Miitomo, Nintendo's first smartphone app, will officially launch in Europe and America on March 31^st.  That gives you just two days to prepare for the bizarre shenanigans that the app will bring!

It launched in Japan earlier in the month and the free app proved popular as over 1 million Japanese fans (and some Western ones that found a way around it) downloaded it in the first three days.

Miitomo will be available to download for free on the Google Play Store and App Store as of Thursday. Users can then create their Miis and link the app to Facebook and Twitter so that their Mii can communicate with your friends who also have Miitomo.

The app will roll out across European countries during the day, so don't worry if it's not there first thing.  Nintendo's Twitter account will keep you updated about which countries are available. My Nintendo will go live during the afternoon.

If you want to pre-register for Miitomo head to the official website and you'll get an email when the app is ready to download.  Anyone that pre-registers before March 31^st will also receive Platinum Points for the new My Nintendo rewards programme, which launches alongside Miitomo.  

As an extra treat, users who sign up for a Nintendo account before the end of April will get Flipnote Studio 3D for the Nintendo 3DS for free!  You must link your Nintendo Account to the Nintendo Network ID used on your Nintendo 3DS and then download it on the Flipnote Studio 3D page between March 31^st and April 30^th.

Nintendo has released a new trailer outlining the features of Miitomo and what you can expect when it launches later this week.