Miiverse is probably one of the most innovative concepts of this generation. Nintendo Games are still pretty good which is saying a lot.
I have to heartily agree. Miiverse is the ONLY online discussion forum that I'm comfortable letting my 7 year old read (Sorry NWR forums). I think if Nintendo pushed it, along with the fun of drawing , parents can really embrace it. And, as a human being, I find the the one of the least offensive forums out there. A place on the internet without name calling and flame wars? Who knew?
But another hurdle that Nintendo would have to overcome is the fact that most parents (sorry for the sprinkling of pessimism here) simply don't give a crap what their kid is doing and definitely won't take the time to really participate in their child's consumption of media. I mean, I do. I know what fairy books my daughter is reading, and the difference between the fashion fairy and the birthday fairy. I will watch and discuss the new My Little Pony animated movie with her (the one where the ponies turn into teenage girls). And I when I see her grandfather stick freakin' Candy Crush in front of her, I will rush in with my DSi and saying, "Hey honey, check out this pre-installed version of Brain Age Math Express" because I don't want her to rot her brain with that freemium crap.
It's a matter of education and branding. Nintendo should, and I think very well can, teach parents that there is more quality to there games and more value to their products than PS4 and XBox One. Not that Nintendo is the Fisher-Price of gaming-- rather, that Nintendo is like the Whole Foods of gaming. Because we all know that if there is any distinguishing feature of Nintendo games, it's that they have a ingenius emphasis on fun and play that other games sacrifice in order to emphasize cinematic grandeur and violent spectacle. Which has always been tough for Nintendo, because cinematic grandeur and violent spectacle is really, really attractive.
It's a tough sell, sure. It's marketing that targets the highest denominator. It's marketing that aims not for what's easy to do, but to inspire consumers to do what's hard by convincing them that hard is worthwhile. But organic foods have done it, for the most part. And tough is still shy of impossible.