We'll get better translated info when the english investor's meeting transcript comes out.
Here are some more updates from NintendoLife.
As many of you are likely aware, Nintendo recently held another investor's meeting. While these things aren't strictly about big announcements that are entirely relevant to the general public, new details related to the company's near future are often divulged in one way or another. It appears that the latest meeting didn't carry any major new announcements, though we have a clearer picture of what My Nintendo will entail.
The transcripts from the briefing are still in Japanese at the time of writing, so bear with us, as we're going off of unofficial translations at the moment. For starters, My Nintendo will go live in March in 39 different countries. It seems that there will be two points systems at play; Platinum Points will essentially function like the former Club Nintendo, with goods and games being up for grabs, and Gold Points will act as coupons for the eShop. My Nintendo will initially start with emails, points, coupons, and remote downloads, then will later expand to encompass the friends list, cloud data, and in-store credit. Additionally, you'll be able to redownload digital games from the eShop onto other devices.
As you can see in the image above, Miitomo will have a Photo Mode that's somewhat reminiscent of the AR cards used with the 3DS; there's no card in this instance, naturally, but it'll allow users to create and share real-world images that feature their Mii.
It was also reiterated that Miitomo is on track to launch alongside the My Nintendo service - it'll land in Japan in mid-March and in another 15 countries at some point that month (more will follow); a map of applicable countries is above, including North America and much of Europe. Pre-registration on iOS and Android will begin in 17th February (date to be confirmed for other countries) to enable users to download it right away once available; notably doing this will entitle those users to a Platinum point in the My Nintendo service, so it's the first incentive for the loyalty programme, too.
With this app Nintendo's goal is to rapidly gain users through the free-to-play aspect, and hopes for cross-pollination between Miitomo and the new account loyalty service. The first goal for My Nintendo membership is 100 million users, showing how the programme will target those that don't necessarily own Nintendo gaming hardware at the point they initially register.
