Tag: Miitomo
Feature Game Of The Decade Staff Picks - Miitomo
Yes, really
Following on from our reader-voted Top 50 Games of the Decade, Nintendo Life staff members will be picking their personal favourite Nintendo games between the years 2010-2019. Today, Alan sums up what made Nintendo's short-lived mobile experience so gripping... Miitomo is not just my Nintendo Game of the Decade, it’s Nintendo’s...
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...
Soapbox Miitomo's Days Are Numbered, But Its Death Was Written In The Stars From The Start
Exit stage-left for the Mii
Soapbox features enable our individual writers to voice their own opinions on hot topics, opinions that may not necessarily be the voice of the site. In this piece, editor Dom takes a look back on the forgotten first child of Nintendo's mobile marriage and why its surprisingly the semi-social network even survived this...
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,...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
News Super Mario Run Promotion Dashes Into Miitomo
We need that Little Boo Buddy in our lives
Super Mario Run launches on iOS next week and Nintendo is running a special promotion in Miitomo to celebrate this fact. The collaboration includes special Super Mario-themed items and room decorations, as well as a cool Super Mario Run varsity jacket and an adorable Little Boo Buddy. Here's the run down:...
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...
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...
News Huge Miitomo Update Promises Direct Messages, Room Customisation And Sidekick Miis
Show off your style and answer publicly-posted questions, too
The Miitomo update that was teased back in October has been revealed in a little more detail. Once the mandatory updates arrives, you'll be able to send direct messages to people on your friends list. You'll also be able to customize what your room looks like by picking a wallpaper and...
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...
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...
News New Rewards Are Now Available On My Nintendo
Kirby! Yo-Kai Watch 2!
If you've got a wealth of coins to spend on your My Nintendo account then you might want to visit the rewards site today as some new items have just gone live. For 200 coins you can get either a Kirby Robobot Armor T-shirt or Kirby & Qbby (of BOXBOY fame) T-shirt, both of which can be used in Miitomo. In North America, a...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
E3 2016 Legend of Zelda 3DS HOME Theme and Miitomo My Nintendo Rewards Go Live
Hard to resist
Nintendo has started to roll out its Miitomo x The Legend of Zelda content to celebrate the E3 reveal of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Link wigs are being distributed in the app, while there'll also be themed Miitomo Drop games to try out. There's more, though, as Nintendo has also released two My Nintendo Rewards. We have...
News Nintendo Adds Extra Reward to Miitomo x The Legend of Zelda Retweet Event
Retweet for virtual fashion
As part of its E3 announcements earlier this week Nintendo kicked off a Miitomo x The Legend of Zelda social media event, in which hitting a set number of retweets rewards us with Link wigs for the smartphone app. As the original target (20,000) was swatted aside rather quickly, Nintendo has added a black Pixel Link...
News Nintendo Announces E3 eShop Discount Plans and Miitomo x The Legend of Zelda Promotion
Retweet for wigs
Nintendo has slowly started to flesh out its E3 plans, and has now confirmed a couple of additional promotions to get us in the mood before and during the event. First of all, we're contractually obliged to share some handsome concept art that Nintendo including in its press release, as it's lovely. There's more Legend of...
Snazzy
Earlier this week we shared details on the latest My Nintendo update in Europe, so it only seems fair to share the equivalent update for North America. Due to the different expiry cycles on discounts in NA there are less changes, but nonetheless there are few new options available. The main attraction is the Bravely Second: End Layer 'New...
Feature Miitomo's Initial Success Doesn't Mask Lessons to be Learned for Future Nintendo Apps
Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem have the scope to do better
Miitomo was always, it seemed, a divisive first app to come from the Nintendo / DeNA partnership. For some the idea of Nintendo being directly involved in smart device downloads is a form of blasphemy, while others were surprised at the choice of brand and approach. With Mii characters at...
Poll Are You Still a Miitomo Regular, or Has The Great Mii Q & A Lost Its Charm?
The big question
Earlier this week SurveyMonkey Intelligence shared its statistics suggesting a drop in popularity for Miitomo, with the app seemingly seeing notable drops in download numbers, a high churn rate and declines in weekly average users (WAU). It was data focused on the US, but nevertheless provided an interesting look at something that...
News SurveyMonkey Intelligence Breaks Down the Declining Usage of Miitomo
When download numbers aren't enough
Miitomo has been out for a little while now, by the standards of this connected 'what's hot today' era, and as a result attention is focused on its long term performance. It's been pleasing to report on successes such as millions of downloads, but we're moving onto a stage where issues like engagement are more...
