badz1494159d ago

I finally decided to get a Wii for my son and wife just so I can have more time for my PS3 and was looking forward to the Wii mini and this is how it turned out?? WTF?

I admire Ninty's support for their older consoles by making the Wii able to play old games but with this, all of that, GONE! and to make matter worst, this is 2012, but they decided to ditch the wifi too? seriously, who in the hell thought that this is a good idea?? somebody should be fired!

Outside_ofthe_Box4159d ago (Edited 4159d ago )

On the bright side the the Wii Mini looks sexy... in my opinion at least.

No surprise some features got removed given how tiny the system is now and the very appealing price drop to $99.99. Same happened with the PS3 when it dropped PS2 BC in order for a price drop although it was ridiculed for it.

kneon4159d ago

Well maybe they don't want it to compete with the Wii U, so they stripped out all the extras.

And not only do you lose a bunch of features but it doesn't even seem like much of a deal, for $50 more you get the full blown Wii and a game included.

And why only in Canada? That's puzzling.

Jobesy4159d ago

"No surprise some features got removed given how tiny the system is now"

So you're saying the mini is too small to fit wifi in? My phone which is a fraction of the size has wifi, theres no excuse!

guitarded774159d ago

I say take that $100 and put it toward a Wii U. You can play all the Wii games, and support for the Wii is gonna be gone soon.

Bimkoblerutso4159d ago

I agree, this is just an awful deal. No game, no wifi, no backwards compatibility (though, to be fair, they had ALREADY dropped BC with the last iteration of the console). What makes Nintendo think this is somehow a respectable SKU?

Plus, it looks like an emergency kit you might store under the seat of your car.

nukeitall4159d ago

@Outside_ofthe_Box

"No surprise some features got removed given how tiny the system is now and the very appealing price drop to $99.99. Same happened with the PS3 when it dropped PS2 BC in order for a price drop although it was ridiculed for it."

I don't know what is up with these downgraded consoles later in life? No thanks!

Oh, did I say it is completely idiotic!

Just get the reguler Wii and get full BC and none of the BS. Don't support this sh!t.

ConstipatedGorilla4159d ago

It's nearly useless and looks cheap too. Black and silver would have been better.

gaffyh4159d ago

I think it looks quite good, but it isn't much smaller than the Wii itself.

deafdani4159d ago

Uh. Wii Mini is going to be even cheaper than a regular Wii. Where do you think the lower price factor comes from?

If you want a Wii with Wifi, and Gamecube games, then go buy a Wii that can do that.

Bimkoblerutso4159d ago (Edited 4159d ago )

@deafdani

Considering the current SKU's come with a game (NSMBW), an excellent semi-rare soundtrack (Super Mario Galaxy) AND a wireless card for $150, you're really spending more money for less with the mini.

And the wifi is actually much more important than people are realizing, because it completely cuts people off from the eShop.

Gamer19824159d ago

You can buy a full size wii for that price nowadays. Sure this is smaller but less features so not really worth it.

turgore4159d ago

Exactly. Too expensive. You can buy a ps2 or a gamecube for 30 bucks.

TruthbeTold4159d ago

If it bothers you that they took out the Wi-Fi capability, consider this question. How much longer are any past developers of Wii games going to keep up online support for whatever games they've released? Probably not much longer. Not to mention, that if you've been wanting a Wii all this time, but had to wait until it's $99.99, chances are you probably don't have internet service in a way that would allow you to play games online. Just saying.

MaxXAttaxX4159d ago (Edited 4159d ago )

and they didn't even drop the price, @Outside_ofthe_Box.

But because Nintendo isn't Sony, there was no fuzz over it because Nintendo can do no wrong -__-

BattleAxe4159d ago

Nintendo announced last week that they are not making anymore Wii games, and now they release a console without online connectivity? No thanks.

darthv724159d ago

I can say this. Despite the criticism this will be a collectors item. Just like the nes top loader and snes jr.

The obscurity alone makes it an automatic seller.

nukeitall4158d ago

@NathanExplosion:

"But because Nintendo isn't Sony, there was no fuzz over it because Nintendo can do no wrong -__-"

Nope, BC still available where I am on Wiis I saw in-store. There were only select models of Wii that lost BC (mostly in Europe), but they got an extra game in the bundle.

Sony got flack because they pushed BC as a selling point, then backtracked and removed it on a high end console. Then they claimed it wasn't important all of a sudden very early in this generation.

They were also the first to remove major features from a console in a later iteration.

MaxXAttaxX4158d ago (Edited 4158d ago )

What other "major features"? Other OS? lol get over yourself.
The majority of people ranting about that never even used it themselves.
Sony has also ADDED several new software features to the PS3. A detail many biased people tend to forget.

Sony did not "push" PS2 backwards compatibility on the PS3 as a selling point any more than Nintendo pushed GameCube backwards compatibility on the Wii (or GBA on DS, later removed from DSi).

Sony never claimed it wasn't important. They cut costs AND dropped the price of the PS3. http://www.semperthree.com/... Nintendo didn't drop the price. I guess you skipped that detail too.
They've both been bundling games.

