Poll: What Do You Think of My Nintendo and Miitomo?

Miitomo is not avaliable i Denmark so I can't get it... IT PISSES ME OFF!!!

Anyone know if Miitomo will ever come to Ecuador? My girlfriend is waiting to get it on her tablet

Downloaded it and then deleted it like so many other apps.

If they ever put out an actual game that has nothing to do with match 3 and not one that insults my sense of what a video game is with continuous pop-ups of positive reinforcement substituting for gameplay, then I might be interested

No comments!! Guess people aren't that impressed or are to busy linking their Facebook accounts with Miitomo (I already did).

As I posted before My Nintendo is a good starting place really needs 4 changes for it to be perfect
Gold Points for games under £4.50 (5 points)
Point Codes in physical games
Physical rewards
Missions in Wii U & 3DS games

Miitomo seems a bit basic to have long term potential the fact you can only add friends and not anyone like other "social" apps is a big thing that's gonna cause it to fade fast

I honestly didn't expect much from Miitomo and here I am, still playing it. It's making Miifotos that I found the funniest (and weirdest) part.

I like it so far. If they update it, that's great! If they don't, whatever.

Concerning My Nintendo, as of now, there no glaring problems, but there's always room for improvement.

"Meh" or "I'm not sure" for everything. Both are ok, but Nintendo didn't really knock my socks off here. Miitomo looks limited, and it's up to Nintendo to keep it fresh. The biggest loss here for My Nintendo is that gold rewards are digital only, and with that, DLC isn't even included.

So you're telling me that if you take a loan out on your house to get all the Smash Bros. DLC, you won't get any type of rewards compensation?? Money is money, and if you cross the $5 bar, you should get something back. It literally makes zero sense to me.

I think the coins expire too quickly. Extend coin expiration to over a year, and I think it would be much more worth it. Just some quick math means you need to spend around $250 in the eShop within 6 months to get Donkey Kong Country Returns or Super Luigi U DLC. That is about 4 big titles in 6 months... Do people normally spend that much? Maybe if it was a year, it would be better.

@DefHalan Wait when do the coins expire? And some people wind up spending hundreds of dollars in a month on games alone. Of course those people are kind of rich >.>

@DefHalan ya I just noticed that today and am kind of disappointed by it... I do think Miitomo and My Nintendo are good overall though.

Miitomo is better than I was expecting, and is a nice time waster.

As for My Nintendo, it's alright so far, but could be improved. I'd like to see gold coins on physical purchases, no coin expiry date, and more fun missions than "link your facebook account" or "do a minor task each day".

@DefHalan

Fair points.

To add to that, does Nintendo even have enough games coming out to match the speed in which you need to accumulate enough points for reasonable reward?

Sure some people spend a lot, and there's nothing wrong with that, but I don't see how average customers can really take advantage of this.

Miitomo is going to need serious updates to keep people's interest beyond a week or two.

I like buying physical games, so the new rewards system is a HUGE downgrade for me. I hope they fix this. It's certainly going to drive people to buy digital, which will piss of the retail stores, who might in turn give Nintendo even less space than they already do. Won't be shocked if retailers are like, "Oh is that the NX? Yeah we'll throw that on a shelf in the coner with no displays... unless you pay... A LOT."

I like the potential of My Nintendo. I really hope they keep the missions going as their own version of achievements/trophies. Every game starting on the NX should have missions IMO. Its a fantastic way to introduce the system on other platforms but with a perk added. However, that's just for the Platinum points. As for the Gold points, I don't care because I buy almost everything physical.

As for Miitomo, I think its a waste. There is absolutely no way it will take off because of how limited its scope is.

you should be able to link to miiverse or access a friends list on the wii u or 3ds. I don't use facebook or twitter so Miitomo is kind of a boring, but intriguing, waste.

I think miitomo is cute, but that is because I like tomodachi life. I've got a couple friends that are interested in it as well so I'll be able to connect with others as well.

I haven't downloaded Miitomo, so I can't really comment on it. At least not until I get an Android device.

My issues with My Nintendo:
1. Gold coins expire too soon, it'll be difficult for some to build them up.
2. Find a way to link physical purchases for retail games, for those who prefer it. I find it a slap in the face that I can't earn coins while someone who gets the game digitally can.
3. The mission structure could use improvement. I'm expecting this to happen over time.

Miitomo is pretty terrible. Monetising communicating with people. Who thought that was a good idea?

@3Daniel I agree, Connecting to miiverse to friend people whom you are friends with on 3DS and Wii U should've been an option from the start but with the option to confirm each person manually to make sure we don't friend a "whiner" or "cringe worthy" person.

My Nintendo and Miitomo.

On has a short shelf life and the other will survive because it is just about, better than nothing.

Miitomo is for children. Except that children are not allowed to use it. So I guess young teenagers will find it amusing for a while, but it will peak and then fade away. It's a game and nothing that will worry Facebook or Twitter.

Miitomo and My Nintendo are on my good side far, I don't see much interest in Miitomo other than the extensive customizations and MIIFOTOS ,However; My Nintendo DEFINITELY has potential to be a huge success, especially with the spot pass downloading, although, the gold and plat points shouldn't ever expire or at least for 1-3 years, I know for a fact I won't be able to earn enough gold points to redeem even one thing within 6 months.

I'm not linking a Nintendo app with my Facebook or Twitter, I do business on those sites. Annoying they'd go that route. It's also very disappointing that I can't have my 3ds/Miiverse friends on this service and I'm expected to initiate a friend request in person. I feel like they purposely gimped the features of this app so less people would actually use it for rewards/discounts.

I love Miitomo so much. I am in fits of laughter from the answers and the freedom of editing pictures.
There's no innocence, no maturity. Just pure uncensored fun..... So weird that it's Nintendo....

@Shiner1776 Make other accounts?

These are pretty great considering they are a day and half old.

Miitomo is pretty great for me considering the kind of social circle I have. (read:very small) So I enjoy it and that it gives me Platinum coins to use on My Nintendo.

My Nintendo, and by extension Miitomo, are meant to incentivise purchase activity across Nintendo's platforms. Many complaints people have are exactly why Nintendo chose to make the reward program the way it is. Physical doesn't get points because you can get those cheaper/on sale most times anyway. Points expire because otherwise you aren't encouraged to buy a new game to keep your coin count up.

Nintendo is a business first and your best friend never. We support the big N out of choice and I personally don't mind. I don't mind having discounts on digital, I don't mind being able to afford about 4 - 6 games a year, and I don't mind getting enough coins to buy a few titles on my wishlist.

I also find it interesting that people want to add Miiverse friends considering the kinds of questions Miitomo asks. Its not "behind-closed-door" kind of stuff, but if you are this comfortable communicating with gaming friends they are more than likely your facebook friend as well and by extension are your Miitomo friend as well.

@Yorumi Always jelous of how easy it is to get games on such big sales in the US, im happy to find a game for 30-35 euro at a discount, if anything, meanwhile people say how they find older or newer games for things from 5 to 15 dollars. It's insane.

