"Mii too!" says Nintendo in the race to take on smart phones and other mobile devices. Mobile app will take Nintendo to its next stage of evolution.
In an age where almost everything is portable, devices such as smart phones and other mobile devices is key for gaming companies to keep on evolving. This is apparently what Nintendo is looking at right now.
During an interview with Asia Nikkei, Nintendo's president Satoru Iwata was asked about the company's plans for the bourgeoning games running on smartphones and portable devices. He answered, "In the past, I have opposed making smartphone and tablet versions of Nintendo titles."
"Prices for content aimed at smartphones and tablets are falling quickly. I am still wary of the category," Iwata continued. "We intend to develop products that will allow customers to identify with Nintendo products and make people pay attention to Nintendo games."
Iwata explains that little steps will be taken to slowly incorporate Nintendo games into social media. "For example, some Nintendo game consoles incorporate Mii, which creates a digital avatar to represent players," he explained.
"It would be fun for players to use their Mii characters as icons on social media. We are currently developing an application that will allow users to do that. The app will be announced around the time our full-year results are released."
Mii is used across Nintendo consoles including Wii, Wii U and Nintendo 3Ds as an avatar creator. After the creation of these avatars, some Nintendo titles will allow these Mii avatars to become playable characters in specific games. Creating a Mii app means that these same avatars will then be made available for other social media uses, a probably even future social media-connected Nintendo games on mobile devices and smart phones.
Nintendo is among the longest-running video game companies worldwide. Although it started as a different company during the 1880s, the Japanese multinational company took the technological advancements as an ally and soon enough, it became a successful video game company by the late 1970s.
