Web-based Nintendo Mii maker, I just lost an hour of my workday

Here's CNET's very own Rafe Needleman. The beard is a bit off, and his hair isn't nearly as shiny, but the resemblance is striking.

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It's no secret the Nintendo Wii has been doing extremely well as a gaming platform. One of the best things to do out of the box is play around with the Mii channel, a personal avatar creation tool for tailoring every aspect of your virtual persona. It didn't take long for an enterprising developer from Adobe to re-create the same experience online, which has resulted in the Mii Editor.

Mii Editor is a near-perfect recreation of the Nintendo Mii creation tool, right down to the interface. Users can change face shape, hair, eyebrows, eyes, and small details like glasses and facial hair. The entire setup runs in Adobe Flash, so there's no load time or need to refresh when making changes.

When you're done, there are several export options, including social-network friendly JPEG files and a URL permalink to send to friends. While some of the Wii magic is lost doing this with a mouse and a computer screen, making these things is a blast.

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There are a ton of eye choices to choose from. In this case, we've gone for 'crazy'.

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Glasses and facial hair are manageable as well. There's even the option to choose the lens color.

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[caldwdo]

I will try not to waste just an hour

I took a quick look and had a good laugh. I have had a few caricatures done so the fun is being my own artist and doing it to myself. A little fun time time today after lunch. www.dougcaldwell.net

[caldwdo]

Not quite an hour, but fun.

For the artistically challenged blogger this Mii Editor was fun. Posted my new look on my blog. www.dougcaldwell.net

[Fil0403]

How original

Let's all give credit to Nintendo for "inventing" something that exists for about 10 years: avatar creation. Would it be Microsoft and it would be considered boring and a rip-off. But it's Nintendo, the Apple of videogames.

[xsrbboyx]

cool

[Sealgair]

It's just a shame that Nintendo decided to close this site. I understand their reasoning, but what better way to promote their product? I only wish I had had the chance to play with the Mii Editor.

[JJQM777]

ITS COOL BUT TRY THE SIMPSONS ONE