EDIT: Mii Profile Picture March is back again for 2014, celebrating three years of Nintendo 3DS and StreetPass! Hopefully we can make it even bigger this time!
Here's the event page on Facebook for those who want to show that they're participating there: https://www.facebook.com/events/529755447140221
Here's the event page on Facebook for those who want to show that they're participating there: https://www.facebook.com/events/529755447140221
My StreetPass group has started a worldwide online event called "Mii Profile Picture March" in celebration of two years of Nintendo 3DS and StreetPass internationally. To participate, all you need to do is use your Mii character from your Nintendo 3DS or Wii U as your profile picture on whichever websites you frequent (such as Facebook, Twitter, or right here on NeoGAF) for the month of March. This is similar to the popular Pokémon Profile Picture Month in December or NeoGAF's own Real Pic January.
The goal of this event is to bring Nintendo fans around the world together for a month in celebration of Nintendo 3DS, StreetPass, Mii characters, and Nintendo itself, and in a way help make Miyamoto's dream of Mii characters becoming the world standard for avatars become a reality, at least among Nintendo fans for one month out of the year. This is something we'd like Nintendo fans all around the world to join in on, and hopefully it can become a trend for Nintendo fans to use their Miis as their profile picture this month each year. This is a community event that's not tied in any way to StreetPass Arizona aside from us initiating the event, and our only intent is to create something that Nintendo fans can all participate in and have fun with. We're not seeing any personal gain from this, so hopefully this doesn't come off as an advertisement.
We're already a week into Mii Profile Picture March, and we have a couple hundred people participating. Participation has been steadily increasing as word of the event spreads, and we're hoping that participation really booms towards the end of the month, around the time of the North American, European, and Australian anniversaries of the 3DS's release.
If you'd like to show that you're participating on Facebook, you can RSVP to our event right here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/306166746153226/
And if you're participating on Twitter, you can use the hashtag #MiiMarch to help spread the word.
If you don't know how to get an image of your Mii, here are step-by-step instructions for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U:
On Nintendo 3DS:
- Ensure there is an SD Card inserted into the Nintendo 3DS before continuing.
- Select the Mii Maker icon on the HOME Menu, and tap "Open."
- Tap the "QR Code/Image Options" button.
- Tap "Save Mii as Image."
- Select the desired Mii Character, press "OK," and select "Face."
On Wii U:
- Ensure there is an SD Card inserted into the Wii U before continuing.
- From the Wii U Menu, select "Mii Maker."
- Tap "QR Code/Image Options."
- Tap "Save Mii as Image."
- Select the desired Mii Character, press "Create," and select "Face."
Once you've saved the image of your Mii to the SD Card, you can copy the image from your SD Card to your computer, or you can upload it directly from your Nintendo 3DS via the Internet Browser (uploading images isn't supported on the Wii U Internet Browser).
(This is my first thread, so go easy on me. >.< I posted about this first in the 3DS StreetPass Experiences thread, and I was encouraged to start a thread, so I hope this is okay to post.)