Will Mario on iPhone take off?
Never before has Nintendo made a Mario game for a piece of hardware it did not build, and never before has Apple put its marketing clout behind a game so thoroughly. But can it be the next big thing?
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Tim Biggs
Tim is the editor of Fairfax's technology sections, as well as a writer and reviewer specialising in video game coverage.
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