New Details emerge on "Mii"

New details have emerged from an interview in Reuters with George Harrison [Nintendo's senior vice president of marketing] on the "Mii" system for Nintendo's Wii. Below are the key points that he makes.

When Wii owners first turn on their new consoles, they will find their characters in "Mii Plaza," a virtual waiting room where the Miis wander around, bumping into one another.

They can then use the Wii remote, or "Wiimote," to drop Miis into a game or email.

Up to 100 Mii characters can exist in the Mii Channel at a time. In addition, up to 10 of them can be saved on Wiimote and carried to a friend's house.

Miis dropped into a game, such as the "Wii Sports" title shipping with the Wii at launch, will replace generic characters in games, whether they are the star of the show or part of a crowd.

Messages from parents to children can be delivered by the adult's Mii-doppelganger.

Nintendo expects the Mii Channel to bridge the generation gap between gamers of all ages.

"A younger player can create a caricature of their parents, and it might entice them to play (a game)," said George Harrison, Nintendo's senior vice president of marketing.

Harrison says that right now, he only knows two games that will be Mii compatible; the aforementioned "Wii Sports" and "WarioWare," which is due in January.

He expects third-party video game publishers to make Mii creation tools available and expects more Mii-compatible titles by the middle of next year.

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