Mii
- “What? I win!? Yay!”
- —Mii, Mario Kart Wii
Miis are avatars in the Wii console; they take residence in the Mii Channel. Miis are based off of human beings and players can design what their Miis look like. Players can make themselves into Miis or make any other person into Miis. Players can make as many Miis as they can fit in the Wii's memory. The Miis are also used on many video games for the Wii.
Appearances in Mario Games
WarioWare: Smooth Moves
Miis have first appeared with Wario in WarioWare: Smooth Moves. In this game, the Miis star in multiplayer mode and in a few of the microgames. Players must also use Miis to personalize their own files. One of the multiplayer modes starring the Miis is very similar to the mini-game Balloon Bang.
Mario Party 8
In Mario Party 8 they are playable characters in the Extra Zone and are sometimes seen in the background of mini-games. The Miis in this game however wear overalls, gloves, and shoes like the Mario Bros. Miis are also available to personalize players' files.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
In Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Miis are playable characters, just as capable of competing as the characters from the Mario and Sonic series. However, the Miis do not appear to have any particular stats.
Mario Kart Wii
In Mario Kart Wii, Miis first appear as background characters found in various race courses. They also appear in posters and other signs, as seen in Coconut Mall. Later in the game, Miis can be unlocked as playable characters. There are two outfits available for Miis and both outfits have to be unlocked. The first one is a plain racing suit of your mii's favorite color and the other one depends on what gender the Mii is. If the Mii is male, the Mii receives a Mario outfit, but if the Mii is female, she receives a Princess Peach outfit. The colors of their outfits will depend upon a Mii's favorite color. A kart color may also change depending on the Mii's gender (blue for Males, pink for Females). Miis also receive a voice, for the first time, not counting Wii Play where they briefly made a cheering noise after the Shooting Range event.
Dr. Mario Online Rx
In Dr. Mario Online Rx, Miis are able to replace Dr. Mario as the playable character.
Mario Super Sluggers
It has been comfirmed that Miis are playable characters in the upcoming game Mario Super Sluggers.
Non-Playable Appearances
Miis also appear in games such as Donkey Kong Barrel Blast, Mario Strikers Charged, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl to represent the player, similar to an avatar. In Super Mario Galaxy, players can personalize their files with Miis.
Check Mii Out Channel/Mii Contest Channel
One of the channels in the Nintendo Wii is the Check Mii Out Channel (or the Mii contest channel), where Nintendo holds contests to see who can create the Mii that looks the most like a certain person, for example a few contests had players to create Miis that looked like the Tooth Fairy, or another that even had players to create a Mii of a Gingerbread Man. Some of the contests have been Mario related. Here is a list of them:
- Mario, without his hat, was the first contests in the Check Mii Out Channel.
- Luigi, without his hat, was another later contest.
- Another contest had players create Princess Peach.
Trivia
- The name Mii originates from the words "me" and "Wii".
- Shigeru Miyamoto had wanted to create Miis since the NES, and kept trying to create them with mostly every system they could such as the Nintendo 64DD and Nintendo DS.
- A face editor was used for creating passports in the game Mario Party Advance, sharing similarities with the Mii concept, but it is unknown if this contributed to the development of Miis.
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