Miiverse

Miiverse

Miiverse was a social networking service and mobile app launched by Nintendo in 2012 for use with its Wii U video game console. It allowed users to share screenshots, drawings, and handwritten notes about games they were playing, and interact with other players.
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Miiverse: Social Networking Service for Wii U

A social networking service and mobile app launched by Nintendo in 2012 for use with its Wii U video game console, allowing users to share screenshots, drawings, and handwritten notes about games.

What is Miiverse?

Miiverse was a social networking service and mobile app launched by Nintendo in 2012 for use with its Wii U video game console. It allowed users to share screenshots, drawings, and handwritten notes about games they were playing, and interact with other players.

Some key features of Miiverse included:

  • Activity Feed - Users could see posts from people they followed as well as official posts from game developers.
  • Communities - Separate communities existed for each game, with posts and discussions centered around that game.
  • Handwritten Notes and Drawings - Using the Wii U GamePad, players could handwrite messages or draw pictures to share about their gaming experiences.
  • Screenshot Sharing - Users could take and share screenshots from Wii U games.
  • Profile Pages - Players could customize their profile and choose an avatar Mii character to represent themselves.
  • Follows - Users could follow one another to see each other's posts.

Miiverse was designed to provide a fun, safe social space for Wii U owners to connect with one another about Nintendo games. It was shut down in 2017 as the Nintendo Switch console replaced the Wii U.

Miiverse Features

Features

  1. Social networking features like user profiles, friend requests, messaging
  2. Ability to post screenshots, drawings, and handwritten notes about games
  3. Activity Feed to see posts from people you follow
  4. Dedicated game communities to discuss specific games
  5. Miiverse Sketch pad for drawing
  6. Best Drawing/Yeah voting system to highlight popular posts

Pricing

  • Free

Pros

Allowed players to connect and share about games

Promoted fan art creation and sharing

Easy to use and integrated into Wii U system

Kid-friendly moderation

Cons

Only available on Wii U, limiting user base

Required a Wii U account linked to a console

Moderation could be heavy-handed at times

Limited to game-related communication

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