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'''Miiverse'''{{efn|A [[portmanteau]] of "[[Mii]]" and "[[universe]]"}} wasis a [[social network]] for [[Nintendo 3DS]] and [[Wii U]], created by [[Nintendo System Development]] and [[Hatena (company)|Hatena]], and powered by the [[Nintendo Network]]. Integrated into many games<!-- Not every game had direct Miiverse support, and this is especially true on the Nintendo 3DS, despite majority of Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games and apps having dedicated Miiverse communities. -->, Miiverse allowed players to interact and share their experiences by way of handwritten messages or drawings, text, screenshots, and sometimes game videos in dedicated communities.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nintendo 3DS Gets A Big Update Next Month|url=https://kotaku.com/nintendo-3ds-gets-a-big-update-next-month-1463684684|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Kotaku|date=November 13, 2013 |language=en-us}}</ref> It was available via any [[web browser]], and a dedicated [[Mobile app|app]] version was originally planned for [[Tablet computer|tablets]] and [[smartphones]]. All users who signed up for a Nintendo Network ID were automatically given a Miiverse profile per account, represented by the [[Mii]] avatar connected to said Nintendo Network ID.
Miiverse was announced on June 3, 2012, during a pre-[[E3 2012]] [[Nintendo Direct]] event; the service initially launched on the Wii U on November 18, 2012, and was later made available for the Nintendo 3DS on December 9, 2013. A web-based portal was opened on April 25, 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|title=3DS Miiverse to Launch by the End of 2013 – News|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/34009/3ds-miiverse-to-launch-by-the-end-of-2013|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Nintendo World Report}}</ref>
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