Nintendo’s Miitomo is beating Facebook at gathering personal data
The release of Nintendo’s first mobile game, Miitomo, largely caught the world off guard. Not merely because it’s so unique, but also because people...
Why Nintendo’s Miitomo should frighten every other mobile game publisher
Late last month, Nintendo released its first mobile game in the United States: Miitomo, launching a ton of hype. This app is based on Nintendo’s...
Mario Party has caused a surprising amount of controversy
Just hearing the words “Mario Party” makes my palm hurt. The Did You Know Gaming YouTube channel — which highlights trivia and little-known facts for...
March 2016 NPD: Ubisoft, Nintendo shake up sales chart with The Division, Zelda
Gamers aren’t spending more than they did last year, but that’s only because many of them already have the latest hardware from Microsoft and...
Nintendo’s Miitomo racks up 1.6M downloads in its first 4 days in the U.S.
1.6 million people downloaded the publisher’s Miitomo social platform in the U.S. alone from March 31 through April 3, according to industry-tracking firm Sensor Tower. That number includes both iOS and Android, and it doesn’t include the days Miitomo spent at the top of the download chart on both platforms through the bulk of this week.
Game developer group doesn’t let Nintendo off the hook for firing Alison Rapp
One of the biggest organizations representing game developers had some strong words for Nintendo’s recent actions. Today, International Game Developers Association executive director Kate Edwards issued...
The Legend of Zelda becomes 3D in your browser
This could help brighten up a nostalgic gamer’s Monday morning. Two Zelda fans, Scott Lininger and Mike Magee, have re-created the original Nintendo Entertainment...
Miitomo is already a hotbed of nasty jokes, sexual innuendo, and Donald Trump
Nintendo just released the social-networking Miitomo app, and gamers have already flooded it with crap. Earlier this morning, Miitomo hit the iOS App Store...
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...
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...