360 Avatars were originally intended for MSN Messenger

Rare has revealed that it originally pitched Avatars for use with Microsoft's instant messaging service MSN Messenger rather than Xbox 360, but it wasn't until "after the Wii came out" that Microsoft decided to use them for their home console. (Industry, Microsoft, Rare, Xbox 360)

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