Once again, this information comes from the latest Iwata Asks…
Miyamoto: Yes. Simply put, I want to spread Mii characters all around the world.
Iwata: Right. (laughs)
Miyamoto: Exchanging it with people close to you is a given. Whether you use StreetPass or through the network, I want to implement Mii characters in all sorts of ways. Ultimately, I want Mii characters to be the world standard for avatars.
Iwata: That’s your ambition. (laughs)
Miyamoto: Yes, an ambition. (laughs) I hope that in the future, when you have to go to the city hall for some formality, they’ll ask you to submit your Mii character too. (laughs)
Iwata: (laughs) What an ambition that is!
Miyamoto: If it becomes a worldwide format, it’ll be fun. Purely and simply, I just want everyone to use it in a variety of ways.
Iwata: Yes. Miyamoto: Well, that ambition about the city hall thing might be a bit extreme, but I do want Mii to be more widely used. And for when that time comes, doing something about the editing application for Mii is the second theme.
Iwata: In other words, you want to power up the function of creating a Mii character.
Miyamoto: Yes. Mii originally had some restrictions, but it had a very simple editing application that could create a virtual self for someone. That was fun in itself. But then I started to see what we should add in terms of functions, such as the creation of facial features of people overseas.
Iwata: Yes. It seemed we had a lot of variations for Japanese people, or Asians rather, making it easy to make avatars for those people.
Miyamoto: Yes. All in all, it’s very easy to understand when it comes to us. (laughs) But I won’t be able to fulfill my ambition if it’s left as it is.
Iwata: Because you’re aiming for the world. (laughs)
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