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Mii is a free-form digital
avatar used in
Nintendo's
Wii,
Wii U, and
Nintendo 3DS gaming consoles. The Mii concept allows users to develop a likeness (or a
caricature) of themselves, other people, or invented characters. After creating a Mii using the Mii Channel on a Wii or the Mii Maker application on a Nintendo 3DS or Wii U, Miis can be used as playable characters in various titles for each of the named consoles. The word "Mii" is often thought to be a
portmanteau of "Wii" and "me". In an investor's meeting in October 2015, Nintendo revealed their first mobile app (from their partnership with
DeNA)
Miitomo, which will dominantly feature official Mii characters appearing on a non-Nintendo device for the first time.
