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The evening of November 11th will see an all-new channel join the Wii's lineup, as Nintendo officially announces the Check Mii Out Channel. The channel consists of two different areas, the Posting Plaza and the contest section. The posting Plaza acts as a sort of Mii marketplace, where users can upload their Miis, browse other people's creations by region, search for Miis by number or creator, or just pull up random thousand of the little guys for a party on your television. Find one you like and you can import it directly to your system. The contest section will host Mii creation contests based on famous people, historical figures, or even descriptive themes left open to personal interpretation. Contests will run two weeks, with the first week for entry and the second for judging. The prizes? Why notoriety of course, which to a creative person is worth its weight in gold! Nice to see the Mii concept expanded somewhat. I plan on downloading every Mii I can until my console explodes. More »
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Nintendo has some new to new-ish pics of the upcoming Wii Channels expected on or near launch. For those of you complaining about not enough weather coverage on Kotaku, zip your lip and check 'em out! Michael McWhertor More »
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Looks like some of the promised functionality of the Nintendo Wii (and we're not talking about the DVD playback stuff) won't make it for Sunday's launch. According to the release Nintendo issued today, the Forecast Channel and Wii News won't be available until December and January respectively. More »
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Yahoo Games UK scored some English language shots of the upcoming Wii channels, including the messaging functions and more snaps of the virtual console in action. Yahoo failed to include one of the shots featuring the notes system in their gallery, but we've included it after the jump. Check 'em out. More »
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We've been getting tipped today that Nintendo will end it's current implementation of the "Friend Code" system, one that requires players to have a unique code for every Wi-Fi Connection game they want to play with people they know. According to a number of sites, Nintendo of Europe has "confirmed" that the Wii will have a single unique identifier and that you'll be able to join online games with friends in a simpler fashion. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=204432&view=rss&microfeed=true This gives you a sense of what the Wii Channels look like from Disc, to News to Mii. It also includes a nice shot of the new retro controller and the price break down. Brian Crecente More »
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