Miitomo does have charm to it, i like it so far. Wish Nintendo would allow us to meet people randomly than relying on Facebook and Twitter

@Sammychan why? Just for a Nintendo app? Make another email too? Then I wouldn't have the friend list to make that anything more than pointless.

MyNintendo is certainly better than nothing, although the current lack of support for physical purchases, the confusion of multiple different currencies (gold, platinum, and miitomo coins all doing different things) and underwhelming rewards don't have me especially excited. It's a new system, though, so I'll just give it time.

I'm quite enjoying Miitomo, although the novelty will wear out in awhile if Nintendo doesn't keep it updated with new features and content.

Can someone explain to me how My Nintendo is better than the old system? I read that your points only last 6 months now in another post, that kind of sounds like it's worse.

@Yorumi - excellent summary. As a physical game purchaser I currently have almost no use for the new My Nintendo program. But I agree, if I do participate in the gold coin stuff it will only be for small purchases that are only available digitally (e.g. some indie stuff). With the cheaper prices available constantly for physical versions (especially through membership programs like Best Buy's Gamer's Club Unlocked) it makes no sense to buy digital just to participate in Nintendo's new rewards program.

Miitomo shouldn't work on rooted devices, so we're forced to seek the most obscure ways to make it work through bypassers. I'm bot surprised. It's Nintendo after all, they're the kings of bad decisions.

I have not tried miitomo when the extra data download is at 99% it make an error and restart the download i've tried a few times and same error but i've forgot to control the code.
My nintendo is good for now but for me that i've bought almost everithing i want on the eshop there is no way to obtain many gold coin. Hopefully they make it better.

I have a windows phone and an Android tablet that isn't compatible!!!!! Kmn!!

Kinda wished the rewards had more VC games.

I like Miitomo. Without it, I never would have been able to download My Nintendo PICROSS The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess on Day 1 of the new My.Nintendo!!! RAWRRRR

Definitely room for improvement (both service and app). For starters, Miitomo is pretty fun, but I don't think there's enough to keep people hooked. Asking questions over and over to buy clothes and stuff isn't going to cut it. I hope they update the app with minigames and stuff that increases its replay value. There's also the issue of battery power (which I can get why it drains the power quickly; Miitomo is surprisingly intensive. Which can explain why old hardware doesn't support it). And support should go beyond Android and iOS. I can't count the number of apps on my Fire tablet I had to install using an .apk file I got from a non-Google Play store/website.
My Nintendo is OK so far, but I don't like that:

• retail purchases don't count (yet?)
• Gold coins expire in the first place (should last forever, IMO. I'm not the person who buys games and content at the time of launch, so it'll be a hassle trying to build up my coins).
  If they fix these problems, then I think Nintendo truly has a winner on their hands.

Lots of problems that can be fixed.

1. Twitter integration isn't working properly. I've tried to tweet about the app to my friends but it doesn't create a new tweet with a proper share link.

2. I should be able to give friends clothes I don't care about. Give players the ability to trade items and it will enrich the friend capabilities that are sorely lacking in the game.

3. Answering friends' questions does not immediately work. There seems to be an unnecessary lapse in time between answering questions and my friends seeing those answers. It's not even close to being instant. There doesn't appear to be any reason for this.

4. Coin currency is needlessly confusing. There are Miitomo points, platinum coins and gold stars. Why not create one type of currency or at the least, only two? Three currencies is confusing and strange to me.

@Enigk Not sure what you mean. I haven't paid a cent yet. I think they only charge you for the in-game currency you use to dress up your Mii, a totally optional thing. They also hand out that in-game currency like candy in the game, so I am not sure if they will actually make much off this app lol.

@crimsontadpoles Yeah, I hope they add game achievements that give you platinum points.

Miitomo so far is nice, they definitely could expand some more in areas. Overall it's a decent app and a good time waster for me.

MyNintendo just makes me glad we have some form of a rewards system back. Though the coins expire a little sooner than desired, it does encourage you to use them. But the fact that physical copies don't earn you anything is kind of a drag.

I cant comment on Miitomo since I dont have a smartphone myself

With My Nintendo its not bad for a start. I saw in an interview on IGN they are looking into ideas for physical rewards and packaged content

@seb5049 If I remember right, didn't Nintendo say something about My Nintendo giving players incentives to play games. If so, I wonder if the mission rewards for Miitomo could eventually appear in other games as well. So, for instance, let's take Smash Bros, do a 10 minute brawl and earn some platinum coins. I doubt they'd integrate it into existing games, but it might happen in future games.

Only downloaded for My Nintendo points.

The usefulness of My Nintendo will depend on what they have lined up for rewards and ways to earn points. I really want that Zelda Picross game. If that is an indication of things to come then I will be motivated to keep earning points. However, if it mostly comes down to things like extra costumes for Mii figures then I will quickly lose interest.

I am surprised (and disappointed) that so far there is no way to earn points from retail purchases. Is that coming eventually? If not, then I am going to miss out on a lot points.

I thought it was a 0/10 No Score.

I'm not overly impressed by either one so far but I like Miitomo more than I thought I would, and I like the new My Nintendo system. Neither is groundbreaking but both have the potential to become something special. I'm looking forward to seeing what's in store.

@DefHalan You can use real money for coins to play games and win sweets to view answers although I now see you get those free when people visit you randomly so only impatient people need to spend. To be fair it isn't really for me as I am not a big fan of social media as a rule. Not really interested in what people are eating or how bad their manflu is.

I'm annoyed that the only way to add friends in Miitomo is through Facebook or Twitter. I don't have or want an account on either of those, and believe it or not, I'm not the only one in that situation. I don't see why they can't add an option for Google+, or even some sort of Miiverse connectivity. As for MyNintendo, I don't have much to say about it. It seems like there are a lot more ways to earn points, which is good, but so far it feels a little convoluted and the rewards seems pretty bland. But I'm sure my opinions on it will evolve as time goes by.

Miitomo is good for people who use Facebook and Twitter. I am not a huge fan of social media so it does nothing for me. I am using it just so I can get the Zelda Picross.

@CHET_SWINGLINE I would actually use Miitomo if we could add people from Miiverse.

I love using My Nintendo. i could never get Miitomo to work sadly

A couple issues here and there, but I seen a whole lot worse.

I'm not impressed with the Canadian version of My Nintendo for the fact that I don't think there is a game on the eShop that is $97 before tax. There is no way to get the highest amount of gold coins.

I think two things are neccessary to make Miitomo and My Nintendo a huge success: They need to include an option to add friends by email or somethinh. And they need to reward buys of physical copies of the games. What I've seen so far, both systems are really good. Now go a step further, Nintendo, and I'm totally satisfied.

considering miitomo isn't on any platform I have, I have no idea.

@Yorumi I totally agree with you. Huge disappointment for those only digital rewards

@Arngrim Yes it's maybe better in the US. But on amazon the deals are also better than the eshop. Yoshi wooly world is at 35€ in amazon vs 49,99€ on the eshop.

