AbakwaNintendo abakwazanga ukuzivumelanisa ne-boom okwenziwe amapulatifomu eselula eminyakeni yamuva. Eqinisweni, kuthathe unomphela ukukhipha izinhlobo zemidlalo yayo ethandwa kakhulu ku-App Store naku-Google Play Store. Umdlalo wokuqala ufike nyakenye kanti eminyakeni embalwa ezayo uhlela ukukhipha eminye embalwa. Okwamanje, futhi ngokusho kweThe Wall Street Jorunal, iLegend of Zelda ngomunye wemidlalo ezofika maduze emakethe ye-smartphone, yize okwamanje lungekho usuku oluthile lokwethulwa kwayo olwaziwayo. Kufanele kukhunjulwe lokho INintendo ikhipha izinhlobo zemidlalo yayo edumile, hhayi ukuzivumelanisa nayo uqobo, ngakho-ke igeyimu ingahluka ngokuphelele.
Njengamanje emakethe yeselula, iNintendo inemidlalo emithathu: iSuper Mario Run, Fire Emblem neMiitomo. Umdlalo olandelayo ozophuma emahhovisi enkampani yaseJapan kuzoba ukujwayela i-Animal Crossing. Okwamanje, futhi yize ingakaqinisekiswa ngokusemthethweni yinkampani ezinze eKyoto, Konke kubonakala kukhombisa ukuthi iLegend of Zelda yamapulatifomu weselula izobonakala ngonyaka ozayo, ngakho-ke abathandi balo mdlalo kuzofanele bazihlomise ngokubekezela.
Inganekwane kaZelda isakhiwa ngokubambisana neDeNA, inkampani yemidlalo yevidiyo yaseJapan esike yahlanganyela phambilini. Okwamanje asazi ukuthi uNintendo ucabangani ukuthola imali ngalesi sihloko esisha, uma izoyikhukhula ngokuthengwa kwangaphakathi nohlelo noma uma izotholakala ngokuthenga okukodwa okuhlanganisiwe, into abambalwa kakhulu abathuthukisi abayikhethayo ngalesi sikhathi. Kepha uma sibheka, inani elikhulu lokugxekwa elikutholile ngeSuper Mario Run, kungenzeka ukuthi kulokhu uhlelo lwezimali luzoshintsha. Ngonyaka ozayo sizokuqeda ukungabaza.