Big-ass Ramp
hella bullets that's true
hahaha wow
or they could use black friday as a way to clear out current stock of Wiis
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Rumor: Wii mini console redesign
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hahaha wow
or they could use black friday as a way to clear out current stock of Wiis
Perhaps they try something Sony was very successfully with as of recent.
Reduce the production cost of the Wii to a minimum and launch it in regions that didn't have it until now. I don't have a source right now, but didn't the PS2 launch in Brazil and other nations in 2007? Sony sold many millions in these regions and I can see Nintendo getting in on that.
Reduce the production cost of the Wii to a minimum and launch it in regions that didn't have it until now. I don't have a source right now, but didn't the PS2 launch in Brazil and other nations in 2007? Sony sold many millions in these regions and I can see Nintendo getting in on that.
Big-ass Ramp
hella bullets that's true
I could see Nintendo doing like Sony did with the PS2; shrink it, sell it for cheap and expand markets. Nintendo gets to continue making money off of ancient hardware, plus it makes for good eye candy in financial reports to have sold 1.2trillion Wiis lifetime.
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
I think a new, more compact, maybe fanless, and much cheaper redesign would be a smart thing to do especially when it comes to emerging markets and console owners which never experienced the Wii and have no intention of picking up a Wii U now. $99 vs $299 would be quite a big difference.
Canis lupus
Member
Its releasing in 2 weeks and we haven't heard anything of it yet?
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
Provided I can get it for cheap I might pick one up just to play Mario Galaxy 1 and 2, and maybe Donkey Kong.
They're already doing that with the Wii U *runs*
They're already doing that with the Wii U *runs*
I would probarbly go for one to play NSMB Wii, and some other games I want to have.
My idea was to buy a Wii U but I think it is to expensive for the moment when I look at the time I have to play these days.
Funnily enough it was the 8th in Japan and Wii U will release on the 8th...
DigitalRicket
Member
I hate that Nintendo hasn't done various colors for its consoles since the days of the N64 and Gamecube. I mean, c'mon! Stop teasing us with so many colors for your Wiimotes and Wii's if we end up with only two color options...
i guess it's going to look rather different then the old models and nintendo will stop producing the old ones.
so every idiot will see the diffrence between Wii and WiiU.
slap a yellow sticker on it: "not compatible with WiiU games and peripheral, yerk!
watch all old wiis dissapear over night.
so every idiot will see the diffrence between Wii and WiiU.
slap a yellow sticker on it: "not compatible with WiiU games and peripheral, yerk!
no ac adapter included!
watch all old wiis dissapear over night.
grimshawish
Banned
The Gameboy Micro didn't work.
Unless they can really make this thing TINY; which will mean no disc drive.
Unless...its the size of a small disc drive.
In which case it would be nice to sit beside my PC or something I suppose.
EDIT: Also OP makes a good point on the youtube thing...maybe this will come with an updated OS that runs the other TV services?
E.g. EXACTLY what MS is doing with the 720/second SKU supposedly next year.
Unless they can really make this thing TINY; which will mean no disc drive.
Unless...its the size of a small disc drive.
In which case it would be nice to sit beside my PC or something I suppose.
EDIT: Also OP makes a good point on the youtube thing...maybe this will come with an updated OS that runs the other TV services?
E.g. EXACTLY what MS is doing with the 720/second SKU supposedly next year.
Freezie KO
Banned
Nintendo, just kill it like you should've killed the DS when 3DS came out.
frankie_baby
Member
Seriously no one that buys a hundred dollar wii would be the sort of person that could be tempted to spend 3x the amount on a console
grimshawish
Banned
Wii is already dead. Nintendo killed it...what? 2 Years ago? Its not an issue.
Problem the 3DS has is that the DS never died as such.
Pretty much.
Dead Prince
Banned
hopefully they get rid of the sharp corners. a smaller Wii U design for Wii would be extremely pleasing.
SebastianAlexander
Member
if they would want to continue with their trend of releasing confusing new consoles they would release a new (Wii U) Gamepad BUT it would be a standalone portable Wii and not be compatible with the Wii U 
- the all new Wii mini
- the all new Wii mini
entremet
Member
Maybe for undeveloped markets.
Pizza Luigi
Member
eShop only, no disc slot
JoshuaJSlone
Member
So cheaper people can buy the games that continue to sell well after years.
Yeah, at the very least the date seems bonkers. I think the only time Nintendo had anything like a stealth launch was when the backlit GBASP released around the time of GB Micro.Zek said:
The Wii's been out 6 years, and it's a giant compared to what they managed to redesign the PS2 into after 4.5 years.MasterSheen said:How much smaller could they make it?
grimshawish
Banned
/re-enters
I suppose you could call it...a Wiidesign
/leaves
I suppose you could call it...a Wiidesign
/leaves
I'd like to see a Wii the size of OUYA with an affordably-priced external DVD drive accessory. Put 8GB of flash in there for WiiWare and Virtual Console software, put every Nintendo-published disc-based title on the former, sell for $79 or something similar, and I'd bet the thing would do huge numbers. Why not? I know I'd want one.
H_Prestige
Banned
I'd prefer something like the Apple DVD drive, but I wonder if they will go with a top loader. Sony has shown that it saves space and reduces costs in a big way. Not to mention it would help distinguish it from the Wii U cosmetically.
Zoe
Member
Do they even have the infrastructure to support undeveloped markets?
Manp
Member
frankie_baby
Member
That's something I'm quite surprised didn't happen a couple of years ago
no peripherals, final destination.
Haunted
Member
Wait, is that actually supposed to be to scale? I didn't know the Ouya would be that tiny, I always pictured it GC size.
sixteen-bit
Member
would it upscale? the HD in HDMI means high definition
friskykillface
Banned
me too
i have seen and bought lots of wii games at thrift stores and yard sales so i stocked up on some but they are pretty scratched up and i can't put them in my new wii u
i am paranoid that they would mess the laser up or something, and yup i am that stupid B^)
do it Nintendo, give me dat wii mini.
Smiles and Cries
Member
but, but they are not making any games for the thing.
that photo looked like a bad April Fools joke
that photo looked like a bad April Fools joke
Dreamwriter
Member
Yeah, it's tiny, about the size of a Rubix Cube. Here's its motherboard:
So I'm thinking, maybe Nintendo lowered the Wii price to $130, they then heard about the Ouya's $99 price and saw how small it was, and said to themselves "We can beat that!".
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
wait they removed GCN bc at some point?
JohnTinker
Limbaugh Parrot
What if this will natively run things like YouTube & Netflix and a modified version of TVii?
fabricated backlash
Member
I would get one at that size (if it's homebrewable as easy as the old one)
Dreamwriter
Member
Yeah, a year ago Nintendo revamped the Wii to make it horizontal only and at the same time removed Gamecube compatibility.
thecouncil
Banned
this came out in october 1997:
so its not too crazy that they redesign a dead system.
so its not too crazy that they redesign a dead system.
Haunted
Member
I've even seen that mobo picture before, I just didn't make the connection that the whole package would be that small. That's crazy. Now I kinda want one. :lol
It probably adds some wattage to your power outlets.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
It's an android phone without the battery. Not that impressive.
Heh
As for the Ouya, no optical drive doesn't make it quite as impressive, considering how small our phones can be.
HueyFreeman
Banned
This might seem like an insane question, but I'm a ps3 owner and haven't been following Wii: current wiis no longer have GameCube compatibility?
The ones with the horizontal logo and that dont come with the vertical stand dont.
They still sell both versions in my country though
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