Wait, there's no way to search for friends in the app?

OT: Very good results considering it's only been available for a couple days in one region.

Not unless you're already friends with them on Facebook or Twitter. That's not gonna go over well here.

That's...really dumb. 

Following someone on Twitter isn't too bad but Facebook friending someone is pretty intrusive and something that a lot of people don't usually do unless they know each other in real life or are pretty close in general. They should just have a regular friend system that doesn't require the use of external social networks.

I think mobile will be the driver of Nintendo's business in the future (for better or worse).

This is where kids, casuals, and female players all are (mobile platforms) those are all Nintendo's strongholds they will thrive like crazy with smartphone apps. 

That and the movie licensing/toy stuff they will do well in. The NX stuff I'm skeptical of. 

Quicky lol

Nice, wonder what the launch numbers will be in the west too!

I think the point isn't to make friends, but to get closer to the ones you already have.

I mean, I think it's stupid, but that's the thought process, most likely.

It definitely won't be. Dedicated gaming will be.

As always.

Great for Nintendo, I'm really curious if this will catch on here in the west.

I just saw the GameXplain video and...I can't put my finger on it but this looks "too Japanese like" (for lack of a better word) to really become popular in the west. Maybe I'm wrong and kids will eat the hell out of this app.

"Too Japanese" is what was said about Tomodachi Life & Splatoon and both those games have been successful in every region.