'Check Mii Out' Channel

With E3 in full swing, the info is literally pouring out of the games world and into our laps. And today? We get this ...

Launching in 2007, the new (and free) 'Check Mii Out' channel builds on Wii owners creating caricatures of themselves, their friends and celebrities. The two main components of the channel are an area where users can post Miis they have created to let others vote on their artistic abilities, and a competition element that lets users test their skills to create the most accurate likeness of individuals or other themes. The Check Mii Out Channel will appear alongside the Everybody Votes and Weather channels, etc. on your main Wii menu screen.

Perhaps Nintendo have noticed that certain sites are doing wuite well off the back of users posting their Miis and Mii creating ideas (such as Star Wars Miis, etc.)? It never hurts to give the people what they want, and if it is for free as they say, then fair play to them. For that's exactly what it'll be.

Of course, it won't do their general ratings any harm, either. After all, give people a place to express themselves, and they inevitably will do so. Just ask any blogger.