Nintendo launches first app for iOS and android phones

NINTENDO is launching "Miitomo", its first app made exclusively for smart devices.

Designed for both iOS and Android phones and tablets, the app is a social experience that uses Nintendo's Mii characters, which first debuted on the Wii console, to interact with friends.

Users will be able to pre-register for Miitomo from February 17 by signing up for the new Nintendo Account service using their existing email, social media accounts or current Nintendo Network IDs, with a special bonus offered to anyone who signs up before the app is released.

Miitomo will launch in North America in March. More information will be made available on http://www.nintendo.com in the coming weeks.

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