01-27-2018 , 10:30 PM
Quote:Nintendo has confirmed in an update post that the Miitomo service (on Android and iOS) will shut down permanently on May 9. In addition, all in-app purchases have been permanently suspended effective immediately. Nintendo is also planning to refund unused currency.
For those that missed out, Miitomo was a simplistic social networking app where players could design and dress up “Mii” and interact with friends by asking random questions and taking wacky snaps starring their digital avatar.
Upon its launch in Japan in March 2016, Miitomo’s user-base rocketed to over a million in just three days. A worldwide launch just weeks later the app bumped that number to ten million, but interest quickly waned. The number of active users dropped rapidly just a month after its global debut, with retention levels paling compared with other traditional social media apps and games.
Will it be missed? Probably not. The app’s functionality was incredibly limited and aside from buying new virtual costumes with real cash, there was never much incentive to keep ‘playing’ after the initial hype died down. Still, we can all thank Miitomo for finally bringing Nintendo to mobile.
Source: Android Authority