TOKYO: Nintendo said on Tuesday its first smartphone game attracted more than one million users three days after release—good news for the Japanese game giant that was long reluctant to stray from its console-only policy.

Last week Nintendo released “Miitomo”—a free-to-play and interactive game which allows users to create “Mii” avatars—as it tries to compete better with rivals.

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