Nintendo planning to release a Mii App for smartphones

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has revealed in a Q&A session that they are planning to release a Mii app for smartphones next year. The exact release date wasn’t specified though. A NeoGAF user named StreetsAhead gave a general translation of the Q&A session, which was available only in Japanese initially.

The summary states that Nintendo has an app in development for smartphones that will focus on Miis in some way. Any particular focus is not totally revealed, so there are quite a few possibilities for now. An easy assumption would be an app that lets you create Mii characters using your smartphone. You could then possibly port them to your own Nintendo consoles, or evenshare them. However, there are numerous possibilities and the app could have much more. One thing that would make the app much more valuable to players would be if it tied into the StreetPass functionality and the games available for it. Allowing users to play through, or even just manage the Mii Plaza from their smartphone would be fun and helpful. If the app actually allows to StreetPass in some way, that would really be a huge plus. This might be a bit too much for a simple app though, but it’s worth discussing until Nintendo comes up with the details.

Apparently the app was originally planned for a release sometime this year, but the ideas continued to grow, causing Nintendo to delay to be sure they delivered a full and complete product at launch. This at least indicates that they are looking at things outside the norm, and fans can expext some truly nice features. On a different note, Iwata has made it clear that the app is mostly focused at strengthening the connection between Nintendo and its consumers rather than business.