No birthday parties on the Wii, apparently.

So my birthday’s today, and I decided to boot up our Wii to see if there was any mention of the occasion. On the Nintendo DS, the system information includes the birth-date of the owner, so when he/she enters Pictochat on that day, the system presents a special message. Since each Mii can be personalized with a birth-date, I figured the same sort of attention would be given.

But apparently not. :( No mention of my little Scott’s special day anywhere.

It’s a missed opportunity on Nintendo’s part. They’ve got this super-adorable Mii Channel, and yet no Mii birthday parties? At the very least, I expected my Mii to be wearing a party hat. In my most grandiose expectations, however, I imagined that when the player entered the Mii Channel, the birthday Mii would be front-and-center, and all the other Mii’s would be throwing confetti, jumping up and down, and singing “Happy Birthday.” How cute would that be?

(P.S: I’m 22 now. Twenty-two. That’s a lot of numbers.)