Nintendo Has Big Plans For Miitomo and Other Mobile Games
Nintendo has taken it’s first big step into the mobile game market with the release of Miitomo, it’s game/communication app that features their popular Mii’s. Nintendo has stated that they wanted to release five mobile games within the year, and this release is huge in making that goal happen. However, in an interview IGN, Nintendo’s Marketing Manager Bill Trinen noted that Miitomo will grow as any other game would.
“Our development team is looking at it very much as just the initial release,” says Trinen. “They do have plans to continue to update. They’ll probably start by looking at how people are playing with Miitomo and how they’re interacting with it. But I think they’re looking at a couple of different ways that Miitomo will grow over time.”
“Certainly some of the updates are the addition of new outfits or new versions of the Miitomo drop mini-game, which you play using game tickets. You can even see, on the simpler side, updates to the questions you’re asked. But I also think they’re going to be looking longer term at the opportunity to do bigger updates that might add in new features and expand the experience.”
He also notes that though Miitomo isn’t “gamelike” in many ways, that doesn’t mean you should expect the same experience from their future titles:
“I can’t go into a whole lot of detail other than to say Miitomo is one type of experience,” he says “and it is much more of a communication app than it is a game. As we get into the other apps, you’ll start to see some experiences that will feel more like, ‘Oh, this is more what I was thinking of as a Nintendo gameplay type of experience.’ I think what’s key is what we’re doing on mobile is still going to feel distinct and separate from what we do on our dedicated game devices.