Xbox 360 - Avatars

Introduced in 2008 with the "New Xbox Experience", Avatars are Microsoft's answer to the popularity of Nintendo's Miiis, and can be customized and created from a variety of options. Avatars default as your account identification image on the Xbox dashboard friends section. Avatars can be used to represent you and your friends in certain games and apps, and new clothes, items, and props can be purchased for Avatars on the Xbox Live Marketplace for Microsoft Points. These can be original items, related to games, or related to other media properties. Some new items are unlocked by games and apps as well.