Nintendo has issued a press release announcing 40 million downloads of its Super Mario Run game for iOS in four days.
Super Mario Run ranks first in the App Store free game rankings in 140 countries and regions and has entered the top 10 list of highest grossing games in 100 countries and regions.
Shigeru Miyamoto, lead developer, says (translate), "I am delighted that I was able to deliver a new Mario to many people in the whole world.It might need some more time to fully understand the content obtained by purchasing, I realize that people who have decided to gradually increase the number of people in the future We hope that more people will feel the charm of Mario which can be played with one hand and accept widely as a game which children can give with confidence I would like to aim for you. "
Apple SVP Phil Schiller says (translate), "Super Mario Run broke through the record of the previous App Store and set up an incredible record of more than 40 million downloads in only 4 days. We are enjoying the mushroom kingdom with all of you and Nintendo I would like to congratulate tens of millions of iOS users."
You can download Super Mario Run from the App Store for free.
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Guest - December 22, 2016 at 6:40am
40 million downloads does not mean much of anything . The 40 million dollars matters if millions pay $9.99 and cover the cost of development of the game.
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Star - December 22, 2016 at 2:56am
To bad you can only play 3 levels
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PerpetuallyBlue - December 22, 2016 at 4:14am
You can play 6 * 4 if you pay the $10 for it.
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PerpetuallyBlue - December 21, 2016 at 4:56pm
I've been casually playing since day one and I'm already on world 6-2. What happens after 6-4?
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