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Iwata Asks - Miiverse full summary

by rawmeatcowboy
07 November 2012
GN Version 4.0
- exchange each others ID numbers in the same style as Friend Codes
- Miiverse ideas began with Wii no Ma services
- Wii no Ma couldn't be updated that frequently, which is something Nintendo regrets
- user-generated content was considered for Wii no Ma
- Iwata calls Miiverse an 'empathy network'
- Iwata brought this idea to Nintendo's internal producers, directors, advertisers, sales people and more
- The idea to have the Miis running around in a plaza, rather than a standard online menu, was discussed early on
- Wii U console menu is coordinated by the director of Animal Crossing
- Eguchi wanted Miiverse to be a service that players could use more freely
- this was an idea ever since working on Animal Crossing, but the capability wasn't there back then
- Flipnote Studio had a part in the inspiration for Miiverse
- some ideas are similar between the two, but each service has its unique features
- with network services, the first level you interact comfortably with people you know. On the second level, you interact based on shared interests and sentiments with people you don't know personally.
- this idea lead to Miiverse having an open format
- You don't have to show your real name on Miiverse. You can display just your Mii nickname if you'd like.
- Miyamoto exerts tremendous tenacity when making something, so that people will feel empathy towards it
- Miiverse has a 'yeah' button if someone says something that resonates with you
- Nintendo wanted to provide a service that was more fun to use than the Friend Code systems of the past
- they saw that people would exchange friend codes online via messageboards
- Nintendo worked with Hatena to create Miiverse
- Mario Club gave the notification function great reviews
- Nintendo can change the Miiverse service from the server side
- some devs feel uneasy about the service after release, not knowing what people will do with it
- access Miiverse with a smartphone or computer
- Hatena and Nintendo worked hard, pushing forward and plowing through any issues that came up
- change the expressions of your Mii to convey feelings

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