Agree with much of the above. Rewards aren't really worth it except for the exclusives. It won't make me buy more digital. DLC should absolutely still count. Slightly concerned that the digital only rewards are pointing to a digital only future. At Nintendo prices that will be too expensive. Could be just that postage for physical rewards was too much or just too much hassle. Digital must be cheaper for Nintendo, especially as the discounts are not at all attractive.

Miitomo is better than I thought it would be, but novelty might wear off quickly. I guess there will be further incentives down the line to get people to go back to it. It's fun for what it is. My Nintendo and Nintendo Account are still restrictive in that they require a separate email account for each NNID that is linked. Why can't I just add all my consoles to one account? No options for children either. It makes little sense to not develop a My Nintendo account for children, even if it has some of the options stripped out.

I don't have a smart phone so I don't really care about the app. With not honoring purchases between the closure of club Nintendo and the opening of my nintendo and the same problem of being able to only use gold points on games most Nintendo fans will already own which is the same as club Nintendo did with the games for points I am not really impressed ar all.

6 months to use the gold coins is a tad tenacious! With Nintendo release rate most people won't earn enough points to redeem before they expire.

MyN Digital
Miitomo app.

Edit: unfortunately your means of expression aren't appreciated on this site so I've removed the offending words.

@xPH03N1Xx86 Esperando a que este disponible también por Venezuela

Miitomo is a disaster. It won't even work on my phone. You'd think that Nintendo would have learned SOMETHING from the Japanese launch, for once!

There's no way to earn gold coins by purchase physical releases, is there? That's my biggest issue with My Nintendo. But I guess it provides a long-needed incentive for buying digitally.

garbage

@Shiner1776 You can't use the same email for multiple Twitter accounts?

Reminder of the face to face method

It's shocking seeing how many see My Nintendo as an acceptable rewards program. Between a lack of physical rewards, points being separated in categories, expiring quickly, and not getting points for some online purchases, it's by far the worst reward service I've ever seen.

@NESlover85 It seems truly odd that the two things are not more compatible. Or just compatible, period.

I like Miitomo, and it's strangely addictive. It runs like a dream on my phone. But the novelty could wear off pretty fast. As for My Nintendo, I think it needs some work, but since it just launched, I have patience with it. I think all the different point systems can be confusing.

I do like the option I spotted to enter a points code... it gives me hope that they will distribute codes inside physical games like the old Club Nintendo.

Miitomo is... something. I don't know what to think yet. The focus on questionnaire gameplay is interesting yet kind of boring, and reading your friend's answers is tedious and (if you know each other fairly well) you probably know the answers already!

As for My Nintendo, the download-only focus is disappointing and the other rewards are scarce. I MISS CLUB NINTENDO

Miitomo isn't available on my country, so I can't comment on that (great going Nintendo... Why do you ignore like, half the planet?)

Regarding My Nintendo, I first admit I didn't use Club Nintendo a lot. But it still allowed me to get coins from my physical purchases, and some nice extras, whether physical or digital.

And that is my main gripe.

I usually buy physical because I love having the game in my hands and knowing it is mine. No risk of losing it unless someone steals it, and I'll be able to play it 20 years later. So this Digital only focus is extremely dissapointing for me.

The chances of getting those gold coins for something significant are almost zero, I only buy digital when the physical print is out of stock. I don't even buy indies, so.... Well. Not much to do there. Platinum coins will let me get little things as themes for my 3DS, but it is underwhelming.

I won't deny, though, that it is convenient for the digital only gamer, and that Nintendo has a lot of time to fix stuff. It has potential, it only isn't directed to the segment of customers to which I belong.

Miitomo is OK in small doses, and if you have friends that use it, but none of my friends like Nintendo anymore, so for me it's very limited appeal.

As for My Nintendo, it is great that you get platinum points for doing miitomo and small missions that can be exchanged for things like costumes in miitomo, and themes for 3DS (I got the Mario one ) but I think the focus of getting only gold points with digital game purchases really sucks, because I don't purchase alot online.

I already miss getting cards in my games with codes and getting points from physical purchases, but maybe my opinion will change in time. Also, I'm really gonna miss being able to choose between games and cool physical collectibles with my points, instead we get either virtual console games, or small discounts on full retail games now.

..I'm with the majority in the vote.. Hope they both do well.. I also hope they switch up the rewards more than every 6 months tho.. I liked having something new to look forward to each month like the last club N..

Is the Zelda Picross worth it?

My Nintendo is a fine rewards program. I saved a few purchases until after its implementation so I can collect the rewards. The points attributed managed to earn me a few games and discounts, so I'm happy. As for the download-only argument, the transition to a preference of software titles are undisputedly in gaming's future. Physical rewards (like figures and stuff) will most likely continue to be produced, so I don't think it's justified to worry.

Miitomo, on the other hand, I think needs some work. I don't personally know anyone through Facebook or Twitter that owns a Nintendo console. My friends usually come to my apartment to play some Nintendo (am that guy lol.). I think they should have another method to recruit friends in Miitomo. Maybe there is one, and I just don't know it yet. I would also enjoy an streamlined messenger integrated into the app like Steam Chat.

@RainbowGazelle

I'm with ya. I have a normal phone too (iphone 5s) and I still can't get the thing to work. I keep getting an "unexpected error" message when I try to sign in. Oddly enough, it works on my much older tablet.

The new rewards scheme is free stuff, which I can't complain about really. Regarding miitomo... well, I feel that it's only exciting because it's Nintendo doing a new thing. If it had been anyone else that made this app, no-one would give two hoots about it.

BTW, how do I change my avatar pic pls?

@schizor SAME!
Not sure if Miitomo is even something I'd be into, but I don't appreciate not having the choice. xD

As for My Nintendo, it's probably tricky for them to do because we have weird laws in that regard here. At least I managed to get my Club Nintendo rewards in the past by having them sent to a friend's address in England lol. More difficult to work around this...

I think the rewards are pretty crappy so far. What was wrong with DDP? I don't want a limited game discount selection.

Anybody else having this particular problem with Miitomo? I've successfully downloaded the extra data, linked my Nintendo Account, and imported my Mii. I'm at the point where it's asking me the starter question "What's your favorite food?" and it just sits there. The on-screen keyboard doesn't appear at all. I'm running Android 4.4 on a pretty cheap phone, but it should be compatible.

Not only can't we access friends from Miiverse - WHICH MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE - but there isn't an app on Wii U or 3DS for either My Nintendo nor Miitomo.

And when I went into Miiverse there was a note on top that read - "Please access My Nintendo on PC or mobile to collect your coins." Did Nintendo forget that there is a web browser on Wii U? Shouldn't we be able to use that to access My Nintneod? Why should we be told to go to a PC or mobile device? If they arne't going to make a Wii U My Nintendo app at least link to it in the web browser.

