Fist of the North Star Pachinko uses Miis

by JC Fletcher { Mar 8th 2007 at 10:00AM }

We brought you the story that an EA producer was not given access to Mii code for My Sims, and that according to him, no third parties were. The situation seems to have changed, because Sega Sammy is using the little guys and gals in its Jissen Pachinko/Pachislot Hisshouhou! Sammy's Collection Hokuto no Ken Wii. It's not the most exciting implementation of Miis, with no Fist of the North Star-style makeovers or actual in-game avatars-- in fact, it consists mainly of a Mii portrait tied to a character profile.

The game uses Nintendo Wi-fi as well, but for online rankings, which hardly counts as online play. We aren't ready to call that an implementation of third-party online play yet.

Coming from a licensed pachinko game, proof that it is possible for third parties to use Miis. Sega does what E ... Ain't?

Tags: fist, fist of the north star, FistOfTheNorthStar, hisshouhou, japan, jissen, mii, nintendo, nintendo wii, NintendoWii, north, pachinko, pachislot, sammy, sega, star, wii

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Sonic_13 @ Mar 8th 2007 10:34AM

It would make sense for Nintendo to deny EA use of Mii's in their My Sims game, especially if rumors are true that they may be used in Animal Crossing. It would make the games too similar.

While the rankings may not be "online gameplay" it does show that 3rd parties do have access to the necessary tools for the creation of Wi-Fi Connection applications.