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Pokemon Go developer Niantic and Nintendo agreed to jointly develop apps featuring AR technology as part of a long-term partnership aimed at providing real-world activities for players.

Nintendo’s ambitions to capture a large slice of the mobile gaming sector have been scaled back, Bloomberg reported, with the company instead focusing on products for its consoles.

Mobile game Mario Kart Tour raced to 123. 9 million downloads in its first month, with developer Nintendo putting a delayed launch firmly in the rear view mirror, Sensor Tower data showed.

Nintendo hit trouble as it launched long-awaited mobile game Mario Kart Tour, as overloaded servers caused users to be turned away, Reuters reported.

Nintendo, a name synonymous with an Italian plumber and a misspent youth, made the headlines this week for a revelation about 5G, summing up exactly what is happening in the gaming industry and how it is set to evolve.

Nintendo asked its gaming app partner CyberAgent to discourage users from spending too much on in-app purchases, fearing this could hurt its brand image, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

Line’s popular gaming app Disney Tsum Tsum crossed the $1. 5 billion mark in lifetime player spend since launching in January 2014, Sensor Tower reported.