I enjoyed Miitomo for about 20 minutes but I'm bored now, mostly b/c all of my friends are on Miiverse, not on FB or Twitter, so I can't link to them. I do like how Miitomo Drop really reminds me of Badge Arcade even more than my Mii's expressions does, so I do have hope for more interesting mini games to come - I always like that pinball shooting one in SSBB. But I'm bored now.

Underwhelming
Kitschy
Too little too late

I would have loved to try Miitomo but because my Nexus 5 is running Cyanogenmod and rooted it crashes on launch. It would be nice if they at least added a disclaimer in the product description on the Google Play store like other apps do stating it won't launch on rooted devices. Fingers crossed Nintendo change their mind, I'm sure there is a lot of people with rooted devices that would like to try the app out. End of the day having a rooted device doesn't mean users are hacking apps.

Miitamo Review
Better than expected. Not sure how long it will last, but it's definitely exceeded my expectations.

MyNintendo Review
Better than Club Nintendo- I LOVE the Zelda Picross, and plan to get DKC Returns Wii (VC download) next since it is also an exclusive reward in NA.

But, the coins expire too quickly (6 months) so, how often they swap out rewards will determine how much I get out of the service. Time will tell.

Link all purchases to my account and it's a winner....including past ones on WiiU and 3DS please

Link all purchases to my account and it's a winner....including past ones on WiiU and 3DS please

I didn't like these questions, but maybe that's because I have good things and bad things to say about both.

Honestly Miitomo is lame. It's like Okcupid without the sex and with more crudely animated avatars. My nintendo though is a more solid idea of a rewards program.

@rjejr
"Not only can't we access friends from Miiverse - WHICH MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE - but there isn't an app on Wii U or 3DS for either My Nintendo nor Miitomo."

Leave it to you to point out legit flaws in the system lol.

Hey, I sent you a Miitamo request.

@VortexTraveller I like the idea of earning points in games that's cool!

Miitomo is not available in Costa Rica as per NoA but it looks terrible anyway.

My Nintendo is convoluted and confusing with its double currency. The only good part is things like Zelda Picross: small, exclusive games whose price is not too high, specially with coins expiring so soon. I miss the codes on physical games.

I'm liking the charm to it. But makes no sense to not allow players to add through Miiverse and other NINTENDO related sources. It pretty much boils down to the fact this was not an app to bring Nintendo players together, it was to bring non Nintendo players to Nintendo recognition.
I, and several friends form my Nintendo consoles' friend list, all had to create Twitter accounts just for the purpose of using Miitomo. Didn't make much sense.

@DefHalan DLC purchases should count too. I just bought the other two paths in Fire Emblem Fates and those count for nothing.

@Mr_Zurkon Totally agree

So far, I like My Nintendo. Easy to navigate and plenty of ways to earn coins.

However, there are two things that concern me: 1) Points expire after six months, which makes absolutely no sense, and 2) How often will the rewards be updated? If they don't update at least every other month, that would be a major issue.

Miitomo and My Nintendo are fine, it's nice to pick free digital content including games, but let's face two relevant facts: 1) through the WiiU premium programme they gave you extra money to spend as you wished, now they offer discounts on selected "just for everyone" stuff, which is fine but not as it was before; 2) first was phisical exclusive goodies (I have a fearsome amount, feeling well rewarded), and digital content sometimes, now it's just digital content, which is fine but not as... You know.

@Superzone13 actually every reward has its own expiry date. For example the 3DS Home themes expiry on may 1th, Zelda TP Picross on october 1th, Wario Ware Touched on july 1th

I liked Club Nintendo a little better because you could get points from physical games, which is what i buy, and Digital games as well. I don't see myself getting many of the points for downloads.

Been playing Miitomo with my children and we are definitely having a blast. I got Zelda Picross on Day 1 on my 3DS, my son got Wario Touched on his 3DS! My daughter is deciding what she wants for her 3DS. It's all free not meant to be anything more than an incentive to remind people that Nintendo still exists. It's charming, cute, weird, colourful - thumbs up to Nintendo!

I really like My Nintendo and Miitomo. Club Nintendo didn't provide many rewards, so I'm hoping that My Nintendo expands their options.

Miitomo is a breath of fresh air. I've been playing it since I've downloaded it. I hope they expand some new features like decorating your space, instant messaging, etc.

Miitomo has some growing up to do, but I think it is heading on the right track. It is the new social media of the year!

My Nintendo has the same lousey rewards as club Nintendo. At least club Nintendo had physical rewards and counted anything you bought from Nintendo, not just full digital games.

@JaxonH added you on Twitter. I actually don't use Twitter but if that's the only way to get friends on Miitomo...

I don't have a smartphone, so I can't really say much about Miitomo. The core concept seems really stupid though.

As for My Nintendo, it could be a good system but there's a ton of improvements that need to be made:

1. Physical games should count towards Gold Coins and be rewards for Gold Coins.
2. Points should last longer than 6 months.
3. Create missions for actual games instead of just Miitomo

The questions has been answered,some of them are quite fine.. The game just quite fine and no need to be hype the first things is,save your coins and redeem them into buying game nintendo after future updates in my nintendo

@Enigk The only thing monetized is Miitomo Drop. You can purchase more coins to play it more. Or you can just keep playing Miitomo the normal free way.

There's is nothing to pay for when you're just talking to friends.

@XCWarrior

It doesnt drive me to buy digital. It drives me to not bother with digital games on wii u unless they are a really good sub $15, exclusive game.

Honestly, this new system doesn't make me feel like being loyal to nintendo. Club Nintendo had me hunting new copies of games down, even when they were full price. Full price, digital only games will not sell to me. If nintendo and the other consoles keep trying to force this digital only future on me, I will abandon them for PC and PC game sales.

For some reason the face to face friend feature doesn't work for my friends or myself when I try to add them. We all have location settings on and working and we select the same shapes, but the feature still does not work. Does anybody know a way to solve this issue, or do I have to wait for an update to fix this?

It says on my.nintendo website that you can earn gold coins from the official Nintendo website, anyone know how that works?

I wish I could link my Nintendo account to miitomo. "The request contains an error". Is there anything I can do? Simply will not link on my iPad.

Edit: After simply trying again for the hundredth time linking finally worked. Very strange.

Nintendo sent me an e-mail saying "And as a former member of Club Nintendo, you’ve qualified for bonus My Nintendo Platinum Points*." with a code to input, just no place to input it. Have any other users successfully been able to do this?

I dig Miitomo. I think if they throw in some costumes that appeal to the gamer crowd (Nintendo-specific clothes, maybe like the hats earned in 3DS games) it could continue to be a hoot.

@CHET_SWINGLINE You don't need to be on any social networks to add friends. You can add face to face and even add friends of friends. My daughter hasnt connected her social media to the app yet has almost sixty friends connected. It even recommends friends for you to contact. All this without social networks.

@theepictorkoal When it didn't work for me first time we both restarted the program and then did face to face connection and it worked for us.

@Mikesahhh
....it means, go to Nintendo.com, click on Game Store ( it's like eShop on mobile or PC, with over 2000 digital Wii U and 3DS games ), and buy games for gold coins..

