Jesus Mii invites us to Easter services
by Scott Jon Siegel 
{ Mar 21st 2008 at 7:30AM }
The fad of creating everyone's favorite non-secular celebrity in Nintendo's Mii Channel is far from new. What is new, however, is using the holy caricature in an advertisement for Easter services. In a (successful [and adorable]) attempt to capitalize on the continued popularity of the Nintendo Wii, the Mission Bay Community Church in San Francisco has adorned their ads for holy week with the pint-sized Jesus Mii.
Christened with the tagline "Come and Follow Mii," and including a very confused bunny, the ad is surprisingly well put-together, and definitely gives the impression that the church knows their audience. Kudos to them for the slick design.
[Via Eurogamer]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
James W @ Mar 21st 2008 7:56AM
That's awesome!
Nigeria: Cody ChesnuTT Defense Force @ Mar 21st 2008 8:01AM
That Jesus Mii looks awfully like my Mohammed Mii. And my Jesus Mii looks like Black Jesus.
baby sea tuna @ Mar 21st 2008 8:22AM
Funny, my Jesus looks like John Turturro.
Co @ Mar 21st 2008 8:53AM
Props to Mission Bay NOT making Jesus Mii a cracker ass cracker like most other Christian faiths.
Matt B @ Mar 21st 2008 8:59AM
My jesus looks like a $100 bill.
StrangeBum @ Mar 21st 2008 9:09AM
@Baby Sea Tuna
'You try to pull a piece out on us, I'll take it from you, shove it up your ass and pull the trigger until it goes...click'
'Jesus'
'You said it. Nobody fucks with the Jesus.'
baby sea tuna @ Mar 21st 2008 9:13AM
StrangeBum, haha, see you at Lebowskifest this summer!
Metal_Link @ Mar 21st 2008 8:14AM
It's Miisus!
Laggy @ Mar 21st 2008 8:15AM
Jiisus?
Dr. Stabbingworth @ Mar 21st 2008 8:48AM
Gee-whiz?
baby sea tuna @ Mar 21st 2008 9:14AM
Cheezus-H-Rice
SinHarvest @ Mar 21st 2008 8:15AM
Churches will do anything for a buck these days.
playwhutyalike @ Mar 21st 2008 9:14AM
Do not idolize false prophets. Or something like that.
I'm going back to bed.
playwhutyalike @ Mar 21st 2008 9:16AM
Sorry about that. I was going to ask why people were voting you down, then changed my mind and tried to go out on my own but forgot the [undo].
Why are people voting your comment down? Look Jesus! I love you because I'm taking away his hearts!
Roto13 @ Mar 21st 2008 10:50AM
People are voting his comment down because the asshole atheists are every bit as annoying as the asshole evangelists.
FrankTheCrank @ Mar 21st 2008 8:38AM
Peace be with you.
Kye NFC: 7016 - 9552 - 1191 - 8991 @ Mar 21st 2008 9:45AM
Amen
NATO_Duke @ Mar 21st 2008 10:10AM
...and also with you.
Nick the Hero of Canton @ Mar 21st 2008 3:47PM
And an EXTRA piece for you.
melloncollie @ Mar 21st 2008 8:59AM
I can't begin to stress how fucking stupid you just sounded.
ALH @ Mar 21st 2008 9:20AM
yeah, they only get pissed off when the danish do that, silly!
Philpott @ Mar 21st 2008 9:48AM
Douche! It would be a 'Jiihadist' Get it right even if you're gonna be a dick.
T.J. @ Mar 21st 2008 10:13AM
Goes well with all those other fictional characters.
Srayer @ Mar 21st 2008 2:23PM
If it makes you feel better, *I* thought it was funny.
Double J @ Mar 21st 2008 10:14AM
Man, I didn't realize the utter disdain the Easter Bunny seems to have for Jesus. You'd think he would have chosen a better holiday to represent.
NATO_Duke @ Mar 21st 2008 10:47AM
Well, that's no ordinary rabbit!
That's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on!
Look, that rabbit's got a vicious streak a mile wide! It's a killer!
He's got huge, sharp-- eh-- he can leap about-- look at the bones!
Obie @ Mar 21st 2008 11:20AM
Monty Python reference for the epic win hahaha.
Shmil @ Mar 21st 2008 12:13PM
can't you see its fangs?
NATO_Duke @ Mar 21st 2008 12:55PM
Yes, of course! The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch! 'Tis one of the sacred relics Brother Maynard carries with him. Brother Maynard! Bring up the Holy Hand Grenade!
...
And Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying, 'O Lord, bless this Thy hand grenade that, with it, Thou mayest blow Thine enemies to tiny bits in Thy mercy.'
And the Lord spake, saying, 'First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then, shalt thou count to three. No more. No less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, nor either count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then, lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it.'
Double J @ Mar 21st 2008 2:47PM
I am both highly amused and slightly disappointed in all of you.
Batzarro @ Mar 21st 2008 10:37AM
Finally more people are realizing a desert walker's skin isn't as white as those old paintings. Now, if we could do something about the hair...
Roto13 @ Mar 21st 2008 10:50AM
The pissed off bunny makes it all the more awesome.
Obie @ Mar 21st 2008 11:17AM
Sunday at 11? That is sleep-in time for mii!
ScallionN @ Mar 21st 2008 12:27PM
I'd worship it.
FluffyPuff @ Mar 21st 2008 8:18PM
Desert Walker? I've never heard of that character class. Is that similar to an undead rogue?
ZeroCorpse @ Mar 22nd 2008 12:56PM
Yeah. They'll stoop to anything to indoctrinate kids into their cult. It's easier to make them believe if they get them when they're young.
WorMzy @ Mar 23rd 2008 1:25PM
Shouldn't Jesus be black..?
hvnlysoldr @ Apr 12th 2008 8:12PM
San Francisco? H.. forget it.