Super Mario creator Miyamoto on why Nintendo turned to iPhone

Almost nothing at yesterday’s iPhone event was a major surprise, given that everything about the new iPhone leaked in advance. The most unexpected part of it actually happened within the first few minutes, with the announcement of the first Super Mario game for the iPhone.

Nintendo’s talismanic designer Shigeru Miyamoto, who created the iconic Donkey Kong, Super Mario, and Zelda series among many others, was even on hand to introduce the new game, called Super Mario Run. It’s launching first on the iPhone this December, and will eventually come to Android, Nintendo said in a later interview with The Verge.

But, while Miyamoto’s appearance and the announcement itself were surprises, Nintendo’s new embrace of iPhone is years overdue. The...

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