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The two default Miis

A Mii is a personal digital avatar that a player can create for themselves for use in Nintendo games. Miis were introduced for the Wii alongside the system's launch late in 2006, and have since continuously appeared for use on certain Nintendo DS games, the Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, and their respective game libraries.

Miis are the inhabitants of the island in Tomodachi Collection and Tomodachi Life as well as main protagonists of Miitopia. The islanders can be edited in Mii Maker anytime. This can be done at the Town Hall or from within each individual Mii's apartment. If the Mii was created by another player, they can only be edited if the creator of that Mii allowed copying. If not, only the Mii's voice, personality, and parts of their profile can be edited. In Tomodachi Life, they are mainly introduced upon creating a new island.

Behavior[]

Main article: Mii/Behavior
A group of friends playing with a Wii U together.

A Mii's personality is set during the creation process. This will determine what their default interiors look like, what interactions they respond well to, and many other things.

Miis can have part-time jobs, where they work at one of the island's shops. Miis are not locked into one part-time job as they will work at a randomly selected job every time they decide to work. Their jobs do not affect gameplay at all.

Miis will visit their friends, family, or sweetheart. In Tomodachi Life, the Miis can be called back into their room if the player wants to interact with them.

Additionally, Miis may occasionally use level-up gifts the player has given to them. Certain level-up gifts can be shared with anyone visiting their room. Besides playing with their gifts, they can exercise or occasionally nap (with a chance of getting a dream).

Mechanics[]

Icons clockwise from top-middle: sadness, house, normal, playful, sleeping, love, friendship.

A symbol will sometimes appear on a Mii's apartment window in Mii Apartments, which indicates that the Mii has a problem. All symbols are also accompanied with a thought bubble of an object related. The black object is a scribble, orange is a happy face, green is a person with three lines around them, pink is a heart, and blue is a rain cloud.

  • A black symbol means Miis have a question they would like to ask, are hungry, want new clothes/hats, etc. In Collection, a black symbol may also mean that a Mii wants to befriend someone.
  • An orange symbol indicates something for friendship, whether traveling with their best friend/sweetheart/spouse, becoming friends with another Mii, asking about their relationship with another Mii, breaking up with their sweetheart/spouse, or if the Miis had a fight, it can also set them up.
  • A pink symbol with a heart indicates love, which means a Mii wants to confess their love to another Mii, get married, get back together with an ex, or have a baby.
  • A blue symbol with a rain cloud indicates sadness. The Mii is heartbroken if their friend refuses to apologize after a fight, they confess their love but the other Mii refuses to be their sweetheart, or if two dating or married Miis have ended their relationship.
  • A green symbol means the Mii would like to play a game, which the player can accept or decline.

Different music from the regular apartment theme will also play when the player goes into an apartment with a certain symbol. The green symbol is unique in that it only has the normal apartment theme, before switching to the theme of the mini-game they want to play.

Occasionally, a Mii may be at the fountainbeach, observation tower, park, amusement park, or café. A symbol on the overworld map will indicate if a Mii is currently there (being a talk bubble with a person). However, the Mii cannot be interacted with unless it is a certain event or if they are in their apartment. There are two options in Tomodachi Life: locate (take the game to Mii's location) and call (call a Mii to their apartment). If a Mii is at a house, there will also be a talk bubble containing a house. Clicking a house with someone inside it will bring up the couples "rooms" despite being their apartment anyway.

Love[]

Confession/Setting up[]

A Mii wanting to confess in Life

Another mii might set up their friend with their friends friend and they may become sweethearts. A Mii may develop feelings for a friend of the opposite gender. The Mii would like to confess love to their crush, and if all goes well, they will become sweethearts. Players can help the confession go smoothly by choosing the location, deciding what the Mii should do and wear.

Marriage[]

Two newlywed Miis in Tomodachi Life.

If the couple maintain a good relationship for a long time, they will announce their marriage in Collection. However, in Life, one of them will have a love icon, telling they want to propose. There will be a mini-game where the player has to assist the Mii in proposing to their sweetheart successfully.

Once the couple is married, the player will see their wedding, followed by a honeymoon. Afterwards, they will settle in Mii Homes and can choose to hang out in their individual apartments or new home, but can still only be interacted with in their apartments. In Life, Miis may eventually have a baby if the baby option is enabled. When that child grows up, they may become another islander to live in the apartments or traveler to visit other player's islands.

Breakup[]

Two Miis breaking up in Tomodachi Life.

If a Mii's relationship is written as "Getting along OK" or lower, either side of the couple will ask if they should move on or work it out. After the first option is chosen, there will be a cutscene in the café showing them breaking up. After the second option is chosen, the Mii couple will continue their relationship or not; failing to work things out will result in breakup. If the Miis were married, their house in Mii Homes will be demolished.

Levels[]

Main article: Levels
The level up screen (Collection).

When the player takes care of a Mii, they will gain a bit of happiness which is shown in a orange bar at the top screen in their apartment. With enough happiness a Mii can level up.

