Video Gamer Kids - For kids of 'all' ages...

Simple yet fun, that is Nintendo's aim with the Wii. To get the person who has never played a game before to pick up the Wii-mote and give it a whirl through. Mii is a concept that has been introduced with the Wii (see the pun?).

Essentially Mii is an avatar that you can make to look like you (or anyone in general) by going through many hundreds (possibly thousands) of options with your Wii console to create. Hair, eyes, nose, everything can be adjusted to look like you, or like your freaky landlord… or anyone else on the whole wide world.

As you can see form the video below, all the characters that play look cartoony and have a very unique art style, they are the ‘Mii’s’ and as such are fully customizable, when you create your own Mii he or she will look the same in all Wii-Games. There have been hints at allowing third parties to develop games using Mii’s but nothing has come of them thus far.

Just something thrown in for fun, someone made a program that is like the Mii maker Nintendo is offering. It still lacks alot of the options Nintendo provides with its version of the program but I think you will find this to be a nice taster of whats to come. Click here to give it a shot.

Mario, who is the mascot of Nintendo, may have finally met his match in the gaming world. Sure he may be the most influential and recognizable gaming guy on the planet, but with the Mii’s he faces a serious challenge. Mii’s who have far more mainstream appeal and an audience consisting of everyone of all ages has the edge in this little game and as such may very well end up trumping Mario come the Wii.