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kotaku.com - 2/3/2009

Have You Seen This Mii?: Mii Sought in Hit and Run

— kotaku.com — Calling all cars: Be on lookout for this Mii in connection with a hit and run. Driver... last seen in Moo Moo Meadows wearing Mii Outfit B. Suspect is believed to have unlimited blue shells. No, really, that is a wanted poster and that is a Mii on it, ... (more) Have You Seen This Mii?: Mii Sought in Hit and Run

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zaeega.com - 2/4/2009

[Japanese] Zaeega.Com: Japanese Police Used Nintendo Mii Avatar Wanted Poster for a suspect

— zaeega.com — How deeply does Nintendo's tendrils penetrate Japanese society? So deeply that this wanted poster was spotted in... Kanagawa, and instead of a traditional composite sketch, what's that we have there? A Mii portrait?? (more) [Japanese] Zaeega.Com: Japanese Police Used Nintendo Mii ...

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Japanese Police Use Mii Avatar Wanted Poster To Hunt Down Hit and Run Suspect [Japan]
Gizmodo — How deeply does Nintendo's tendrils penetrate Japanese society? So deeply that this wanted poster was spotted in Kanagawa, and instead of a traditional composite sketch, what's that we have there? A Mii portrait?? No word on the suspect's Wii fit rating, or his preference of dogs vs. cats, in Everybody Votes, but, goddamn, I don't think any joke can improve on this. There it is, too good to be true. [Zaeega via Kotaku, Danny Choo] ...

This Mii is a criminal
Engadget — ... The sketch artist at the Kanagawa, Japan police department must've been on vaca last week -- local authorities there decided to use this shady-looking Mii to try and catch a man suspected of a hit and run. Crude, yet effective -- although something tells us a man with no arms who can still swing a tennis racket might just stand out on his own. [Via Danny Choo; thanks Penny] Filed under: Gaming This Mii is a criminal originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. ...

Most Ingenious Use of Nintendo Mii Feature Yet [Nintendo]
Gizmodo — ... This wanted poster was created by the victim of the crime, who decided to create the Mii portrait and put it on the streets to warn people. Like the Google Translate crude english text suggest, the exaggerated features of the Mii caricatures would probably make it easier for people to identify potential suspects. I wonder when the police is going to get rid of sketch artists and give victims Wiimotes to create their own criminal portraits. [Zaeega via Danny Choo-Thanks Rick] ...