Japanese console giant Sony PlayStation is to re-apply itself to mobile gaming, with new studio ForwardWorks dedicated to "full-fledged" smartphone games. The move comes a week after Nintendo's social network and gaming hybrid Miitomo launched in Japan for Apple iOS and Android devices, tallying one million users in its first three days of availability. As fans worldwide look forward to a simpler, regionally appropriate method of sharing the peculiar joys of "Miitomo," Sony Computer Entertainment -- the company behind the PlayStation brand name -- is announcing a smartphone drive of its own.



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