Esikhathini esingaphezu kwesonto iNintendo inqume ukwethula enye yezingoma zayo ezinhle zamazwe omhlaba, uMario Kart, ocingweni lweselula. Kumele kuqashelwe ukuthi kule midlalo yamavidiyo yama-Smartphones uNintendo unendlela eyinqayizivele yokwenza izinto, isibonelo yilona ofanayo uMario Kart odlalwa ngokuma mpo futhi othanda abaningi, kepha obangela izikhalazo ezivela kubaphangi besaga. Yiba ngangokunokwenzeka, UMario Kart ube ukwethulwa okuphumelele kakhulu kweNintendo kwezingcingo eziphathwayo ezinokulandwa okungaba yizigidi eziyikhulu, ngabe uwuthandile umdlalo?
Ngokuqondile umdlalo ithole ukulandwa okuyizigidi ezingama-36,5 kumadivayisi we-iOS (i-iPhone, i-iPad ne-iPod Touch), nokulandwa kwezigidi ezingama-53,5 kumadivayisi asebenzisa i-Android. Mhlawumbe bengilindele ukulanda okuningi ku-Android kubhekisisa isabelo sayo esibalulekile semakethe. Kodwa-ke, okulandiwe kuyaqhubeka ukwenzeka ngakho-ke umgoqo wokulandwa kwezigidi eziyi-100 uzokweqiwa kungekudala. Lokhu kukhukhula ngokuphelele i-Animal Crossing: IPocket Camp efinyelele ekulandweni okuyizigidi eziyi-14,3 ngeviki layo lokuqala, kufaka phakathi iSuper Mario Run ebihlala ekulandweni kwezigidi eziyi-13 futhi ngokuqinisekile i-Fire Emblem Heroes, eyamiswa ekulandweni kwezigidi eziyi-8,1.
Ngokuya ngezinzuzo, le nkinga ayinkulu kangako, futhi ukuthi iMario Kart Tour ithole amadola ayizigidi eziyi-12,7 ngesonto lokuqala, ngemuva kweSuper Mario Run efinyelele ezigidini ezingama-16,7 amadola futhi kude neFire Emblem Heroes eyeqe ama- $ 28 million. Ku-iOS, umdlalo wevidiyo uthola isilinganiso esingu- $ 0,26 ngokulanda ngakunye, ngenkathi uku-Android, njengenjwayelo, kuveza izinzuzo ezijwayelekile ngokulanda ngakunye kwe- $ 0,06 umehluko obalulekile osikhumbuza ukuthi kungani onjiniyela bebeka umzamo ongaka ezinhlelweni zabo ze-iOS.