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Tuesday4th Apr 2023
News Don't Expect To See Future Super Mario Games On Mobile, Suggests Miyamoto
"Mobile apps will not be the primary path"
When it comes to Nintendo's mobile offerings, it's safe to say that the general consensus amongst fans is something along the lines of "yeah, good effort, but not what we're looking for". Despite this, Mario Kart Tour in particular has seen considerable success over the last few years with no signs of...
Saturday15th May 2021
News Mobile Dev DeNA Wants To Make Its "Relationship" With Nintendo "Even Better" Going Forward
The alliance grows stronger every day
Nintendo's mobile partner DeNA - known for past releases such as Miitomo, Super Mario Run and Fire Emblem Heroes - has been quizzed about the future plans for the "Nintendo Alliance" during a Q&A session of its fourth-qu
Thursday24th May 2018
News Mii Studio Provides An Easier Way To Create Miis
Mii Two
Nintendo's cartoon avatars, known as Miis have been around since the Nintendo Wii was unleashed back in 2006. Over the years we've seen Miis being used creatively in many games including Wii Sports, Miitopia, Miitomo, as well as StreetPass and Miiverse. Many had assumed that the writing was on the wall for Miis when Miiverse was...
Wednesday9th May 2018
News Miitomo, Nintendo's Original Mobile App, Passes Away
We hardly knew ye
Miitomo, brainchild of mobile game producer DeNA, has passed away. It was just over two years old. The cause of death is currently unknown; however, it is believed that the de-emphasizing of Miis on the Nintendo Switch – as well as Nintendo’s increasing focus on adapting traditional games such as Mario and Animal Crossing for...
Tuesday1st May 2018
News You'll Soon Be Able To Edit Your Mii Characters From The Comfort Of A Web Browser
Life after Miitomo
Miitomo may be coming to an end on 9th May, but that doesn't mean all your little Mii characters will be lost forever. In fact, Nintendo is planning to introduce a new web browser-based application that will enable you to edit and customise your little pals even when the Miitomo servers have been switched off. According...
Thursday25th Jan 2018
News Miitomo Meets Its End On 9th May
*sad trumpet*
When Nintendo announced that it would be bringing games to mobile devices, the industry was awash with excitement over the potential franchises that we would soon be seeing in app form. It was a rather odd move, then, when Nintendo announced that its first game would be the social app Miitomo. Sort of a social network, sort of a game,...
Friday28th Apr 2017
News Nintendo To Publish "Two To Three" Smartphone Titles Per Year
Aiming to "maximize the number of people who have access to Nintendo IP"
During the Financial Results Briefing, Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima shared a few details on Nintendo's smart-device business model moving forward. One of the topics discussed include the plans to release two to three mobile titles each year, although no titles were...
Wednesday12th Apr 2017
News Show Off Your Fairy Fashion With The Latest Miitomo Update
Folklore in the forest!
Nintendo is still plugging away and keeping its first smart device game Miitomo fresh with new content. If you check in today you can grab the latest items in the Miitomo Drop stage, "Folklore in the forest! Fairy Fashion #2". Here's what items are on offer: Butterfly fairy top (set) Butterfly fairy shorts (set) Butterfly...
Friday31st Mar 2017
News Miitomo Celebrates Its One Year Anniversary With Various Promotions and Giveaways
Its NA and EU anniversary, anyway
Miitomo is now one year old in various territories, including the US and some European countries - it actually hit the landmark in Japan on 17th March. It's a notable anniversary, as it was the first mobile app to come out of the partnership between Nintendo and DeNA. As a concept it was always rather intriguing,...
Thursday9th Feb 2017
News Miitomo Version 2.2.0 Can Now Be Downloaded
Assuming Fire Emblem Heroes hasn't taken all your extra space
When Fire Emblem Heroes launched last week, some news also came out about an update that would be coming to Nintendo's Mii-centric social app, Miitomo. Though no specific time was given for when to expect it, we were told it would be coming "soon", and that evidently meant today. Miitomo...
