Source: First images from 360 Avatar creator leaked

by Griffin McElroy { Aug 3rd 2008 at 3:00PM }

We've all seen the adorably customizable lookalikes that we'll be generating with the Avatar system, due out with the Xbox 360 Fall update -- but we've yet to see the actual system that will let you let you create your virtual representation. However, a "super secret source" recently sent our green and white sister site, 360 Fanboy, a couple of images containing the icons used in the Avatar creator. Assuming they're legit, they give a great indication of what aspects of your avatar you'll be able to manipulate. Based on the images in the gallery below, it looks like our dream of walking through Xbox Live's virtual halls as a morbidly obese man in a rabbit costume might just come true.

[Thanks, DCB and SS1029.]

Gallery: Avatar Creator Customization

Tags: 360, avatar, icons, rumor, xbox360, xboxlive

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

F1 & The Sword named Caladbolg @ Aug 3rd 2008 3:03PM

Microsoft's doin' the Chinese flip-off :D

JetPogi @ Aug 3rd 2008 3:14PM

better than no update. I can't wait to see the overhaul though. It looks ugly but it might just win me come fall.

VoLiTioN @ Aug 3rd 2008 3:16PM

"green and white sister site"

Epic rhyming. ;)

Dre Day @ Aug 3rd 2008 3:16PM

Looks confusing...The great thing about the Miis is how fast and simple it is to create one. They're abstract enough that they can look very much like you in a short period of time. But it looks like the avatars are just trying to do too much..

TwEE @ Aug 3rd 2008 4:05PM

You hit the nail on the head..

Mr.ESC @ Aug 3rd 2008 4:27PM

Well I would like more options for the Miis but yeah they are simple.

Shmil @ Aug 3rd 2008 7:13PM

doesn't look that complicated to me just about everything you'd see in your average in game character creator

Saria the Cat @ Aug 4th 2008 4:12PM

Actually, I find it takes people (like me) extremely long to create Miis of themselves or their friends because they want to get them just right, so the idea of adding even MORE features kind of sounds scary. Though, if you are only making one avatar (yourself) I suppose it's not that much of a problem.

4MyFriends @ Aug 3rd 2008 3:29PM

Not bad, looks like they give you a lot of customizable features.

Banstyle @ Aug 3rd 2008 3:29PM

Interesting.. looks like some options will be grayed out. I don't see any other reason to have green borders on some icons and gray on others. I have so assume that's premium customization.. paid, maybe?

Stewart Bananas @ Aug 3rd 2008 3:33PM

It looks like the green ones are things that are required and the grey is extras...

Things like clothes are needed, but facial hair and hats aren't so they're optional.

Brian Fantana @ Aug 3rd 2008 4:09PM

Tell you what. If they make you pay to wear a hat, MS can blow me. And hopefully people will be smart enough to not pay for that kind of stuff. I can see, maybe, paying for a shirt or hat or something someone made on there own at home and uploaded.

I'll just try make my dude as fuck-ugly as I can.
And yeah Dre, it does look a little over complicated.

Shaq-Fu @ Aug 3rd 2008 3:34PM

Is it just me, or do the eyes and eyebrow options at the bottom seem to be from a zoomed in screen capture of a Mii?

sxp151 @ Aug 3rd 2008 3:52PM

Yep. Either this is fake, or it's an even closer ripoff of Miis than previously believed.

Neebs @ Aug 3rd 2008 4:03PM

In second icon in the article picture...is he holding pistols akimbo?

Obie @ Aug 3rd 2008 4:08PM

I have strong feeling this is faked. It seems like the artist made a lot of options to make it seem authentic, but also made it convoluted.

We'll see I guess.

zaglis @ Aug 3rd 2008 4:15PM

Why the HELL M$ ripped off Miis?
Couldnt they just used same model as Home.
They are SOOO ugly

Snowblind @ Aug 3rd 2008 5:35PM

They're avatars, very similar to what you can create online for MSN and Yahoo messenger. Which, may I add, pre-date the Mii's by quite a number of years.

Menu's do look a bit cluttered, but I wouldn't say it looks over complicated, it seems very clear what everything does.

The Mii system is undoubedly more simple, but that's because there's practically nothing you can do with it. Perhaps seperating the facial editing from the clothing may have helped though.

Axel @ Aug 3rd 2008 4:16PM

i want that watch...

i wonder how many points will cost

Neebs @ Aug 3rd 2008 4:55PM

too many

BigD145 @ Aug 3rd 2008 4:23PM

It's a Mii?

No, wait. I got it.

It's-a Mii, Mario!!

Yes, I expect to be punnish-ed for that.

LilTmac2003 @ Aug 3rd 2008 4:32PM

i don't why Microsoft is not taking advantage of the VISION CAM for the 360.

It would be totally awesome, if you could take a pic with the VISION and it automatically makes you at Avatar, not having to go through all the stuff.

You could still customize it, but it give you a general overall look.