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[Borys]

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[DCharlieJP]

THIS XMAS'S HOT NEW ITEM : A SMALLER VERSION OF THAT MACHINE YOU THREW IN YOUR CUPBOARD AFTER YOU GOT BORED OF WII SPORTS!

A complete yawning donkey of a move.

[Takao]

Don't fool yourself Best Buy, no one's preordering that.

[BobFromPikeCreek]

Who's this for?

[pilonv1]

THIS XMAS'S HOT NEW ITEM : A SMALLER VERSION OF THAT MACHINE YOU THREW IN YOUR CUPBOARD AFTER YOU GOT BORED OF WII SPORTS!

A complete yawning donkey of a move.

"I want that new tablet that plays games I've seen on TV"

"Here you are, the iPad Mini"

"No it's from Nintendo... Wii something I think"

"Oh you must mean the Wii Mini"

"I thought it was a tablet?"

etc...

[The Sceneman]

hot item. Can't wait to play Warioware on it with the sexy red wiimote teehee

[The Sceneman]

THIS XMAS'S HOT NEW ITEM : A SMALLER VERSION OF THAT MACHINE YOU THREW IN YOUR CUPBOARD AFTER YOU GOT BORED OF WII SPORTS!

A complete yawning donkey of a move.

"I want that new tablet that plays games I've seen on TV"

"Here you are, the iPad Mini"

"No it's from Nintendo... Wii something I think"

"Oh you must mean the Wii Mini"

"I thought it was a tablet?"

etc...

v. plausible situation. "Oh, it's the new Wii thing? ... oops."

[Fifstar]

Like the design, at least as far as I can tell from the small picture. Otherwise, another baffling move from Nintendo that will add to consumer confusion. I guess they'll make a nice amount of money per unit and want to offset their looses from WiiU/currency exchange.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

This would have been great in 2009 after the Wii bubble burst.

Knowing Nintendo, it will probably be $149-179.

[archnemesis]

They won't lose any money from the Wii U. They only need to sell a single game to make a profit and many early adopters will pick up several titles.

I like the design of this new unit, but the timing of it is really bad. Nintendo already has a problem explaining to people what the Wii U is. There is no need to make it even more complicated.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

They won't lose any money from the Wii U. They only need to sell a single game to make a profit and many early adopters will pick up several titles.

I like the design of this new unit, but the timing of it is really bad. Nintendo already has a problem explaining to people what the Wii U is. There is no need to make it even more complicated.

Maybe Nintendo is calculating that the Wii is going to outsell the Wii U for some time, like how the DS is currently outselling the 3DS in the US.

[Cerveza mas fina]

This will outsell the WiiU 2-1.

[MCD]

But will it have ethernet

[Takao]

No online or GC support whatsoever. The ghettoest Wii there ever was. No Virtual Console, Netflix, Wiiware, anything lol




$99

[archie4208]

Remember, Iwata-san said online is a fad.

[Don Flamenco]

why do they use such gaudy colors for their consoles?   

i mean, i see people being like "oh man, that sparkling gold 3DS is so sexy" but no, all these stark colors are ugly.   

same thing with sony's red, blue, bronze etc. PSPs.

[Takao]

It's Canada exclusive.

I feel like buying one and selling it to crazy foreign Nintendo fans (aka Andrex).

[AdmiralViscen]

Canada only?

[archnemesis]

I can't imagine that the Canadian market is large enough to warrant a console redesign. It will probably be released elsewhere at some later date.

[Eel O'Brian]

No online? Nintendo is a truly baffling company.

[Don Flamenco]

It's Canada exclusive.

I feel like buying one and selling it to crazy foreign Nintendo fans (aka Andrex).

lets all buy wii minis and sell them to andrex and get rich

I can't imagine that the Canadian market is large enough to warrant a console redesign. It will probably be released elsewhere at some later date.

market disruption 

"...and it's red and very small." 

"Ok, and what about wifi or internet?" 

"It has none. "

"WOW! Amazing." 

[Don Flamenco]

to be fair, canadian bandwidth caps let them download like one Wiiware game a month

[Eel O'Brian]

"Honey, I'm trying to play Mario Kart online but it won't let me."

"This Wii doesn't have online, dear. You'll have to play it by yourself."

""

[Takao]

to be fair, canadian bandwidth caps let them download like one Wiiware game a month

It's true, I haven't downloaded a Wiiware game in years.  :'(

[Spurgeon]

Should have made it red and white for our Canadian friends 

Did they dump the power brick? I'm only impressed with "slim" consoles when that happens.

[Takao]

Should have made it red and white for our Canadian friends 

Did they dump the power brick? I'm only impressed with "slim" consoles when that happens.

Doesn't look like it:

[AdmiralViscen]

Didn't they drop all GameCube ports from all wiis a While ago?

[The Sceneman]

only reason the get your Wii online

[Spurgeon]

Canadians are the nicest people, they don't deserve this.

[demi]

Looks better than original Wii. Hack that bitch.

