Miitomo is a clever, Nintendo-like take on Facebook and Line

Nintendo has finally entered the age of smartphones and tablets, and its first app has a lot of interesting features and quirks.

Miitomo is out today around the world for iOS and Android, and you can download it now. It is a social network with some light game elements. You spend most of your time interacting with your Mii — the cartoon avatars Nintendo has used since the Wii — and others’ Miis by answering their questions. Your friends will then see those answers over time as they come to visit your Mii or your Mii goes to visit them. The idea is to get you talking about yourself, and then, Miitomo will help share these aspects of your personality with the people in your life.