Mii and You (gamespy)
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One of the coolest features that the Nintendo Wii has over its competition is the Mii Channel. If you haven't got a clue what that is, then keep reading as I attempt to explain what this means for you and your multiplayer/community gaming experience. The Mii Channel is one of the default channels that ships as part of the Wii's operating system. It's essentially Nintendo's effort to make community gaming a little more interesting, and while it takes a little from the pages of the likes of Animal Crossing in terms of its cuteness factor, it's actually a lot of fun.
The idea is pretty simple. You're able to create a little virtual guy or gal that's supposed to represent you as a person. This "Mii" can then be stored in a virtual Mii Plaza on your Wii, and it can be used in certain upcoming titles from developers -- Wii Sports being the best and only example right now. You'll be able to share and spread your Mii around either via the internet or by storing it on your Wii Remote's internal memory (you're able to keep up to 10 Miis on your controller at any one time). Then you can take your own Wii Remote over to a friend's house and upload your Mii to his or her Wii. After a while, you'll most likely have tons of Miis (either people you know in real life, or those you might have met over internet play) in your plaza.
The whole concept is rather nice and refreshing, but actually designing and seeing your Mii run around is the best part of the whole process. Here's how it works. You enter the Mii Channel and are greeted by a few options. The first stop is to create a new Mii. You can start from scratch or opt to use a predefined one (but who really wants to do that?). You'll be able to select from many different customizable attributes, like gender, body type (tall, short, fat, thin, etc.), face shape, eyes, eyebrows, mouth, hair, etc. There are literally thousands of different combinations, so it's pretty easy to come up with a Mii that looks very similar to yourself.
One of the coolest features that the Nintendo Wii has over its competition is the Mii Channel. If you haven't got a clue what that is, then keep reading as I attempt to explain what this means for you and your multiplayer/community gaming experience. The Mii Channel is one of the default channels that ships as part of the Wii's operating system. It's essentially Nintendo's effort to make community gaming a little more interesting, and while it takes a little from the pages of the likes of Animal Crossing in terms of its cuteness factor, it's actually a lot of fun.
The idea is pretty simple. You're able to create a little virtual guy or gal that's supposed to represent you as a person. This "Mii" can then be stored in a virtual Mii Plaza on your Wii, and it can be used in certain upcoming titles from developers -- Wii Sports being the best and only example right now. You'll be able to share and spread your Mii around either via the internet or by storing it on your Wii Remote's internal memory (you're able to keep up to 10 Miis on your controller at any one time). Then you can take your own Wii Remote over to a friend's house and upload your Mii to his or her Wii. After a while, you'll most likely have tons of Miis (either people you know in real life, or those you might have met over internet play) in your plaza.
The whole concept is rather nice and refreshing, but actually designing and seeing your Mii run around is the best part of the whole process. Here's how it works. You enter the Mii Channel and are greeted by a few options. The first stop is to create a new Mii. You can start from scratch or opt to use a predefined one (but who really wants to do that?). You'll be able to select from many different customizable attributes, like gender, body type (tall, short, fat, thin, etc.), face shape, eyes, eyebrows, mouth, hair, etc. There are literally thousands of different combinations, so it's pretty easy to come up with a Mii that looks very similar to yourself.
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Once you're happy with the final product, you can save it and back out into the Mii Plaza. You're not limited to creating Miis in your own image of course, so you'll most likely be able to bust out movie stars or other famous people, too. Now it's time to see 'em in action, so you'll need to give your Mii a name and fill out the creator card. This essentially lets you enter a few personal details like favorite color (which changes the color of your pants), birthday and the name of the person that made the Mii in the first place. As you'll already own Wii Sports, this is the perfect chance to play a few rounds of golf or a couple of frames of bowling with your newly crafted Mii.
And that's about the size of it. Here at the office, Gerald made "The Jesus" and "Walter" Miis from The Big Lebowski for our first few frames of Wii Bowling, and the results were eerily accurate! The Mii channel adds a really sweet level of personalization to the Nintendo Wii, and we're all looking forward to seeing how packed our own Mii Plaza's become after a few weeks of trading Miis with other gamers after the launch.
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