Friday3rd Feb 2017
News Here Are The New Features Coming in Miitomo's Next Big Update
Miifoto Logs! Bios! Other Stuff!
After today's Fire Emblem collaboration, it seems that Miitomo is being brought back into the limelight a bit. A little while back, the app received a considerable update that reworked several important aspects, and now it's come out that Nintendo is poised to put out another similar update in the near future. The...
Monday5th Dec 2016
News Nintendo Goes Christmas Crazy With Special Festive Miitomo Drop Stage
You know you want that reindeer costume
Miitomo has had an injection of festive cheer with a new Miitomo Drop stage in which you can win Christmas-themed items. "Tis The Season! Happy Holidays!" has the following pieces of clothing on offer: Santa Miniskirt Set - Dress Santa Miniskirt Set - Boots Reindeer Head Reindeer Costume As ever, you have...
Thursday10th Nov 2016
Video Celebrate Miitomo's Update With These Cringe-Worthy Promo Videos
Do you have a confession to make?
Miitomo got a huge update today which allows users to send each other direct messages, decorate their rooms and even strut their sense of fashion for all the world to see. To mark this occasion - and to perhaps remind people that Miitomo exists - Nintendo has published two video promos which highlight the new...
News The New Miitomo Update is Now Live
A much-needed shot in the arm
During the Financial Investors Briefing a few weeks ago, Nintendo revealed that a big update was coming to Miitomo which, among other new features, would be adding in the ability to send out personal messages to friends. The update has just gone live for Android and iOS, and has brought a whole wealth of new features to...
Thursday27th Oct 2016
News Nintendo Expands Super Mario Run Launch To 150 Countries
Arrives in December on iOS, Android version in development
Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima has revealed that Super Mario Run will launch in 150 countries this December rather than 100, as was originally planned. The game will be exclusive to iOS for a limited time. Kimishima also confirmed that the Android version is in active development, but...
News Miitomo is Due to Get a Major Update in the Near Future
Personal messages!
Miitomo certainly seemed like an odd choice for Nintendo's debut software entry in the smart device market. It's safe to say that nobody expected a Mii-centric social network game, and it seems like Nintendo itself has been a bit unsure what to do with the app. Nonetheless, the company isn't keen on giving up on it yet, and the...
Thursday13th Oct 2016
News Thanks to My Nintendo You Can Now Get That Miitomo Lemon Hat That You Always Wanted
Don't be sour about it
We believe in My Nintendo. Or, to be more precise, in what My Nintendo could be in the future when it's a bit less... mediocre. As for now there's an update to the Rewards in Europe - note that we didn't say an exciting update. Two new Miitomo options have been added for 200 Platinum Points each - a Lemon Hat (in yellow and...
Friday9th Sep 2016
News Kirby Gear is Coming to Miitomo
How dreamy
Miitomo has been gradually incorporating clothing and items from various other Nintendo franchises, with Super Mario, Metroid, Zelda, and Splatoon all making an appearance in timed events over the past several months. Now, it seems that everybody's favorite super-tuff pink puff is about to get in on the action; Kirby gear is coming to...
Friday26th Aug 2016
Video Miitomo Now Has Its Own Japanese High School Rap Song
Yep, it's a thing
Not long ago we shared a series of three story-driven videos that were released to promote Miitomo. Entirely in Japanese, it's nevertheless relatively easy to pick up the themes and general idea of the story - you should check them out. Part of the plot in those videos revolved around the main characters' mutual love for music,...
Friday19th Aug 2016
News Celebrate The Release Of Federation Force By Dressing Your Miitomo Mii Up Metroid Style
Where can we buy a 8-Bit Samus t-shirt in real life?
It's officially Metroid Day with the launch of Metroid Prime: Federation Force on 3DS, and to mark this event Nintendo has added lots of cool new items to Miitomo. From today so you can strike some awesome poses with your Mii - see if you can win the 8-Bit Samus T-Shirt for your Mii and various...