@NinChocolate Miitomo isn't really a game it's a social network. I agree with the match 3 thing though.

@Raptor78 Oops, allow me to elaborate. Face-to-face requires that you be in the same room as the person you want to add to your friends list. I'm 32 years old, I have like.. two, maybe three friends.. that I see in person on a semi-regular basis, and neither they nor my wife have any interest in Miitomo. So that leaves me with the handful of gaming-minded friends that I've amassed over the years through my various online and gaming adventures. And since none of them live in the same state/country/hemisphere as me, the face to face feature is a non-factor, unfortunately.

Pretty good stuff...now where is my Platinum Club Nintendo email with Platinum points??? Did I get skipped over in this??

My Nintendo could be better if they added missions for beating certain games on your 3DS or Wii U and get coins for them...almost like the trophy and achievement things they have on XBONE and PS4. Other than that, I get a kick out of watching my Mii walk around and it's a pretty good thing, even though I miss the merchandise that came with Club Nintendo.

Miitomo was not that great for me. It's fun, in its own uniqueness, but I don't see how long it can last. It would be nice if they made it more Sims oriented, where you can decorate your room and actually do a little more. So far, I can't even find the mini game that's on it, and all I get is answering questions and reading what my friends posted...and why does the voice (for a male) sound like a bad Stephen Hawkings voice with a feminine voice????

@CHET_SWINGLINE That is fair enough. I liked the face to face feature but it does indeed use your location to determine where you are. Mabey with one of their updates they will let us use our 3DS/wiiu friends list.

I don't know if this is just me, but I have zero facebook friends using miitomo... Which pretty much makes the app useless. Even if it does catch on within certain populations, I think it will have a fate similar to that app which came out a year or two ago called 'draw something': quickly put aside. Seriously, there is not much space left in the social media field. I do like the idea of miitomo, just think it is not feasible in the current conditions.

...funny story.. I thought Mutant Mudds Super Challenge's cross-buy was like OlliOlli or Xeodrifter, go to other system and download free. This would count as two 10 coins for MMSC, as discounted games get gold on full price.. But noooo, I got a download code and it only counted as one purchase..shakes fist ..You win this time Nintendo!, off to play Mudds...

@Raptor78 I mean I have tried it so I don't know how it works, but it says you have to be in the same room as the other person to use it. It does seem cool though.

It was a nightmare to get both of these linked on my phone. Took over half a day to figure out the problem. Anyway, Miitomo is very meh, I couldn't care less about it unless Nintendo make significant changes to it, maybe it's just the very beginning and it'll continually evolve.

My Nintendo, I don't know what to really think of it. I agree with all the points made by @VortexTraveller And isn't there another problem, I thought I read ages ago that the points expire after 6 months? That's way too short. I'll see if it improves with time. And My Nintendo doesn't run very well on the Wii U with parts of images being cut off. I'm going to spend €15 on 3 VC games in the next couple of days but I don't think I'll receive any gold points because they're each under the minimum spend. That's not right.

I am just glad that Nintendo kept their real games on their console and made dumbed down ones for the smartphone.

Well, I agree with a lot of what others are saying about the rewards system for My Nintendo and in Miitomo.
I don't do Face Book or Twitter, any persons I have contact with who play Nintendo games are too far away to organise face to face exchange, and I have a Windows Phone which is a non starter anyway. However, I do have an Android tablet, so I downloaded the Miitomo App to see what it's all about. It's an amusing time waster, and I get coins chucked at me for answering questions, which I can use to buy clothes for my Mii, and I believe purchase game tokens as time progresses. I would rather like to obtain the Zelda Picross, but I'm not clear whether the coins I earn in Miitomo can be put towards the purchase of that, along with the small stash I have in My Nintendo Account. Can anyone confirm if that is the case?
I also assume that my non phone-enabled tablet would not be suitable for proper functioning of Miitomo even if I could rustle up two or three friends, or does that sort of activity work OK over standard WiFi?
I have a lot of eShop games, but in general I prefer physical purchases of the larger games rather than cramming them onto my New 3DSXL SD card. So like most people here I'm not at all sure I will ever accumulate enough points in any one 6 month time span to make any worthwhile purchases.
Still, I have downloaded Flipnote Studio 3D, and I did get a code for 200 Platinum Points via email (I am in the UK) to go towards Zelda Picross in My Nintendo Account, so all in all I wouldn't complain.

@Yorumi I agree with everything in this post. Ninty needs to ditch the expire date and offer much better rewards.

@schizor Dude.... I live in Guatemala and of course miitomo is not avaliable here......
And even I was able to download it, my point is...... SEARCH!! there is always a way

@xPH03N1Xx86 Search Miitomo apk in google, download and install. That's what I do.

I think it's likely that Physical Purchases will start counting... soon.
Club Nintendo had little slips with codes you had to input, maybe Nintendo hadn't gotten around to printing MyNintendo slips yet?
That's the only defense I can come up with right now.

The other common complaints about this system stays true:
-Discounts aren't worth it.
-Expiring currency is stupid, especially how short this is (6 months)
-The system of Gold Coins.
-Using Gold coins just for discounts is a flaw on top of a flaw. The Super Mario 64 deal is only decent if your passive about it.
-The Platinum/Miitomo coin system is pretty alright, I just wish they didn't have to split it up with the Gold coins. Who honestly thought three levels of currency was a good idea?

Miitomo is a decent app so far though, I'm currently 180 coins away from Wario Ware touched and starting to get hyped. I just wish there was better ways/more options to get coins.

I still want to see my purchases made account-bound, rather than device-bound. Until that happens, My Nintendo is entirely moot.

I'm disappointed in My Nintendo.
I want physical rewards and more games to claim as rewards. Also 6 months to spend My Nintendo points before they expire isn't long enough.

Seems nice. I enjoyed the playful nature of one secret, where you click on the coin block to get extra points. However, I don't understand why the points must expire. There's a good chance I won't even be able to use them if nothing good comes up. So far, I can only afford The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, which I didn't get to play in the past, but. . . is it a good Zelda game?

@sleepinglion on your My Nintendo homepage, top left is a 'Menu' dropdown tab, from there you'll see "Redeem a Point Code"

As far as i can see, this system is made for people that spend over 250$ on games in 6 months, that does not fit me. I loved to get my physical copies for like 50%+ less then in the E-shop.

But i wish N the very best whit their moneymachine, i keep my coins till october and buy the ps4.5, there are a lot of titles on that system i still want to play.

Overal its very dissapointing, loved xenoblade but that seems to be the last thing i bought from nintendo

My Nintendo seems decent - pretty sleek and smart. Although the lack of achievements is disappointing. Hopefully NX will have some kind of achievements system.

Miitomo just hangs on the loading screen for me, so I can't really comment on that!

So overall, neither is a world-changer, but a solid platform for the future. Nintendo needs something like this not to attract new customers but to welcome them if and when they arrive.

Am I the only one who thinks that Miitomo is a less interesting version of Tomodachi Life?

