Roll your own Mii, pre-Wii

[wraggster]

After months of secrecy, Nintendo unveiled the Wii's remaining features at a series of press events around the world last month. In addition to the much-rumored prices and release dates, the system's last secret was revealed to be the Wii Channels system. Key amongst the various channels is the ability to create your own virtual avatar in teh Mii channel, and play that character in titles like Wii Sports.

Yann, one of our amazing readers and the designer of the equally incredible orange Joystiq tee, just sent us over his latest creation: A Mii channel implemented in Flash. How accurate is it? Yann says, "The Mii parts are drawn from videos and stills of the working Mii channel and, apart from the second page of eyebrows which is still missing (couldn't find any picture or video of it), everything is true to the real thing."

Despite an unintimidating interface, I'm completely unable to create a Mii that looks like Mii ... errr, me. I've created several, one of which looked strangely like Dick Nixon. Any of our more artistically inclined readers have better luck creating a Mii that looks like them?

Try it out (http://www.joystiq.com/media/2006/10/mii.swf)

[nicholasprag@hotmail]

that was much fun!! execellently replicated I must say. I created an even better looking version of mii....if thats possible :)

[hp1]

It wouldn't actually be that hard Nicholas ;)

HP

[nicholasprag@hotmail]

your not exactly the mona lisa yer sel heny!

[Amethyst]

Aside from the Playskool style clothes, I was able to create one that kind of looked like me. Although I looked more lke some beatnik snob than myself.

Unless I really am...

[saward85]

thats well good, it almost looked like me:D

[MikeDX]

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n274/M13KDX/miikedx.gif

[saward85]

how did you get your mii on here?

[Darksaviour69]

"Prt Sc", photoshop, photobucket???

[bsg]

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/2449/miiqw1.jpg

[alienanthropologist]

Hey, not too bad! Great fun though. I think the real thing will be even better!http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/6797/carlosbg4.th.png (http://img157.imageshack.us/my.php?image=carlosbg4.png)

[souLLy]

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/2443/miisz3.jpg

heh that's a great little toy

[gotmilk0112]

heres "Mii" lol but it doesnt look much like me. my hair is unlike any of the choices. :p

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/2370/smiits3.png

[fg-54]

here is what shadowblind looks like ever since he lost the glases and got the contacts:

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a119/fg-54/cyclops.jpg

and here is what i look like right now:

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a119/fg-54/miii.jpg

and this is what shadowblind looked like last time i saw him:

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a119/fg-54/shadow.jpg

[SSaxdude]

Someone better NOT create a clothes-less hack.

[Kramer]

lol heres Mii the first blonde mii here.
that's the closest I could get it hopefully the official one is alot better.
http://i12.tinypic.com/2hz3e6p.png

[Shadowblind]

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h175/Abonik/sb.jpg

Meh, sorta looks like me. Dont really like the gray shirt though.

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h175/Abonik/rocklee.jpgRock Lee

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h175/Abonik/kabuto.jpg
Kabuto

This is fg-54. Eerily, this looks aLOT like him.

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h175/Abonik/fg.jpg

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h175/Abonik/cfg.jpg
This is fg when I last saw him

[bsg]

@Kramer

LOL...you look a little like Naruto

[Kramer]

@Kramer

LOL...you look a little like Naruto

lol trust me I dont.

[fg-54]

that looks nothing like me shadow! i am much more handsome, and i only have one eye! and don't forget my facial hair.

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h175/Abonik/fg.jpg

[Shadowblind]

Wow wouldnt think you'd actually agree with me. Just kinda figure out it was a joke. And yes that one DOES look like you :p