Outside_ofthe_Box4158d ago

@Nuke

What I gathered from your comment is this:

It's only bad when Sony does it.

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Information Minister4159d ago

With access to the Virtual Console and backwards compatibility with the Gamecube, this would have made for a fantastic retro gaming machine.

As it is right now... meh!

Gamer19824159d ago

Would of if you could slot a HDD inside.

Honky Kong4159d ago

no WiFi. I hope it still has a usb port for the broadband adapter...and portable hard drive.

Peppino74159d ago

This is EXACTLY what I've been waiting for!/s

ZombieNinjaPanda4159d ago

Nothing about this looks appealing to me. Every reason to ever get a Wii has been thrown out the window by this iteration. This is not how you do a smaller unit, worse than the newest Ps3 Slim.

Game0N4159d ago

What? worse than the newest ps3 slim? Whats wrong with the new ps3 slim? It's essentially the same thing as the original, same features and all just in a smaller size. I don't get your reasoning.

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Anon19744159d ago

Ooh. No wi-fi. That's a huge omission. The families I know who currently use their Wii all use Netflix quite often for their kids. But, if you're just looking at a basic Wii for your kids that you can just plug in a game and go without needing anything else, it's only $99. It foots the bill if that's what you're after.

I think it looks pretty cool.

neogeo4159d ago

That is the point. No netflix. If you want netflix mom then buy a WiiU. It's a smart move in 2 ways.
1. It gives a option to the very casual market that does not even know how to setup wifi.

2. It clears confusion between the Wii and WiiU. It will make a easy buying choice for people. The red color helps parrents id the different systems.

I used to work at bestbuy and you wont believe how many cheap people will skip WiiU if only it had netflix. We used to sell a junk TV with built in netflix and a horrible picture and people would buy it only for that insted of a better model without.

TacoTaru4159d ago (Edited 4159d ago )

I don't think anyone on this board would qualify for the "target audience". There are still families that can't afford internet access bills and this looks like a great little system for kids. Not everything is about "core" gamers. They'll probably sell a bunch to people who really want them and that's the point.

FamilyGuy4159d ago

I would have bought one if it still had wifi, what a shame. How much money could they possibly have saved by excluding it?

No wifi, no online capabilities, no netflix, no buy -_-

AWBrawler4159d ago

Thats dumb as heck some of Wii's best games were on wiiware.

stage884159d ago

This is terrible. If you want a Wii download Dolphin. It's 100 times better and get this, absolutely free.

FlairSomewhere4159d ago

Well, ignoring the cost of a strong pc.
And games.
And if you're ignoring that cost then you be a pirate, mate.

fatstarr4159d ago (Edited 4159d ago )

What the fck Nintendo
this is so freaking stupid
the wii sells for 89-120 as is especially when the sales come around

this shit is stupid I swear
No Amount of Fanboy Delusion helps you to agree with this product

No internet
No gamecube
No OS
No wiiware
No nothing
Just a wiiplaying dvd like machine.

It should be 49.99 really unacceptable.

this trend of downgrades is not good -_-

Iancranium4158d ago

Yall been PRANKED lol lol lol. Really, have a look at the image of the box

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DeforMAKulizer4159d ago

I think this with the normal Wii and the Wii U will create massive confusion come christmas.

bubblebeam4159d ago

Agreed. People can't forget that a lot of mothers can't tell shit from clay.

When my younger brother asked for Yu-Gi-Oh cards years ago, when they first came out, my Mother was asking people where to get these "UDL" cards. Yeh.....UDL is pre-mixed Vodka. *Facepalm

rezzah4159d ago

When they first came out? That was like 10 years ago.

DeforMAKulizer4159d ago

I must admit, im loving the design.

Very retro NES feel to it and the colors are just excellent. But with my Wii still A-OK i shall pass.

StanSmith4159d ago

The Wii mini is a canada exclusive so there shouldn't be much confusion...unless you live in canada of course :P

I do agree that it looks nice with the retro vibe it has.

FlairSomewhere4159d ago

Blame the idiot associates who don't prevent them from making that mistake.

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moodgamer4159d ago

This will be a great hit on Christmas. People usually dont realize how much consoles with the price pont of 99€ sell on this holliday season. Its a simple an small console for gaming, just that. No internet, no nothing. Gamers maybe dont understand this but youll see the sales numbers.

AzaziL4159d ago

They stripped the wifi part which probably costs less than $5 in bulk, costly decision that probably doomed this before it even releases.

Gothdom4159d ago

it does have the same colors as the virtual boy...

Summons754159d ago

stripped memory slots too will hinder this as well seeing a huge thing about the WiiU is transferring your saves from wii to wiiu and the people that will most likely buy this will only buy while waiting for the WiiU to restock.

FlairSomewhere4159d ago

Who in their right mind would do this?

kwyjibo4159d ago

Yeah, really surprised they did this. Wi-fi chips are so cheap (I even think your $5 is an overestimate given how you can easily find them in $99 phones now).

I don't think it's doomed as such, but having Netflix et al would have made for a more attractive package.

They're probably assuming that everyone already has their boxes in place though.

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