Nintendo's Mario mobile game suffers launch day server overload (updated)

DeNA Co

25/09/2019 10:13

* Users complaining of being unable to access game 
    * Nintendo says situation is improving 
    * Company has been slow to expand into mobile games 

 (Adds company comment)
    By Sam Nussey
    TOKYO, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd's  7974.T  hotly
awaited mobile title Mario Kart Tour launched on Wednesday with
many users complaining server overload meant they were unable to
play the game - seen as a major test of the Kyoto-based
company's mobile ambitions. 
    "The servers are experiencing heavy traffic. Your log-in
request will be processed in the order it was received," reads a
message that appears when the game is launched. 
    A Nintendo spokesman said the company is aware that due to
heavy traffic some users were having trouble accessing the game,
but that the situation is improving. 
    Nintendo has been slow to expand into mobile gaming,
choosing to focus on its hybrid Switch console. Its online
subscription gaming business has lagged rivals Sony Corp
 6758.T  and Microsoft Corp  MSFT.O . 

 (Reporting by Sam Nussey; Editing by Jason Neely and
Muralikumar Anantharaman)
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