Apple, Inc. is an electronics company which develops products such as laptops, computer software, and mobile devices like the iPhone.
iOS[]
Its mobile operating system is the iOS, which Nintendo has released all of their mobile games on, two just on iOS initially before Android. Super Mario Run was announced at an iPhone 7 event as Nintendo's second mobile game.[1]
Games released on the iOS[]
- Miitomo (March 2016; discontinued as of May 2018)
- Super Mario Run (December 2016)
- Fire Emblem Heroes (February 2017)
- Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp (October 2017; AU)
- Dragalia Lost (September 2018)
- Dr. Mario World (July 2019)
- Mario Kart Tour (September 2019)
GarageBand / Logic Pro[]
GarageBand is Apple's music-making software used in iOS devices and is part of its iLife line of software. It's been discovered that many of Nintendo's games use GarageBand, as well as its sister software Logic Pro, for creating in-game soundtracks. Most composers who use Logic Pro include Hajime Wakai, Toru Minegishi, Yasuaki Iwata, and Shiho Fujii.[2] [3]
Games that use GarageBand / Logic Pro for soundtrack[]
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Logic Pro 8)
- The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Logic Pro)
- Kirby Mass Attack (Logic Pro)
- Super Mario 3D Land (Logic Pro)
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Logic Pro / Loops)
- Mario Kart 7 (GarageBand)
- New Super Mario Bros. U (Logic Pro)
- Super Mario 3D World (Logic Pro)
- Mario Kart 8 (Logic Pro / GarageBand)
- Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (Logic Pro)
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Logic Pro / Loops)
- Super Mario Odyssey (Logic Pro / GarageBand)
- Kirby Battle Royale (Logic Pro)
- Super Mario Maker 2 (Logic Pro)
Trivia[]
- One of its product software, iMovie, features two music tracks composed by former Nintendo employee Asuka Itō: "Asagao" and "Itsudemo".
- Interestingly, they both sound like they are from a Nintendo software being that she worked for the company until 2014.
- Apple acquired Mira, the company behind the AR headsets for the Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge ride at Super Nintendo World.[4]
References[]
- ↑ Apple announces ‘Super Mario Run’ coming to iPhone App Store (9to5mac) Date: September 7, 2016. Author: Benjamin Mayo.
- ↑ NEWER VGM Sound Sources
- ↑ G-Boy's VGM Instrument Source Spreadsheet
- ↑ Apple Acquires AR Headset Startup Responsible For Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge (Nintendo Life) Date: June 6, 2023. Author: Liam Doolan.
See also[]