Check Mii Out

Nintendo's new Wii "channel", called Check Mii Out, launches in the UK today, less than 24 hours after the US. The channel lets users show off their Mii avatars - you know, those characters you create for use in Wii games like Wii Sports - and vote and rate others. Sounds thrilling. Actually, putting cynicism aside for a moment, this could actually be quite amusing. Sure, it doesn't get close to the ambition of something like Sony's Home, or the all encompassing beauty of Xbox Live, but as a way of creating some sort of easy access Wii community this may be a success for Nintendo. Confident enough to show your Mii off, or really not bothered?