Nintendo Wii Owners Making CelebriMiis [pics]

One of the new features of the Nintendo Wii, is the ability to create avatars (a virtual representation of a person) using the platform's "Mii Channel." The avatars can be used in various Nintendo games and even shared with other players. But creative Nintendo Wii users aren't just creating Miis of themselves. They've started making avatars that resemble famous people. Wii users have dubbed the celebrity avatars "CelebriMiis."

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One of the new features of the Nintendo Wii, is the ability to create avatars (a virtual representation of a person) using the platform’s “Mii Channel.” The avatars can be used in various Nintendo games and even shared with other players. But creative Nintendo Wii users aren’t just creating Miis of themselves. They’ve started making avatars that resemble famous people. Wii users have dubbed the celebrity avatars “CelebriMiis.”

Many Mii creators share their CelebriMii techniques online so others can duplicate the effect and use their avatars in games and Mii parades.

MethodShop.com has a tutorial that will walk you through the process of creating celebrity Miis such as Tom Cruise and Michael Jackson.

The image above is Hiro Nakamura from the NBC TV series Heroes.

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