A Eulogy for Mii

A eulogy for (Nintendo’s) Mii, written for Sevgi’s Resurrecting Networks workshop at the Internet Archive Europe. Mii were born on 19 November 2006. Even though they still theoretically exist, we declared them dead as Nintendo discontinued StreetPass, on 8th April 2024. This eulogy is made of two parts, one written by me, and one written by Holly. We recided it alternately as the other hummed the Mii Channel – Plaza Theme. https://youtu.be/eqtZPO7XSKk You were so round and shiny, so goofy yet very put together. Since the first moment I met you, I knew I would have spent many hours in your company. When you met my friends, your presence mad our time together even better. At times, I just found myself staring at you, walking around, glowing with the light, cheerful, ephemeral attitude that made you the most wonderful and relatable digital artefact I have ever known. We shared adventures, and, when times where boring, I just made more of you, moulded after my mum, my grandpa, my…