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Mii Channel PlusLong ago, Miyamoto spoke of an idea he had for the GameCube. Within that system would be this digital garden of sorts that would grow as you saved more and more games to a memory card. This idea was ultimately scrapped, but it may be time to revisit it. The Mii Channel right now is a large, white space of nothingness, occupied by lonely Mii characters who must be tired of jumping and sneezing and talking to one another. I'm surprised they haven't committed mass suicide by now.
The channel could benefit from, well, more. What if the Mii Plaza were to get a fountain, or a statue? What if the Mii Channel were to grow with each new game that you play? The Mii Channel could be much more compelling if it were always changing and the Miis had something to do.
Imagine if they got a couple of mini-putt holes when you make a save file for Tiger Woods '07, an RC airplane because you played Heatseeker, an invincibility star because you found one in Super Paper Mario, or some electrifying creatures for playing Elebits. All of a sudden, some Miis gather around a golf course to watch a fellow Mii take a putt, while another nearby Mii watches his RC airplane circle above. Maybe he'll sneeze and lose control, causing nearby Miis to run away as it crashes to the ground. Of course if you don't want yellow Elebits terrorizing your Miis or another Mii slashing around a Master Sword, you can throw them back into a Treasure Chest of sorts, where you can swap in and out different unlockables from different games.
Give Princess72 something to do!
The Mii Channel Plus would be a bit like introducing the concept of the Xbox 360's achievements system in that it rewards players for playing a game. No trophies, no points, and no scorecards; just toys to amuse your growing Mii population. This new Plaza and all its newfound toys would probably benefit form a new perspective. Using the 1 and 2 buttons could gradually bring you from the over the top action we have now to a ground's eye view. Throw some simple backgrounds like the ones found in Nintendogs, and suddenly, the functionality of the Mii Channel has grown along with the number of reasons to visit it.
