Nintendo finally gave in.

On Monday Nintendo announced a tie-up with Japanese mobile gaming firm DeNA that will place Nintendo characters in all-new games for smartphones.

That distinction is key: Nintendo is not bringing its older, existing games to mobile devices. It is creating all-new games specifically for those devices.

It means you still won't be able to play the original Super Mario Bros. on your smartphone.

You know what? That's a good thing. FULL POST