Miitomo No Go

Miitomo is the first smart device application from Nintendo.  After years of investors calling for the venerable video game company to enter the Android/iOS market, Nintendo answered by announcing Miitomo, a virtual sim app featuring Mii avatars (first introduced when the Wii gaming console came out) and asking questions to learn more about the people around you.  The app has been out in Japan for a few weeks, but it was released in North America and parts of Europe today.  Miitomo also ties into Nintendo's revamped consumer loyalty program: My Nintendo.

My device is an RCA Viking Pro 10.1 tablet.  While Miitomo seemed a better fit for smartphones, I read reports that the app worked on iPad and iPod touch, devices independent of a cellular connection.  This made me excited at the prospect of being able to try Nintendo's first forray into the smart device market.

I turned on my tablet this morning and read the news that the app was indeed available.  I quickly rushed to the Google Play Store and typed Miitomo, clicked on the app's icon that was officially embellished with the name "Nintendo Co., Ltd", and then...

Denied...

"Your device isn't compatible with this version."  My tablet cannot run Miitomo.  Well...that sucks.  When the announcement was made, I was ecstatic at being able to have Nintendo officially on my tablet (Pokemon Shuffle, notwithstanding), but it looks like I'll have to wait for either an update to the app which allows it to run on my RCA or spring for a smartphone when I get some extra money (planned on doing that within the next year anyway as my LG 840g is getting long in the tooth and slowing down).  As varied as Android devices are as far as their hardware and abilities, it makes sense that a few brands and models would be incompatible.  I just wasn't expecting mine to be included in that list, being a 2015 model.  All the same, I put Miitomo on my wishlist and closed the store, waiting to see what happens next.  Hopefully I'll have better luck with the upcoming Pokemon Go.