The Wii's x-factor? Forget the Wii-mote, it's those Mii's Kotakuites keep using as their avatars. A recent Reuters piece gives the masses a run-down as to what a "Mii" is ("customized, cartoony version of themselves"). Currently Wii Sports and WarioWare are the only two announced titles that will make in-game Mii use. Says Nintendo's George Harrison:

A younger player can create a caricature of their parents, and it might entice them to play (a game)... It's true potential isn't even known yet.

Nintendo expects more third party Mii games by the middle of next year. Bad news for me, because my Mii looks like an acorn head. And no, you cannot see my Mii. Brian Ashcraft

Mii and You [Reuters, via Infendo]

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