Nintendo's new Wii "channel", called Check Mii Out, launches in the UK today, less than 24 hours after the US. The channel lets users show off their Mii avatars - you know, those characters you create for use in Wii games like Wii Sports - and vote and rate others. Sounds thrilling. Actually, putting cynicism aside for a moment, this could actually be quite amusing. Sure, it doesn't get close to the ambition of something like Sony's Home, or the all encompassing beauty of Xbox Live, but as a way of creating some sort of easy access Wii community this may be a success for Nintendo. Confident enough to show your Mii off, or really not bothered?