Why Nintendo almost got rid of Miis

On the Wii, Miis were everywhere - from Wii Sports to Mario Kart. But on the Switch, the Miis are almost completely missing. So, what happened? Well, in this video I'll explore why Nintendo stopped using the Miis so much, how Switch Sports replaced Miis with new characters - the Sportsmates - and how Tomodachi Life brought about the Miis' big return in 2026! PATREON -   / thomasgamedocs   BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedo... SOURCES https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interv... Mario Kart Wii developer interview https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of... List of games featuring Miis https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interv... Wii's Mii Channel developer interview https://archive.org/details/Mii_Guide... Nintendo's Mii guidelines https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interv... Wii Party developer intervew https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/even... Nintendo investor Q&A with Satoru Iwata https://kotaku.com/nintendo-answers-a... Nintendo PR statement about Nintendo Switch https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/... Nintendo Switch Sports developer interview https://x.com/6d6f636869/status/10321... Talk given by Nintendo's UI team https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/News/2... Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream developer interview CREDITS Wii Sports footage via    • Longplay of Wii Sports   Wii Sports Resort footage via    • Longplay of Wii Sports Resort   Mii Channel footage via    • Mii Channel (Wii) Footage 1/2   Mario Kart Wii Mii footage via    • Mario Kart Wii - Leaf Cup 100cc (Mii Gamep...   Super Mario Galaxy save file footage via    • Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) - Completing My S...   FIFA 09 Nintendo Wii footage via    • Fun With FIFA 09 - 8v8 Footii Match 12   Go Vacation title screen footage via    • Video   CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 1:23 - Part 1: The golden age of Miis 5:40 - Part 2: The decline of Miis 8:52 - Part 3: Sports without Miis 14:07 - Part 4: The return of Miis 19:07 - Outro