The character first appeared in 2007's Super Mario Galaxy, heading up the Toad Brigade that helps Mario complete certain levels with well-placed spaceship platforms and new Power Stars. However, few Toads have had as much name recognition as Captain Toad. Spin-off games have contributed even more in this regard, with early Paper Mario games introducing characters like the chefs Tayce T. Wii, as well as Toadette in Mario Kart: Double Dash. A few attempts have been made to establish unique Toads, such as Toadsworth in Super Mario Sunshine, the Blue and Yellow Toads in New Super Mario Bros. The Mushroom Kingdom's denizens have been staples of the Super Mario franchise for decades, dating back to Toads telling Mario that Princess Peach is in another castle throughout 1985's Super Mario Bros. RELATED: Fire Emblem Heroes' Ongoing Story Could Set a Template for Three Houses' Successor Captain Toad's standalone adventures were built with many mobile game tenets in mind, so it would make sense to see the character get an official smartphone app next. Mario World, though more success has been found via other developers' games like Intelligent Systems' Fire Emblem Heroes and Niantic's Pokemon GO. The family company also put out Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Mario Kart: World Tour, and the now-defunct Dr. series and opened the door to further ventures. This auto-runner used the mechanics and art style of the New Super Mario Bros. Nintendo has put in work translating some of its franchises into mobile games, but one surprising omission is Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker.Īfter years of handheld development from the Game Boy to 3DS, Nintendo's first smartphone app was Super Mario Run in 2016. Studios that find success with mobile apps are huge players in the industry, as seen by Take-Two Interactive's $12.7 billion USD acquisition of Zynga known for titles including Words with Friends, FarmVille, and licenced games like Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells. The mobile game market is huge and largely untapped by traditional console developers and publishers.
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