do people keep calling this an endless runner when from the very first showing it's clear there are stages like a regular mario platformer?

sog35 said:

mwhite said:

sog35 said:

If you are Nintendo fan and want more games to come on Apple devices buy this.

Even if you don't think its worth it. This is an investment for an Apple+Nintendo future.

IMO, Tim Cook should have struck a deal with Nintendo to bring older Nintendo games to the AppleTV. Games from the NES, SNES, N64, ect. Another great opportunity that Tim Cook failed to act on.....again.

sog35 go sog yourself, you have no idea what Tim Cook has planned this might be the start of going bigger and better if this first one goes good could come to ATV in the near future...

Cook could have closed the deal MONTHS AGO if he had a bone of strategic thinking in his mind.

He could have offered Nintendo ONE BILLION DOLLARS to be the exclusive 3rd party platform for Nintendo classic gamse. Have all the games from the NES, SNES, N64, and Gamecube be exclusively on iOS and TVoS. Instead Cook is dragging his feet trying to maximize margins. The hell with margins. This is an INVESTMENT in the platform.

Offer Nintendo ONE BILLION for these rights. Apple would get that BILLION back in App store sales in a year.

But Cook is so stupid and his business savy is so pathetic.

You are so STUPID!!

mike1 3432 comments · 10 Years

I want this business model for all games and I hope it works. I'd gladly pay $5 or $10 for a game I tried for free and liked rather than be hen-pecked for in-app purchases all the time.