A Mii is a digital avatar which can be made on the Mii Channel, Some games on Nintendo DSi, the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U's Mii Maker app. They can be altered in many ways, and can usually be made to look fairly close to either the user, or, if so desired, another person. Once a Mii is created, it can be used in several different games, most notably in Mario Kart Wii and Wii Sports.
Usage
Miis are intended to make the player feel more involved with the game, and because of this many Wii titles utilize this feature. Wii Sports is well known for this feature as they are used as players' save data and show other Miis in the background of certain scenes.
Creating Miis
Miis are created through the pre-installed Mii Channel. Users can customize their gender, head shape, eyes, hair, nose, mouth, eyebrows, height, weight, name, shirt color, wrinkles, glasses, make-up and a birthday can be added to your Mii. Facial features can be enlarged and shrunk and moved around the face.
Storage
The Wii console can hold up to 100 Miis, and up to 10 Miis can be stored on a Wii Remote's memory to be used on another console. Miis are not save in the Mii Channel save data, but in /shared2/menu/FaceLib/RFL_DB.dat.
Sharing
Miis can be shared with the Mingle option, creators get to choose if they want the Mii to be shared when playing online. Miis can be sent out when the Travel option is allowed[1], for example, a Wii Friend's Miis will appear to their friend's Mii Parade.
Celebrity Miis
Celebrity Miis (Miis with golden pants) were Japan-exclusive promotional Miis sent out by Nintendo to players, they can be added again with the help of the Mii Editor program. The three Miis were Sanma Akashiya, Shuzo Matsuoka, and Mario.[2] Putting a Celebrity Mii into the Wii Remote will move it, not copy unlike user-created Miis.
Trivia
- Shigeru Miyamoto stated at 2007's Game Developer's Conference that the design of the Mii was inspired by the Kokeshi, a Japanese souvenir.