Los Thousands of Wiis are those peculiar customizable avatars of Nintendowhich by the way each iGamesNews editor has one to represent him on the web, and that They were born with the Wii console in 2006The idea of Mii didn’t come about overnight, it was something that was brewing over the years.
Shigeru Miyamotoone of the dNintendo’s most influential designers and father of Super Mario among others, was key in its creation. Below we will offer you key information collected by Nintendo and by wikis
History of Wii Miis
Beginnings of the Wii Mii idea
Famicom Disk System (1986): Miyamoto had an initial idea to create custom characters in 80’s yearsand since then I had planned to add a similar system to the Mii that was present on the Famicom Disk, although in game format, where players could design faces that resembled them or random faces.
It took another 3 years until the concept evolved into the idea of a drawing application for the Nintendo 64DD which was named “Talent Studio”. Although it was not widely recognized, it was a declaration of intent. by Nintendo.
And now is when the time of Wii and DS:
Development for the Wii
Nintendo DS (2004): 2004 was a big year for the Big N thanks to the Nintendo DS handheld console which allowed Miyamoto and his team to experiment more with customization and creating unique avatars to represent players. A prototype called “Stage Debut” allowed players to create characters to insert into the game, although it was a very simple and straightforward option, and while it caught the interest of some, it was not enough to create the idea of Mii.
Not until the year came 2006 and with this the Wii console which left us incredible games. With the development of the Wii, Miyamoto decided to incorporate the idea of customizable characters into the new console, this time fully, thus giving birth to the mythical Thousands of Wiis which are still with us today and were created through the Mii Channel. In fact, thanks to games like Wii Sports, these avatars became very popular.
Los Mii represent the vision of Nintendo to make video games more personalized and accessible, providing a unique vision of them and a creative tool that inspires originality and nostalgia.