Ways to gain happiness:

  • Food: A Mii's happiness may increase depending on their preferences to food. Food that they like will increase it by a large amount, while food they dislike will decrease it.
  • Favors: Miis will ask for various favors, such as for something spicy, give them a pepper or Mii ask something sweet, give them a cupcake). They may ask for something to wear, eat, take a bath, ask the player to look inside their mind/belly, change the interior, show off a funny face, do their impression of another Mii, or just random questions.
  • Solve problems: Miis need help with different things, including finding an item that they lost, or to give medicine when they are sick.
  • Gifts: Miis can be given an item through the menu and may like the item or not. A reward will be received depending on the current mood of the Mii.

Sadness[]

Main article: Sadness
A sad Mii in Tomodachi Life.

When a Mii is sad, the level bar changes from orange to blue and the score changes in length. The level remains the same when it goes back to orange. To return their mood to normal, certain things must be done, such as giving Miis favorite items (e.g. Food and interiors).

Interactions[]

Looking inside a Mii's belly (Life).

There are several different interactions the player can make with Miis, including but not limited to, picking food and tags off the Mii, and making them do certain actions.

  • Tapping a Mii's head with a stylus may:
    • Show the Mii blinking over and over again.
    • Make them blush and say "Don't stare! It makes me nervous!"
    • Have them work on their funny faces.
    • Reveal an X-ray on their brain, showing what the Mii is thinking about.
    • Reveal some rice on their face, and in Life there may also be other bits of food, bugs, tags, leaves, crabs, etc. The player will be asked to take off whatever is on them.
  • Tapping a Mii's stomach will show what they ate last.
  • Sliding the stylus across the width of the Mii will abruptly swivel them around. They will turn back to face the player after a couple of seconds. In Life, doing this repeatedly will cause them to spin so fast that they will disorientate and almost fall over.
  • Sliding down from a Mii's stomach will make them sit down. Swiveling them while they are sitting and waiting for a few seconds will cause them to shuffle back to face the player using their feet.
    • When a Mii is sitting down, sliding down on their shoulder will make them lay down on their back for a few seconds. While a Mii is lying on their back, sliding horizontally on the Mii will force them to roll over.
    • When a Mii is sitting down and they have a problem, they will immediately get up. When they have something to say instead, they will remain sitting.
      • Also while a Mii is lying, spinning the stylus slowly around them will turn them around.
  • The player can rub a Mii's head to increase their happiness and gain money. They will jump happily with the caption "It looks like [he/she] really liked that!"
    • In Life, the player can tap on a Mii's back, which gives them a close-up. Rubbing the Mii's back very quickly gives them a shocked reaction, who sometimes may turn their head to stare at the camera.
  • The player can pick up the Mii by sliding upwards from their head and move them a bit around the room. The Mii will move back to their original position a few seconds later.
  • The player can make the Mii look down by sliding downwards from their head.
  • The player can slide up from a Mii's stomach to make them happily jump up.

Not only that, but when the player enters a Mii's apartment, they may have something to say. For more information, see Mii/Speech Bubble Dialogue.

Trivia[]

  • The official Nintendo website hosts a personality quiz.
  • The word "Mii" is often thought to be a portmanteau of "Wii" and "me".
  • When Miis are raising a baby, both of them are unable to be deleted.
  • Miis normally refer to the player as "[Player]'s look-alike", with the first islander said to be own official Mii. However, if it is the first islander, they will refer to the player as "My look-alike".
  • While the Miis speak perfect English (most of the time), there are various sound effects in the game they can still use:
    • Whenever the Miis talk to other Miis in certain cutscenes at the apartments, while overlooking certain locations, the player can hear a "whoop" sound.
    • Whenever the Miis laugh, the player can hear a flapping noise.
    • If the Miis yawn, an upward sliding noise plays.
    • If Miis giggle in the apartments, a rattling sound can be heard.
    • When a Mii sneezes, a chipping sound can be heard.
  • The player can gain happiness and money by rubbing a Mii's head once a day, followed by the caption "It looks like [he/she] really likes that!" while jumping happily. Doing it again on the same day will cause them simply jump up.
  • The skin tone of the player's on-screen hand changes with their official Mii's skin tone.
  • Short Miis will use stools when they cook, brush their teeth, play a game, be one of the musicians on a techno song, etc.
    • Additionally, they will use yellow cushions when sitting on chairs.
  • For some reasons, the Miis will blink when they show or winking expressions.
  • A Mii that is sad, sick with a stomach bug, angry, or worried will not blush if the player stares at their face.

Gallery[]

Tomodachi Collection[]

Tomodachi Collection Official Artwork[]

 

Tomodachi Collection Screenshots[]

 

Tomodachi Life[]

Tomodachi Life Official Artwork[]

 

Tomodachi Life Screenshots[]

 

Miitomo[]

Miitomo Official Artwork[]

 


Miitomo Screenshots[]

 

Miitopia[]

Miitopia Official Artwork[]

 

Miitopia Screenshots[]

 
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