Roll your own Mii, pre-Wii [update 2]
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?
[Big ups to Yann for this awesome Mii maker!]
Play -- Mii maker
[Update: 1)Yann has updated his app with a custom cursor, some bug fixes, and some animated menus. Yay! 2) A second app update includes more bug fixes, and two new buttons to scale the heads vertically.]













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http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/ElChibo/mii.jpg
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I guess my point is that the Wii needs more customization options. Happy now?
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I made two anyways, one ended up looking like me, and the other one, I colored the glasses pink in MSPaint...and made it kirby.
http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/5650/mii2qv9.png
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There I am... well sorta....
http://webspace.ringling.edu/~zbova/Zaquita.jpg
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Here is Mii!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/LqhsTrmptLdr/MiiDaniel.jpg
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Grant brings Joystiq back to entertaining, hail our saviour. This is top I've just spent the past 10 minutes banging out Halifax's 'Harold', Alan Partridge and my mates show them all around. haha. excellent. Everyone involved should smile.
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http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/5610/meil5.jpg
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http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l311/bubs90/fishboy.jpg
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Perfect likeness. It really works for me. =D
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My Mii looks like me. THIS IS SO FUN! I CAN'T WAIT FOR WII'S RELEASE! w00t! Imagine all the Miis I could make...And my parents, too! :P
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/774/miizb0.png
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http://www.spin720.com/images/mii.jpg
Looks relatively close to me. Could be better, could be worse.
Pretty cool all in all!
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That's Mii!
It's actually pretty cose, and I bet the Wii version will be even better.
Great Flash app!
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http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/Raynre/Chris-WiiMii2.jpg
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And Andrew, if that's what you really look like...I think I'll stay on THIS side of the computer. xD
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http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/8459/covarrandtomuz4.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v378/notshadowninja/mii.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v378/notshadowninja/mii2.jpg
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http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h167/farther_down/Mii.jpg
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http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l191/mangaburn/Mii.png
Close, I guess... Although, anime-esque renderings have never been very accurate when displaying the human form. However, I am amazed that the Mii tool accurately represents my severely deformed sphere-hands!
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cant wait to do this with a real wii
http://www.maj.com/gallery/wolfchanger89/mii/narutomii.jpeg
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meeee...iiiiiii
pretty fun... such a random distraction though.. I wonder how integrated this thing will be in the system...
Also yah, creating a female is a bit tough in the flash (yeah, thats what I'm supposed to be >_>)
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I made my own, but I phail at uploading pictures, so no linky.
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http://img8.imagepile.net/img8/15273admiralackbar.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v341/DLeft/Mii.png
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v46/Freezair/Mii.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/bh2/mii.png
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Can't wait to see what kind of crazy Mii stuff we see once this is out for real.
I think Nintendo really might be on to something with this, I mean heck we're playing with a not 100% flash fan made version and we're having a blast. The real thing will probably be even more fun.
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/MastahCrushed/mymii.jpg
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http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/2963/miiho9.png
Bleck, doesn't look much like me. My girlfriend was impossible to do with this thing, too.
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Myself:
http://img.waffleimages.com/3728e16a6ff7fce217f9a9f45f3f59b47a5b12be/mary.png
Iori Branford from KOF:
http://img.waffleimages.com/85a3abe8921417c828d3b8c4a026f97ef66b5708/iori.png
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