Mickey Mouse is getting a makeover….What is the meaning of this?

On Thursday, Disney unveiled plans to put a little more rogue in the world’s most beloved rodent. We guess that miss bye-bye Minnie and Pluto…After being left virtually untouched since his “Steamboat Willy” days, Mickey is ditching the suit and bow-tie for edgier duds in 2010. The company hopes the change will make The Mouse more marketable in modern day films and video games, according to a scoop featured in The New York Times. In fact, Disney is looking to alter the way Mickey lives in a bid to show the character’s “darker side.” Er — Mickey’s a cartoon, he’s not supposed to have a “darker side.”

Mickey will show off his new look in the video game Epic Mickey, debuting next fall.