Xboxverse

Xboxverse (known in Japan as 箱バース Hakoverse) was a browser-based Miiverse clone intended for use on the Xbox 360, and is commonly cited as the first Miiverse clone.

History

Xboxverse was created by Japanese Xbox 360 users in early 2013, and was hosted under the domain xbox.verse.jp. It was not an official service.

Users of Xboxverse could post messages and drawings, similarly to Miiverse. Communities were made for Xbox 360 games. The site was infamous for the crude penis drawings some users would post there.

Xboxverse was the subject of two articles from Kotaku writer Brian Ashcraft and an anonymous Microsoft user respectively, with the titles claiming that Xboxverse was a Miiverse clone. This makes Xboxverse the first documented holder of the title "Miiverse clone".

As of October 2013, Xboxverse has shut down. The creator expressed interest in doing something similar with the Xbox One, which would release the following month. However, no evidence of a successor to Xboxverse exists.

Xboxverse Revived

Xboxverse Revived was a recreation of Xboxverse created by Spinny (otherwise known as Rubies. It was based off of copying Xboxverse API through archived pages from the Wayback Machine. The first version was released on December 29, 2024 under xbox.mii.linkpc.net. On January 13, 2025, Spinny rewrote Xboxverse Revived in Django and moved the site to xboxverse.pythonanywhere.com. As of June 2025, it has shut down.