We always knew Nintendo‘s first foray into smartphones would be a bit weird at first, but this is definitely a bit weirder than we were expecting. Announced at a briefing for Nintendo’s investors, it was revealed that Nintendo and DeNA‘s first (of five) mobile game will be called Miitomo – yes, the “Mii” in “Miitomo” refers to the 3D caricatures that Nintendo uses as your personal avatars. There wasn’t a whole lot revealed about Miitomo, and certainly no gameplay details, but it was said that the game will be free-to-play and will feature in-app purchases – because that always goes well.
However, the biggest news about Miitomo is that it won’t be releasing in 2015 as promised – the game will be delayed till March 2016 because, in the words of Nintendo CEO Tatsumi Kimishima, they need more time to “promote and explain” the game, a process that will begin probably in the new year. Kimishima also said that the following four Nintendo/DeNA games would be more standard pay-to-play games and it’s been suggested Nintendo will use more recognizable IP for those games.
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Source: WSJ via Nintendo Life
