Nintendo unveiled its first mobile game – dubbed Miitomo – last October. Although the game was initially set to arrive at the end of year 2015, the launch was delayed to March 2016 in order to better promote it.

While the March launch time frame, too, was apparently not set in stone at that time, the company has now confirmed that the game is indeed launching a couple of months from now. The confirmation came from the Japanese company’s president Tatsumi Kimishima, who revealed this in an interview with newspaper Mainichi Shimbun.

For those who aren’t already aware, Miitomo doesn’t seem to be a game in true sense, it’s more of a chat app that lets users create and customize their Miis – characters that were debuted alongside the Wii via the Mii Channel. Users (or players) then interact with each other through their Miis in real time.

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The Microsoft Lumia 650, which has been the subject of several rumors and leaks until now, will be made official early next month – February 1 to be precise, according to a new report.

The unveiling would likely be a low key affair, with the report stressing that the mid-range device’s details – including its pricing and availability – will be announced in a blog post rather than a dedicated media event.

In addition, the report notes that the Lumia 750 and 850 have been cancelled, and there isn’t much expected from Microsoft at this year’s MWC. It also adds that the Lumia 650 will be the first and last Lumia phone for 2016 – the rumored Surface Phone is said to be on track though.

As for Lumia 650’s price, a recent leak from Europe revealed that the Windows 10 handset will carry a tag of around…

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