News My Nintendo Discount Applied to Miitomo Drop Game Tickets Reward
Yay, we suppose
The My Nintendo loyalty programme is now settling down, with fairly regular updates and an established mix of discounts, game downloads and Miitomo tokens. The latter are clearly a focus for Nintendo, as they've had a 'discount' applied. In our UK account there's a notification pointing to the following offer, in which the 5 Miitomo...
News Space-Themed Accessories Now Available In Miitomo Drop
Space, man
Nintendo has updated its Miitomo smartphone app with a new range of items, dubbed "Futuristic Fashion" in North America and "Galactic Garments" in Europe. The new items include space helmets, hoodies, Saturn pin badges, Galactic sneakers, UFO shirts and "Alien Abduction" tights. These will be available until the May 22nd, so if anything...
News Miitomo Update Allows You To Add Friends Using Email And SMS Messaging
You can also edit Miifotos before posting as comments, too
Miitomo has been updated to version 1.2.0, and while it comes with the usual "bug fixes" and "speed increases", the most welcome addition is the ability to add friends using email or text messaging - handy for those who don't use social media accounts. Another key change is the opportunity...
News There's a New Miitomo Update Coming Soon
Finally, new ways to add friends
Miitomo has been out for a little over a month now, and has been quite a success as Nintendo's first smart device app. While it isn't strictly considered a "game", the social aspects of it are quirky and engaging, but there's always been one glaring flaw: adding friends. The app has been strangely strict on this...
Video Nintendo Would Really Love You To Take Crazy Miifoto Selfies In Miitomo
Please do not attempt during a rush hour commute
Miitomo has proved to a a successful first step into the world of smart devices for Nintendo, with over 10 million users worldwide; more than 20 million Miifotos have also been created, which shows that users are really engaging with it. Keen to build on this success Nintendo has released a slightly...
News Miitomo Has Hit 10 Million Users Worldwide
More apps to be released "continuously"
Update: Nintendo has confirmed special events to celebrate the download landmark. To celebrate Miitomo reaching 10 million users, Nintendo will run a special 10-day "Celebrating 10 Million Users!" promotion between 29th April and 8th May. Original Article: Miitomo launched in mid-late March, depending on...
News Expiry Dates Extended for Three My Nintendo Rewards
Well 'ain't that sweet
My Nintendo is well underway as the loyalty programme for big N fans, and though it has areas in which it can improve it's certainly full of positives and potential. One criticism, however, has centred around relatively tough expiry dates on some rewards - perhaps aware of the issue, Nintendo has now moved to extend three...
Some extra clothes for the in-app store, too
Miitomo has now been available in the West for around three weeks, and Nintendo has made the first move in linking the smart device app with a current day hit. It's launching a range of Splatoon-related promotions and content with the app, while also encouraging fans to retweet key messages. First of...
Some extra clothes for the in-app store, too
Miitomo has now been available in the West for around three weeks, and Nintendo has made the first move in linking the smart device app with a current day hit. It's launching a range of Splatoon-related promotions and content with the app, while also encouraging fans to retweet key messages. First of...
News Get Ready To Spend Those Platinum Points, New My Nintendo Rewards Are Live
Super Famicom hoodie! Bee costume! Viking hat!
A series of new Mii clothing items have gone live on the European version of My Nintendo (Edit: they're live in North America, too). These include a Super Famicom hoodie, bee outfit and viking hat. All three cost 200 Platinum points each. These rewards will be available until June 1st and can be used...
News SurveyMonkey Intelligence Estimates Four Million Users and Daily Revenue of $40,000 for Miitomo
Answering all the right questions
It didn't take long for Nintendo to talk up the download numbers of Miitomo, and firms focused on the analysis and interpretation of trends in the smart device space have also been weighing in on its early days. Following its initial launch in Japan and expansion to more countries worldwide it's attracted millions...
Music Miitomo Grooves Could Be The Soundtrack To Your Summer
Mii amigos
If you want to be the coolest Mii on the street you're going to need some fresh beats. With this in mind, the chiptune artist DJ Cutman has just released a new album to celebrate Nintendo's mobile hit, Miitomo. Entitled Mii Tomo Grooves, this is a fan-made tribute to the music of Miitomo and is not endorsed by Nintendo. Hence the space...
News Miitomo Continues Early Momentum in Leading Download Charts and App Engagement
A positive start
It's still early days for Miitomo; the first app from Nintendo and DeNA has a long way to go before it will have firmly established itself. Nevertheless it enjoyed a positive launch in Japan and has since attracted plenty of attention in the West. Since its 31st March release in territories such as the US, UK and Germany, the app...