Haven't played Miitomo much. It started to bore me after just about ten minutes. So I'm rather meh in terms of Miitomo.

The thing about My Nintendo that disappoints me the most is the fact that I don't really see anything to waste my hard earned points on. I'm sorry and maybe I'm already engaged with Nintendo's products too much but I already got all the games you get discounts on and TP Picross doesn't interest me enough to get. I'm just hoping some Nindie developers will jump onboard the SS MyNintendo. Or heck, maybe some merch? Merch would be really lovely. As it stands, though - meh.

Didn't know about the "gold coins expire in only 6 months" issue... add that that to the list of things that need to be changed.....

@imgrowinglegs Can you actually talk to friends though or just view their answers to inane questions?

So far I am not very impressed with Mynintendo.

Coins expire after only 6 months, and you need lots of them to get some stuff.

For some stuff you need gold coins, wich you only get by downloading stuff, but it doesn't add up. Its one puchase, one amount of coins.

Many of the discounts are on games I already have.

Twilight princess picross does cost 1000 (?!) coins and only has 45 puzzles?!

Most missions are about Miitomo, but I don't want Miitomo. Surely I might still have downloaded it If I had a compatible tablet/smartphone of my own, or if it was on 3DS/wii u, but I am still not a fan. I don't like free-to-play/microtransactions, and never was a huge Mii fan. I don't like auto-tune either. To me it just looks like a very barebones Tomodachi!

Oh, and no coins on older purchases and retail-titles. Nah, not that impressed.

Since the coins expire after 6 months I think I can never collect enough for stuff. This sounds worse then clubnintendo!

I'm just glad we don't have to fill out any more of those surveys...

Well, those gave us at least stars that didn't expire after 6 months! I turned those stars into Wii-points, and that way I have downloaded a few Wii-shop titles. Oh, and I ordered the lovely Polarium advance!

@Shiner1776 If you don't have seperate personal/business Facebook accounts then you are doing social media wrong.

I have a business page I use with clients and a personal account I use and enjoy with my friends. I linked my personal account with Nintendo.

If you are mixing your personal life and your business life together then I'm afraid you're in for trouble down the line.

@Enigk I don't think you really know what you're talking about. Miitomo is nothing like that...

I recently bought fire emblem awakening for about £26 (on sale) on the eshop. I was still eligible for the 60 gold coin reward even though it was 2 places under that price bracket. I picked up metroid fusion for those 60 coins. So if my maths is correct I spent about £26 in all.

Now if I were to spend £30 on a retail copy of fire emblem (and then trade it in for about £15 at a game store) and then about £6 for metroid fusion on the eshop, I would have spent about £21 in total.

Sure I lost out on £5 but I think I would rather spend that extra money to get those games immediately without having to go through the hassle of going out, buying the game, then trading it in to get my money back.

@VortexTraveller
yes the fact no points for physical games threw me off for a bit..

I don't buy digital so it puts me at a disadvantage

I haven't downloaded Miitomo cause I don't have a phone, but it looks awesome. My Nintendo I tried to sign up for but it has a entirely unnessecary age limit.

Face to Face contact still doesnt work .. no matter with who. Yes, location enabled, yes close by, not a crowded network etc... fix that (im not the only one, check the feedbacks in appstore before they go below 3 out of 5)

@Popful To answer your question about A Link Between Worlds, YES. It is amazing if you liked the top down zeldas.

@Mogster As far as I can find you can't send messages to a friend on miitomo. Granted I only have one and I don't think the message they are sending me is "What are my dreams for the future?" If you click on your friend you can view their answers for 2 sweets each. Is this different from the version everyone else has?

It all seems unnecessarily complicated to me. All I want is an account that's linked to my Nintendo console and Nintendo handheld. But apps? Functionality with social networks? Nah.

I'm a bit late to the party so I'm pretty much just going to agree with what most people are saying here. Like most people with a Wii U and 3DS, I buy most of my games in physical format. You can barely download more than a few games on either without an external HD/bigger SD card.

So no gold points for any of us? That's ridiculous. Maybe the NX will have a much bigger HD and the potential to hold an actual gamer's full collection digitally, but this rewards system has no place in this generation of Nintendo consoles. It's useless.

One thing I would love if Nintendo did this for a Future Mobile App, is if they released a Piano App that shows you how so play many of Nintendo's Iconic Tunes and allows you to play them. So things like the Mario 1 Main Theme, the Zelda Main Theme, Metroid Themes, Mario Kart Themes, Splatoon Main Theme and others. That would be really awesome, because they got the history and they have so many songs that they could choose from. Maybe they could have it so that you can buy additional, more complex Themes, as a way of getting the money in.

I like it so far,but I don't like how the clothes and other items cost so much. I hope they add Samus's helmet or other Nintendo characters outfits to wear.

It's interesting how popular the "If Nintendo makes the right moves" options are. It goes to show how little faith people have in Nintendo's decision-making, which is definitely understandable.

I'm not sure about Miitomo's long-term appeal. It seems like something we'll all get bored of in a month, two months tops.

"Points will automatically be used in the order in which in which you received them and will expire after 6 months if not used."

I guess this is to get people to use the site more frequently as opposed to only going to the old system once a year to claim points. I guess.

Seems unnecessary to me and acts as a real disincentive to want to use their service.

My nintendo when I log on my email, it is saying that is the incorrect Email password. Very Frustrating.

I really dislike My Nintendo. It's way too complicated compared to Club Nintendo. Plus it seems to have a huge focus on being connected to social media, which I refuse to do. Plus it seems like it will only reward digital purchases, while I still prefer physical.

@saturdave "Sure I lost out on £5 but I think I would rather spend that extra money to get those games immediately without having to go through the hassle of going out, buying the game, then trading it in to get my money back."

Not sure what you try to explain but if you value money so little, please donate some money to people in need next time. Apart from that, once you are done playing your digital games, grow out of it or get tired, you can just as well thrown them in a trashbin, cause you cant sell anything. So if thats all a "hassle", save up some money for an electric chair to move you around, perhaps your feet are too "lazy".... come on... this must be trolling.

Miitomo I'm really enjoying so far. It's pretty much what I expected, just a silly distraction. That's all I want from a Nintendo mobile app, I don't want Mario Galaxy 3 or Fire Emblem or whatever here. That's what the dedicated systems are for!
I just wish I could edit my room too, though I expect that'll be added later.

My Nintendo is great. Not really sure what there is to make some rate it so badly? Everything is now linked and you'll earn coins that you can get free stuff and discounts with for doing what you're already doing. Again I don't know what people expected?
Only minor disappointment is not getting coins for my physical purchases on the Nintendo UK store. But they benefit from us buying digital so I understand why.

Miitomo isn't available for Windows Phone, so I don't have it yet. D:

@Ogbert " Everything is now linked and you'll earn coins that you can get free stuff and discounts with for doing what you're already doing. Again I don't know what people expected?"

