GDC 2007: New Mii Channel In Development

At Nintendo’s keynote address earlier today in which creative genius Shigeru Miyamoto spoke to game developers about the creative process, he mentioned how Nintendo tossed around the idea of creating virtual avatars for 20 years without producing anything worthwhile and how pleased he was that his work finally came to fruition in the form of the Mii avatars on the Wii. Due to the increasing success of the Mii system, Nintendo will be creating a new Wii channel centered on Miis.

Very few details were divulged by the creator of the iconic Mario, but apparently, users from around the world will be able to compare their customized Miis with Miis from around the world in a sort of “popularity contest” over the internet. Other details such as a release date or even a name were not released.