Nintendo Opens Games to Rival Console for First Time With Nvidia
- Super Mario and Zelda games to be released for Nvidia Shield
- China is the world’s largest gaming market by revenue
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For the first time ever, Nintendo Co.’s games will be playable on gaming hardware that wasn’t made by the Japanese company.
In a new initiative limited to China, Nintendo has begun distributing classic Wii and Gamecube titles through Nvidia Corp.’s gaming tablet Shield, the Kyoto-based game maker said in a statement. The device went on sale Dec. 5 in mainland China with three classic Nintendo games, including The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Punch-Out!!, which were released globally roughly a decade ago.