With Nintendo of America set to announce the launch date for Miitomo any day now, Nintendo of Japan recently issued a statement of the initial success of the app in Japan.

In the first three days Miitomo of release, Miitomo has been downloaded over 1 million times in Japan. The app was released for iOS and Android this past Friday, March 18th.

While no official date has yet been set for over here, Nintendo’s timeline is listed as late March. And by a look at the calendar we,re now in the final third of the month. If NOA follows the same Friday release strategy as back East, we could see the app available as early As Friday.

Check out the latest trailer for Miitomo below. Will you be downloading this free app when it’s released?