Miitomo hits No. 1 on U.S. iOS App Store in less than 24 hours

Nintendo has stormed onto mobile, and gamers are eating it up.

Miitomo, the publisher’s first smartphone app, is the No. 1 most downloaded game for iPhone and iPad in the United States, according to market-tracking firm Sensor Tower. The social app, which GamesBeat is enjoying, only came out this morning. That means it has rushed to the top of the charts in less than 24 hours. It took Miitomo about two days to do the same thing in Japan. This is more evidence that gamers are on their smart devices waiting for content from respected publishers like Nintendo, and that company — which is struggling with its traditional console business — stands to make a lot of money from a mobile industry worth $34.8 billion.