[maxy]

WTF?

Wii is overclocked Gamecube

No online?

hahaha

2013 is knocking at the door and Nintendo releases console without online

Amazing

[AdmiralViscen]

I will hold out for the Wii Mini +, which removes the disc drive and sensor bar in addition to the internet and comes preloaded with over 100 Nintendo and Sega classics!

[BobFromPikeCreek]

BIG FUN
small price

"Strike that. Reverse it."

[Eel O'Brian]

hmm, i wonder if you can plug that LAN adapter in to get online

[MCD]

No online is better.

It's like playing in the golden ages of gaming.

[Eel O'Brian]

This whole no-internet scheme brings back the good ol' days...back when game consoles didn't have or need internet.

It's a nice gesture by Nintendo, even if it is fundamentally backwards. It's saying "Our products are complete on-disc. No DLC or incessant patches. Just pure, simple, gaming."

[Big Barry Jazz]

Looks like the kind of cheap tacky crap you'd buy off a market stall with a load of old games pre-installed. I'm not the biggest fan of the original design but at least it had the minimalist chic thing going for it.

[MCD]

This whole no-internet scheme brings back the good ol' days...back when game consoles didn't have or need internet.

It's a nice gesture by Nintendo, even if it is fundamentally backwards. It's saying "Our products are complete on-disc. No DLC or incessant patches. Just pure, simple, gaming."

SUDDENLY

HARD FREEZES EVERYWHERE

TOTAL RECALL

[Brehvolution]

So Nintendo is a hoser, eh?

[Tasty]

Looks better than original Wii. Hack that bitch.

True. I like how it looks a lot. Too bad it doesn't actually have the real eShop/full Wii games available for download, then they could take out the disc drive which I'm positive they're dying to do. Obviously Wi-Fi would need to be added back in that scenario, wonder which costs more.

Didn't they drop all GameCube ports from all wiis a While ago?

Yes.

Spin this, Andrex.

Well uh, it looks nice. And no one's forcing you to buy it I guess.

This whole no-internet scheme brings back the good ol' days...back when game consoles didn't have or need internet.

It's a nice gesture by Nintendo, even if it is fundamentally backwards. It's saying "Our products are complete on-disc. No DLC or incessant patches. Just pure, simple, gaming."

Huh, this is more spin than I did.

[Takao]

Brian's post was taken from GAF. Dunno if that guy was for real or trolling.

[ToxicAdam]

Seems like a test market thing. If it does well, they will roll it out elsewhere.

[bork]

Man is that ugly.  Looks like a Fisher Price "Baby's First Wii" or something.  Please tell me that the red "bumper" is just that and can be detached.

[Rahxephon91]

It's not like theres anything to play online on the Wii anyway.

[Mr. Gundam]

Seems like a test market thing. If it does well, they will roll it out elsewhere.

That's the impression I'm getting, too. A buddy of mine makes iOs games and they always use Canada as a test market before rolling out titles in the US.

[ToxicAdam]

Don't hold your breath waiting for a console to go below the 99 dollar mark.

[cool breeze]

It looks remarkably cheap.  Reminds me of the cheap PSP e1000 only released in Europe.

Does it have an SD slot? if you could hack it and add virtual console games that way, it might not be too bad when it drops further.  $100 is steep for what it is.  Or is it? how much does the Wii go for these days? I'm thinking $130-ish

Don't hold your breath waiting for a console to go below the 99 dollar mark.

I bought a brand new PS1 mini with screen for $30 at gamestop 

...in 2008 or something

[Sho Nuff]

i never asked for this

[Don Flamenco]

it's like they're trying to take a page from apple, but without the hardware bumps/semi-meaningful changes, so the gesture seems weirdly empty and oddly timed. 

[bork]

It's not like theres anything to play online on the Wii anyway.

No online means no Virtual Console and Wii Ware games.

[ToxicAdam]

I don't think that changes his point.

[Diunx]

Might get one of this for $50 off ebay in a year or two.

[Sho Nuff]

can you hax it, that's the question

[Rahxephon91]

It's not like theres anything to play online on the Wii anyway.

No online means no Virtual Console and Wii Ware games.

Yeah I guess that sucks as that was a big feature for the system. But if you waited this long to buy a Wii do you really care about that? Do they even release Virtual Console games anymore?

I've had a Wii for I'm not sure how long now and in my personal experience I don't think I've ever done anything online with it, other then hack it.

[bork]

can you hax it, that's the question

If it has no ports and no wireless...guess not?

[demi]

That's true, I'm not sure how you could hack it using the current methods.

[Eel O'Brian]

Refurb Wiis are $79 all day long at Gamestop, and there are shit-tons of them everywhere

maybe those will drop to $50 when this cheap piece of shit comes out

[AdmiralViscen]

I would actually buy this if I could load up my online purchases

[Sho Nuff]

There's no SD port on it? Wooooow

[demi]

I would actually buy this if I could load up my online purchases

You wouldnt be able to do this even with a new Wii / Wii U unit. lawl