OREANDA-NEWS. March 30, 2016. Miitomo is more of a social app than a game. You create an animated character called a Mii, which then asks you questions to learn about your interests and build itself around your personality. People can then interact via their Miis.

The app has been hot in Japan, downloaded by more than 1 million registered users over its first three days, becoming the most-downloaded free app in both the App Store and Google Play stores in the country. The trick for Nintendo is to see if the app can also attract a huge following worldwide.

Millions of smartphones and tablet users obsess over mobile games, a trend that has put new stresses on companies focused on console and PC games. Nintendo purposely ignored mobile apps for years, focusing instead on games for its Wii consoles and handheld devices. But the company trails far behind Sony and Microsoft in the console market, which has likely forced Nintendo to finally jump into the mobile app market.