Im expecting not to get ripped off when doing the maths. The discounts are useless. Take a look at Mario Kart.. you can buy it EVERYWHERE cheaper in its physical form, so why waste time to get an discount on an overpriced digital title you cant sell? Sure they make money, thats the point, I just dont like getting robbed, no matter how many fancy colors and cute little icons they offer... i like money just the way they do. Else I can also sell you an overpriced used game and on top i paint a smiley for you.

Wait for more negative reviews online... now that Nintendo has entered the open world, they cant hide away with these scams anymore.

@JaxonH But I always point out "legit flaws", you just happen to agree w/ these, probably b/c they are glaringly obvious.

Though in fairness, 3DS and Wii U don't really need Miitomo, we have Miiverse and Tomogathci Life, mobile can keep it. But I would like a My Nintendo app like the one w/ the green bar charts - My Channel? I keep forgetting to try it i the Wii U broswer. Nintendo really doesn't like us to use that browser I don't think, if they did they would mention it more.

And the only people gaining from the lack of Miiverse Friends on Miitomo is Twitter w/ all the stuff we have to do THERE to get it to work here in Nitneod Life land. That part is freaking ridiculous. Poor @Spoony_Tech had to befriend half of Twitter when all he wanted to do was hook up w/ a few of his Miiverse friend Splatoon buddies.

But Spoony can take care of himself, my 2 kids don't have Twitter or FB, they have NNID, NA and MyN. But we can't friend each other b/c Face-to-Face won't work. Why can't I easily friend my own wife and kids via all of our Nintnedo accounts and Miiverse friends? That part is legitimately bothering me, the rest is all just nonsense.

@Megumi it seems they plan to rotate the rewards often tbh

@AlexMurphy okay now picture if the digital games all work with nx and physical games wont. this is one possibility that could happen.

@AlexMurphy

My point, was that I was trying to cut nintendo some slack. What they've made here is, in my opinion, overall well designed. Sure there are some problems with the discounts but I think consumers just need to be smart about the way they deal with it.

The idea I was trying to get across was that this particular purchase, fire emblem (on sale), gave me enough coins to get a free game. I was just openly sharing this so that people could do the same if they wanted.

I don't feel as though this purchase was a waste of my money. If I wanted to waste my money I would burn it, instead of giving it to the developers of games I feel deserve every penny. Obviously you don't see it that way.

Oh and by the way, instead of incessantly hating on every persons opinion here why not try to compose your replies in a more courteous manner to get your point across.

@kenrulei I just wished they give out more VC games, was hoping for more DS on the Wii U.

@saturdave " don't feel as though this purchase was a waste of my money. If I wanted to waste my money I would burn it, instead of giving it to the developers of games I feel deserve every penny. Obviously you don't see it that way."

Sorry what? You prefer to burn money? Read what I wrote, I say if you dont care about money what kind of evil person you have to be to not give it to people in need? Instead you say you are too lazy (i sincerly apologize if you are e.g. in a wheelchair) and prefer to burn it ...

Awful.. but well, look at the world today. Guess where thats coming from.

@Superzone13 You can see the expiration dates by clicking on the rewards. Quite varied, but the themes expire 1st May with some games expiring in the summer.

@kenrulei "okay now picture if the digital games all work with nx and physical games wont. this is one possibility that could happen."

Well, I would imagine that Nintendo will put off alot of old Nintendo fans for good... in the end, why staying loyal when they just turn around and tell you to stick it up where the sun doesnt shine if you dont buy the new console. I think its a step back, but we will see how the public sees it.

@rjejr I got face-to-face to work by allowing Google to track my location. Had to reboot to save the setting, but some phones do not require that.

Edit: Will be different for iphone I suppose, but you could try tweaking the location settings.

@Sakura I have 2 Samsung tablets, not phones, so it might be different for those as well. If we could just add out Miiverse friends this wouldn't be a problem.

@rjejr Yes, it's crazy. The consoles even have their own friends lists. I can only summise that it's an age verification issue because of the social network aspects.

@Yorumi Yes all of my yes.

@Yorumi Yes all of my yes.

@AlexMurphy what about Mario Kart's digital pricing? Nothing about that has changed with My Nintendo or Miitomo. Nor did anybody ever said it was going too. You'll just get some points you can use to get money off other digital downloads now too if you choose to buy it that way.

And you don't have to buy it that way, nobody is saying you do. I'm not sure where that's even coming from. But some people choose too and if they do Nintendo is giving them a little incentive to do it again. To be perfectly honest I wish I'd bought MK7 digitally so I didn't have to carry the cartridge around. Nintendo are trying to make that option more encouraging to me in ways other than slashing the price, which can devalue the game. It's not going to be enough for everyone (and it doesn't need to be) and it's still early on, less than a week in. No doubt over time when they see what people respond well too they'll gravitate more towards that. That's all. By all means buy the physical copy cheap if you can, nobody is questioning that.

Meanwhile I'm a third of the way to getting free Pikmin DLC for buying a game that I was planning on getting anyway and have a free Picross game for clicking about on a web page and playing with a free app twice. In my books that's pretty good going.

@Sakura "it's an age verification issue"

Nintendo Logic - make an app that seems like it's designed for 12 year old girls - mostly all you do is change clothes - but only let people 13 and older play it.

@rjejr Yeah, Nintendo logic = nonsensical. Make your image family-friendly, but then don't let kids have accounts or enjoy the products that seem to be designed with kids in mind. Even if there's a legal restriction, just strip out the offending features = problem solved. I don't get it.

Miitomo I can't really say since Nintendo has intentionally region blocked the app so I can't officially download it and can't link it to my Nintendo Account because of country restrictions.

They really need to release it globally and soon. And forget about the localizing in various languages, just release it in English.

My Nintendo is a stepdown in a way from Club Nintendo, but since my country was never part of Club Nintendo, it is a step up for me. Finally get to be part of some Nintendo extra activity. The My Nintendo itself is really barebones at the moment. It really needs more content and with a fast pace.

Also Nintendo needs to put in future also physical purchases to receive gold points with a point card like in old Club Nintendo was.

They also desperately need to fix the absolutely stupid price range with the gold coins. It needs to be 4.99-9.98 for 10 coins, then 9.99-19.98 for 20 coins since a ton of software is priced 9.99 so it's total bs that you only get 10 for that and then zero gold points for nes vc purchases.

Also they need to include DLC into the points program.

American eShop looks great, fresh and easy to use. The European one looks horrible. They need to make one unified eshop page for Europe under www.nintendo-europe.com

The shop needs to have a shopping cart for multipurchase and I don't understand where is the wishlist functionality in the web eShop that is in Wii U and 3DS already?

Personally, mobile games/apps like Miitomo are junk to me and hold my attention no longer than a few moments. I prefer real games that'll engage and challenge me instead of apps where you dress avatars and play digital carnival games with them (if the app doesn't start begging you for real money at some point). However, there are tons of people who game strictly on phones and tablets and for those people, I can see Miitomo being fun. For myself, I don't think much of Miitomo (but it is charming and Miis look really nice in HD). For everyone else, I think they'll like or love it.

