[2] It was available via any web browser, and a dedicated app version was originally planned for tablets and smartphones.

Miiverse was announced on June 3, 2012, during a pre-E3 2012 Nintendo Direct event; the service initially launched on the Wii U on November 18, 2012, and was later made available for the 3DS on December 9, 2013.

Miiverse was integrated into the system menu of the Wii U and 3DS, but social interactions would also occur within supported games and applications.

Other games, such as Mario Kart 8, let the player unlock virtual stamps that could be used in drawings on Miiverse.

[9] On April 4, 2013, Miiverse was updated to group communities by category, such as "Wii U Games" and "Virtual Console".

[10] On April 25, 2013, Miiverse became available on Internet-enabled PCs and smartphones in beta form, in which some features were not yet supported.

[14] On June 12, 2013, the web version of Miiverse was updated that allowed sharing on other social media websites, including Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Tumblr.

[17] On July 30, the Wii U and web versions of Miiverse were updated to support tags such as "Question" and "Impressions" to user posts.

[19] On October 1, the Miiverse splashscreen was changed that displayed the current time in major cities around the globe.

[27] The service was shut down on November 8, 2017, at 10:00 pm on PST,[28] the same date that Wii U Chat was discontinued.