Post by: Pale on November 08, 2007, 03:04:59 AM
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=14761
NINTENDO SAYS 'CHECK MII OUT' WITH CREATIVE NEW CHANNEL FOR WII
Free Interactive Channel Lets Users View, Vote for the Best Mii Creations
REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 8, 2007 – It's no secret that fans of Nintendo's Wii™ system love their Mii™ characters – those adorably cartoonish caricatures of friends and family members that can be used in games like Wii Sports™. Some of the more artistic fans have even taken it upon themselves to make Miis of celebrities, politicians and fictional characters. Nintendo supports consumers' creative spirit with the Nov. 11 evening launch of the Check Mii Out Channel. This free new channel can be downloaded from the WiiWare™ section of the Wii Shop Channel by people who have their Wii systems connected to the Internet.
"The Check Mii Out Channel lets people show off their Mii creations and vote on those created by others," says George Harrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications. "It's yet another way that we're building fun, interactive communities of Wii owners without charging them extra for the privilege."
In the Posting Plaza, users can submit, exchange or just browse Miis posted by others in their region or worldwide. The channel offers the ability to look at a random selection of 1,000 Miis or to see just the current or all-time favorites. Players have a variety of ways to search for specific Miis, including by the name of its creator or by a number specific to each Mii. Once users have found that "special Mii," they can even tag their favorites or import them to their own Wii systems.
The contest section of the Check Mii Out Channel challenges users to submit Mii creations to represent a specific person, character or theme. These could include historical figures (Abraham Lincoln or Vincent Van Gogh), fictional characters (the Tooth Fairy or the New Year's Baby) or descriptive themes ("the biggest bully ever" or "the overbearing boss"). Users can then vote on Miis submitted by others to determine the Mii that best fits the challenge. Each contest will generally last two weeks: one for creating and submitting Miis, and the second week for people to vote on the results.
The Check Mii Out Channel is the latest addition to other fun, interactive informational channels, such as the News Channel, Everybody Votes Channel and Forecast Channel. Remember that Wii features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other Wii features, visit Wii.com.
The worldwide innovator in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii™, Nintendo DS™, Game Boy® Advance and Nintendo GameCube™ systems. Since 1983, Nintendo has sold nearly 2.4 billion video games and more than 420 million hardware units globally, and has created industry icons like Mario™, Donkey Kong®, Metroid®, Zelda™ and Pokémon®. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in the Western Hemisphere. For more information about Nintendo, visit the company's Web site at www.nintendo.com.
Post by: 18 Days on November 08, 2007, 03:46:52 AM
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on November 08, 2007, 03:48:50 AM
New Customizations for Mii's: ... (there need to be new facial expressions, and maybe some customizable clothing)
SD Card access update: ... (Seriously, can we make the SD cards usable as more than just a swap out memory card)
Wii Shop Gift Giving feature: ... (this should happen before the middle of December)
Wii Demo Channel: ...
DS Download Channel: ...
You've got some work to do Nintendo
Post by: shammack on November 08, 2007, 04:45:13 AM
Post by: Kairon on November 08, 2007, 06:27:56 AM
Post by: Ian Sane on November 08, 2007, 06:30:26 AM
Remembrance Day isn't observed in the United States (or Japan either). They have Veterans Day instead. I remember one time I was watching some morning show on NBC and everyone was saying "Happy Veterans Day!" I thought it was really weird since in Canada Remembrance Day is considered a pretty serious holiday and nobody would ever say "Happy Remembrance Day" on TV. It would seem disrespectful.
One time on Novemeber 11 on WWE TV the Unamericans stable was coming to the ring with the Canadian and UK flags and Jim Ross made some comment that in his mind that on Veterans Day the "red, white, and blue" was the only flag he wanted to see or something like that. Naturally a lot of complaints from Canadian viewers came in (I don't know if the show was shown in the UK on the same day) and he issued an apology.
My best Mii's are the ones of my friends which are eeriely accurate and very funny but showing them off to people who don't know them wouldn't make much sense. It's a cool idea for a channel though.
Post by: Ceric on November 08, 2007, 07:00:17 AM
Post by: Pale on November 08, 2007, 07:13:02 AM
No one will be impressed.
Post by: BranDonk Kong on November 08, 2007, 07:29:25 AM
Post by: Smash_Brother on November 08, 2007, 08:15:27 AM
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I wish you could submit a photo with the Mii - maybe you can. The Mii I made of my little brother is insanely good.
This is actually the primary issue with this channel.
If you're talking about making Miis that look aesthetically pleasing, then I think there's a scant few combinations which will do so and we'll eventually have them all done.
If you can submit a photo of the person the Mii is based off of, then you could evaluate the accuracy of the submitted Miis into perpetuity.
Post by: NeoThunder on November 08, 2007, 10:20:57 AM
plus, i figured we would see a DS download station channel before this, thats kinda suprising
Post by: stevey on November 08, 2007, 10:40:43 AM
Post by: IceCold on November 08, 2007, 04:43:18 PM
Post by: PopeReal on November 09, 2007, 04:58:45 AM
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Originally posted by: Pale
I'm going to post my Steve Nash Mii.
No one will be impressed.
I'm going to post my LaMarcus Aldridge Mii. It looks just like him... if you stand very far away from your tv.
Post by: Patchkid15 on November 11, 2007, 11:55:46 AM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on November 11, 2007, 12:02:47 PM
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Originally posted by: Patchkid15
What time is it coming out in the evening it is 8:00 here on the east coast and still no channel.
They are probably going by Pacific time.
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on November 11, 2007, 12:27:00 PM
edit: j/k Downloading right now
Post by: Infernal Monkey on November 11, 2007, 12:46:18 PM
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on November 11, 2007, 02:58:52 PM
Post by: Infernal Monkey on November 11, 2007, 03:05:57 PM
Post by: ShyGuy on November 11, 2007, 03:30:38 PM
I downloaded it, Nintendo need to come up with a more consistent UI
Post by: Infernal Monkey on November 11, 2007, 08:27:47 PM
Man some of the ones that made it into the top 50 are pretty creative, especially the Bowser one!
