Super Mario Run News & Updates: Game A Flop? Nintendo Shares Drop By 15%

Super Mario Run has been a hit since it was released by Nintendo last week. But it seems like the company is not a good shape since its shares have evidently dropped 15% in the past five days.

According to Tech Crunch, Nintendo is still up by 50% on its shares, but considering the 15% drop, the number is evidently significant. Starting on the day Super Mario Run has been launched, the game has already been downloaded more than 25 million times. It is said to be more anticipated by users compared to Pokemon Go, which took 11 days to hit the 25 million download mark.

The tech news site also added that despite the massive number of downloads in just a few days, Super Mario Run has frustrated its players and two things could have caused it: the need to be always connected to the internet to play, or the need to spend $9.99 to play the full version of the game.

Based on the reviews on the iTunes page, Super Mario Run's rating is at 2.5 out of 5 stars, and most of the users are complaining more about the pricing of the app. And though other games also offer in-app purchases, other applications just offer them on speeding up processes and buying special items. However, Nintendo said that they will not add additional events or items need to purchase in the game, USA Today reports.

As of the moment, Super Mario Run is only available to iOS users. A previous report from News Everyday stated that game clones have been made available at the Google Play Store ever since the game was launched, and other applications also promise they will download the original game on Android devices. Nintendo has not yet released any specific date on Super Mario Run's Android launch, but promised it will be on 2017.