Nintendo’s first game designed for iOS device, “Miitomo” is now available to iOS users in the United States and other countries. Miitomo had a “soft launch” in Japan earlier this month.
Miitomo is a free-to-play social-based app that allows players to create and customize avatars known in the Nintendo world as Miis. Using their Mii, players can chat with one another through the Miitomo app and play mini games. The goal is to earn coins and tickets to work towards purchasing new outfits for one’s Mii while also answering questions and creating Mii photos, with that information being shared with friends.
Players can also earn “My Nintendo” rewards while playing Miitomo, and can then exchange rewards for discounts on Nintendo’s 3DS and Wii U games and console themes. My Nintendo is the company’s new rewards program, which replaced a program shutdown in 2015.
TouchArcade had tried out the Japanese version of the game, and posted these impressions:
So how is it? Well, it’s more or less as it was described to us before. You start off by creating or importing a Mii. You then assign a voice and personality to it before moving on. From there, you’ll be directed to answer your first question, which in my case was concerning my favorite food. After that, you can tinker around and do what you like. So far, that doesn’t involve much more than buying clothes, dressing up my Mii, or answering more questions.
I’ve earned some Game Tickets, which I can use to play a simple pachinko-style mini-game to try and win new outfits. The other currencies include coins for buying new clothes at the shop, and a mysterious “candy” item that I can’t find a use for. Almost everything you do will earn you coins, and the game gives you a bunch up front to set up your initial outfit.
Nintendo has announced plans to publish additional smartphone apps in the future, some of which will use the freemium model, while others will follow the “pay upfront” financial model.
Miitomo is available for iOS devices, FREE in the App Store. [GET IT HERE]