@Enigk You can have full chats with your friends on their answers, but you can't send messages directly to them otherwise.

I live in the sticks where they limit your downloads per month to 5GB. Nintendo expects me to purchase and download a game twice to share between my 3DS and daughters 2DS. Amazon gives like 15-20% off new games for prime members. I RARELY download a game, why would I? As for Miitomo I have no friends with Nintendo hardware so that game is useless to me. I'll get enough points to get Zelda Picross then delete it from my phone. It's sucks battery like crazy anyways.

@Enigk tap on the bubble that appears near your head with your friends face in it and then it goes through their answers and you can comment on them.

Miitomo is not a messaging app, Nintendo have been quite clear on that from the beginning

Yeah it is more like Nintendo Twitter rather than a messenger app.

Miitomo all it does is ask private question like it's getting info for governments around the world and fun games .... Pfft collecting cloth from a fruit machine that missed 10times.
Miitomo life invader they should call it.

Miitomo is alright but it really need something more to keep people hooked on the long run...My Nintendo is perfectly fine if they start including points vouchers in physical releases.

I tried it the other day and deleted it after 20 mins.

From my experience, Miitomo is basically pointless junk imo; a bit like some of the random pointless channels the Wii had, like Everybody Votes and the Mii Contest Channel, but all wrapped up in one of those insidious mobile Apps that are really just glorified addiction machines designed and created to get certain people to spend money on crap they don't need and ultimately don't really want either.

Miitomo is like gambling combined with "social" networking, and it's one of those "things" that's a real symptom of the kind of society we live in today, and the way companies have learned to expertly abuse it for a quick and easy buck. It's a "thing" built around compulsion loops, avoidance, variable ratio reinforcement, and a bunch of other gambling/addiction based crap that casinos have been abusing for years to make certain people waste their hard earned money on ultimately meaningless fluff. The "free" part is just the initial hook to get everyone to at least try it, just like I did. But, at least I was lucky enough to walk away after a few minutes with it.

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/technology/adrianhon/100006049/a-new-breed-of-computer-games-is-creating-compulsive-behaviour-someone-is-making-a-lot-of-money-out-of-this/

If you want to socialise, then socialise. Send your mate an email, or even meet them at a mall. If you want to play games, then actually play some proper, good, fun games. Stop wasting your life on worthless, soulless, empty crap like this. Answering a bunch of contrived questions, pretending they have some value, posting meme images on social media, and collecting endless outfits is not fun; it's the illusion of fun with a far more insidious purpose.

Miitomo is basically Nintendo's "FarmVILE" crossed with a typical casino/arcade and "social" garbage like Facebook/Twitter (That's true of Nintendo Badge Arcade game too, by the way), and nothing genuinely good or worthwhile ever comes of such things—only more advertising revenue and "whale-sales" for a group of unscrupulous corporations.

Stop letting yourselves be used and abused, and go and play something you'll actually look back on with genuinely fond memories in 20 years time, like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ynk9VSYKztI

Or this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJMPyxOrheQ

Or this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHlgKMUePck

Or this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQt0NnKPXOY

Or this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM0AppRa6mQ

Or even some of these classic games:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k8nCoo0v_8 (built around mechanics and design principles that consist of nothing other than pure, unadulterated fun)

And don't waste your time on Nintendo's mobile stuff until it actually starts making something with real heart and soul, and that isn't just an abuse of your innocence, optimism, and passion for all things Nintendo.

At the very least, understand exactly what's happening here—this App ain't your friend, and it's not just a little bit of innocent fun either.

So far, I like Miitomo better than I thought I would. It's good for killing a couple minutes waiting for an appointment or something. I do wish it would incorporate Miiverse a little bit more.

My Nintendo rewards are a little confusing because of the weird multiple currencies, but I got a Zelda Picross game, which combines two of my favorite games, so I'm pretty pleased so far.

I'm also curious whether I would get gold points for buying another Fire Emblem game. I have FE Fates: Conquest on a cart, but if I download Birthright or Revelations, they are treated as DLC, so my understanding is that I do not get any gold points for that purchase, even though they are sold in the eShop as distinct games. That kind of distinction is a little silly, and it's pretty bad timing to release a game that blurs the lines between standalone releases and DLC at the time that you release a somewhat complex rewards economy.

It's early days, and I'm favorably inclined so far. As long as the games are still good, I'll buy them regardless of rewards I earn for doing so.

@rjejr I think you have identified some solid ways to improve the app, and I suspect further integration of all of these things is in the medium-term plan. I strongly suspect that Miitomo will eventually overtake Miiverse (or they will combine into a single app/system) if the downloads and engagement continue as they have so far for Miitomo. I'm sure the NX will have its own My Nintendo and Miitomo apps.

Basically, my sense is they are building out structure for future Nintendo products/systems, but we're viewing things through the lens of the current products, and it hasn't quite come together yet. But I'm hopeful that this will all work together to make the next Nintendo hardware a much bigger success than Wii U has been.

@earthboundlink "I'm sure the NX will have its own My Nintendo and Miitomo apps."

If Nintendo puts Miitomo on NX everybody is going to accuse it of copying Home from PS3. Which I'm ok with, but they better have something more than that when NX releases.

Also there are features that I hope come to My Nintendo, like missions in regular Wii U and 3DS Games, Physical Rewards, Gifting rewards to other people, even though giving them the code is technically a way, also a birthday bonus which could be coins or a special discount on a certain game. I also hope they do the club nintendo thing to where if you buy a certain new game within the first month of its release, you get to choose 1 of 4 games for free like they did with MK8. Also something interesting, is that there is an option to redeem a point code. Maybe future games like Star Fox Zero will have a point code inside the physical case to be redeemed. I also hope My Nintendo interacts with more of Nintendos future apps besides Miitomo

@Kirk But I liked the Everybody Votes questions and guessing...

@Kolzig LOL, that's a good point, Nintendo intentionally rigged that 1 cent difference to lower the amount of gold coins given... such a ripoff! It's like false psychological price dropping on steroids!

I have no intention of even trying Miitomo, just because of what it is and what it represents. I'll probably need to register with My Nintendo at some point, but I won't bother until it sees some significant improvements.

@VortexTraveller

Totally agree with you! But I would add one more thing for Nintendo to change: The platinum and gold coins should not expire after only 6 month. they should be good for at least 2 years IMO.

Disappointed that it's still not available in Brazil. Not sure if it ever will...

@VortexTraveller I completely agree, especially with the physical rewards. I used Club Nintendo for two or three years, and the VERY FIRST prize I got was the Giant AR card. It was amazing to get a reward I could actually use in real life by just registering some of the games I had already had for quite some time.
Personally, I think that Nintendo has gone downhill in the past few... months.., and the company has been something I basically worshiped my whole life. With Paper Mario: Color Splash, and some other games and with My Nintendo, I have been really disappointed in Nintendo. Anyway, I agree with you in the whole