Wednesday10th Aug 2016
Video Nintendo Continues Its Rather Touching Miitomo Short Video Series
It's in Japanese, but you can figure it out...
Miitomo is an app that has rather dropped away from the public consciousness, earning a fast start before rapidly losing user engagement and interest. Though updates have improved it a fair bit, the overriding concept has struggled to capture the imagination. Nevertheless, it is an app with noble...
Friday29th Jul 2016
Reminder Super Mario-Themed Miitomo T-Shirts Now Available on My Nintendo
Free and otherwise
With its major update this week that introduced a new way to use Candy to earn game tickets, Miitomo is getting a bit of a push by Nintendo in order to try and lure back some users. The latest set of outfits to be won or bought in the app are snappy Super Mario t-shirts, and some of them are up for grabs on My Nintendo. In...
Thursday28th Jul 2016
News Miitomo Update to Version 1.4.0 Lets You Use That Annoying Candy To Win Game Tickets
Perhaps it's time to revisit the weird world of Miitomo
Nintendo and DeNA will have been learning a lot of lessons from both the successes and mis-steps of Miitomo, the quirky social app that started fast but burnt out rather rapidly. It's had frequent updates that have sped it up and improved the user interface - which plenty will have missed - but...
Tuesday26th Jul 2016
News European Miitomo Users Make the Correct Choice as Bowser T-Shirt Heads to My Nintendo
The only choice
Miitomo, Nintendo's sort-of social app, is still getting frequent updates and new outfits. The next set is all about Super Mario, with a mix of outfits to buy or win in Miitomo Drop - you can see the whole range of tasty virtual apparel in our original article on the topic. In addition Nintendo has been giving social media fans in...
Friday22nd Jul 2016
News Super Mario Apparel is Set to Appear in Miitomo Next Week
Well, it's about time
With all the positive press that's been surrounding Pokémon GO lately, it's easy to forget that Nintendo's first smartphone app, Miitomo, is still going strong. Though it seems that Miitomo's popularity plateaued rather quickly following its release, Nintendo certainly can't be faulted for abandoning the app, as it's received...
Tuesday5th Jul 2016
Reminder There's More Splatoon Content Available In Miitomo Right Now
Team Callie and Team Marie t-shirts, GET
Another helping of Splatoon-related content has arrived in Nintendo's smartphone social app Miitomo. The most exciting items are Team Callie and Team Marie t-shirts, which cost 2,000 coins each and will be available until the 25th July. Existing content from the previous Splatoon campaign is also coming...
Sunday3rd Jul 2016
News My Nintendo Really Wants You To Use Miitomo, But Only Offers 2 Points in New Daily 'Mission'
Don't spend it all at once
Part of Nintendo's long term strategy is to integrate the My Nintendo loyalty programme with multiple apps and even tie-in with visits to special locations and similar incentives. It's early days, however, and the Platinum points currently revolve around weekly logins to Miiverse, the eShop and My Nintendo itself, while...
Thursday30th Jun 2016
News Mii Characters Evolved From a Project Called "Women's Fortune Telling Pocket Notebook"
Snappy
Some of the most important and enduring ideas have peculiar origins, starting out as projects with an entirely different goal than the end result. This seems to have been the case with Mii characters, with the original idea being perceived when working on a doomed project called "Otona no Onna no Uranai Techo" (Women's Fortune Telling Pocket...
Monday27th Jun 2016
Also coming to Switzerland, Mexico and South Africa
Nintendo has revealed that another major update is coming to its social networking smartphone app Miitomo. No solid date has been given, but it's fair to assume it will be pushed out on June 30th - the same day that the app becomes available in three additional territories: Switzerland, Mexico and...
Wednesday15th Jun 2016
Reminder Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Clothing Coming To Miitomo
Bow and arrow available on MyNintendo now
Not fired up Miitomo in a while? We may well have the perfect excuse. Nintendo has shown off some new Zelda-inspired outfits for the smartphone app, with one of the items - the bow and arrow set - being available as a MyNintendo reward as we speak. The entire range is based on the latest outing - The Legend...
