There’s a story circulating around the Web about a soldier who returned from Iraq and found out that his wife was cheating on him when he discovered her lover’s Mii avatar stored on their Nintendo Wii video game system.

Far be it for me to laugh at the breakup of anyone’s marriage — especially a guy who went off to serve in the military — but this is hilarious. And lest anyone be confused, I’m not laughing at him. I’m laughing at his idiot wife who was dumb enough to leave an electronic trail like that. Apparently, when the soldier got home, his friends told him they suspected his wife was having an affair. And when he turned on their Wii, he found a Mii that looked a lot like the guy everyone told him his wife was involved with.

I love technology, and I hate cheaters, so I’m always interested in stories where those two things intersect. We’ve written before about how some states are allowing the use of E-Z Pass data in divorce trials. The bottom line is that in the digital age, you leave a footprint wherever you go. Theoretically, it’s never been so easy to catch someone cheating, especially when that someone doesn’t cover their tracks.

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