Mii Channel

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Mii Channel
Mii Channel.png
Type Pre-installed
Developer(s) Nintendo
Platform(s) Wii Channels
Release date(s) NA November 19, 2006
JP December 2, 2006
AUS December 7, 2006
EU December 8, 2006
Genre(s) Utility
Input methods Wii Remote, Nintendo DS
Compatibility 5Stars5.pngEdit rating: Mii Channel
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A Mii (ミー Mī) is a digital avatar used in the Nintendo Wii gaming console. They allow users to capture a likeness (or a caricature) of themselves and others. After creating one using the Wii's Mii Channel, they can be used as characters in Mii-oriented games such as Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, Wii Fit, Wii Fit Plus, Wii Play, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Mario Kart Wii and other titles.

Wii consoles can store up to 100 Miis, up to 10 of which can be favorites. The Wii Remote itself can hold up to 10 Miis on its internal memory, which can later be transferred to another Wii console. However, they can only be edited on the console on which they were created. In addition, Miis can also be exchanged via the WiiConnect24 service, whereby allowing a player's Miis to "mingle" will enable such Miis to appear on other people's Wii consoles.

Problems

DS/3DS Connectivity

The Mii Channel has a hidden "Connect to DS" mode that allows for connectivity with a select few DS games that support using Miis and the 3DS Mii Maker. Dolphin currently lacks support for connections with a Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS.

Transfer Miis

Transferring Miis works only with real Wii Remotes. The read/write will vary depending of the bluetooth adapter and stack used, varying between 5 sec to 1 minute sometimes.

Configuration

Only configuration options for the best compatibility where they deviate from defaults are listed.

Graphics

Config Setting Notes
Store EFB Copies to Texture Only Off Avoids issues with Mii faces

Version Compatibility

The graph below charts the compatibility with Mii Channel since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

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2.0 (r5384)
Compatibility can be assumed to align with the indicated revisions. However, compatibility may extend to prior revisions or compatibility gaps may exist within ranges indicated as compatible due to limited testing. Please update as appropriate.

Testing

This channel has been tested on the environments listed below:

Test Entries
Revision OS CPU GPU Result Tester
3.0-201 Windows 7 Intel Core i5-2410 @ 2.3GHz NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M If I turn off Audio Throttle, the background music speeds up. Turning it on resumes normal speed. It runs 60FPS most of the time, with 1 Mii. Doubled-revolutions
3.0-204 Windows 7 Intel Core i7-2670QM @ 2.2GHz NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M Runs at full speed at 1600x900 and 3x Native. Minor graphical glitch where the textures on the Mii's face disappear briefly whenever the Mii blinks. Existing Miis may become faceless when the channel loads, but fixes itself when you go to Create a new Mii or Edit an Existing one.
3.0-438 Windows 7 AMD Athlon II X3 450 @ 3.2GHz AMD Radeon HD 6670 Full speed. Faces disappearing when Clearing Code Cache. Error when trying to read WiiMote memory. Playable Faefdsedf
4.0 Windows 7 AMD Athlon X4 750K AMD Radeon HD 7770 Some functions won't work, Stable 60FPS Zcair
4.0.2 Windows 8 Intel Core i5-4200u AMD Radeon HD 8670M Some functions won't work, Stable 60FPS Zcair
4.0-1349 Windows 8 AMD FX 6300 @ 4.3GHz AMD Radeon HD 6450 Stable 60FPS. Some details glitch in random. Wii Remote read/write does not work, it just hangs. Sometimes it shows random Mii's. Faefdsedf
4.0-5752 Windows 7 Intel Core 2 Quad NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 Works perfectly, but when you "choose a lookalike" after a few levels of customizing all the choices but one are the same. LotadTheGreat

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