Trogdor1123
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Is there a mention of how much flash memory there is? Odd that there is no internet though. YOu would think the VC was a gravey train.
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Wii Mini: Exclusive to Canada | Dec 7th @ $99.99 (No internet, no GC support)
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captmcblack
Member
I really want to know who these people are that really, seriously don't know or are legitimately confused that the Wii U is a new console and not an addition to the old Wii.
Given that it looks different, has a different name, uses different games, is priced different, has a different controller, a different marketing scheme and does different stuff, the legend of these confused consumers is just crazy to me. Even if you were the dumbest end user or the most oblivious of soccer moms just looking to buy "the new Wii from the TV" or "the new Nintendo", there's no way you could conclude anything but Wii U to me.
...anyway, this mini Wii is pretty decent at $99, though no online seems pretty lulzy (it's gotta cost less than nothing to throw that wireless G antenna in there). Bundle it with Skyward Sword, Brawl or the Wii Sports/Wii Sports Resort double pack!
Given that it looks different, has a different name, uses different games, is priced different, has a different controller, a different marketing scheme and does different stuff, the legend of these confused consumers is just crazy to me. Even if you were the dumbest end user or the most oblivious of soccer moms just looking to buy "the new Wii from the TV" or "the new Nintendo", there's no way you could conclude anything but Wii U to me.
...anyway, this mini Wii is pretty decent at $99, though no online seems pretty lulzy (it's gotta cost less than nothing to throw that wireless G antenna in there). Bundle it with Skyward Sword, Brawl or the Wii Sports/Wii Sports Resort double pack!
A better joke would include Reggie's Pizza Hut career.Nintendo's inspiration?
Stolen from Twitter.
I was going for the Famicom look. The only G&W I had was DK Jr. and I don't think it had these colors.
casablanca
Member
This thing is ugly.
WiiredShawn
Member
Hnnng.
Are all of these officials colors? Nintendo must be trying to see which one(s) will click.
I here you, but the average consumer is not you (or me, or most people reading this site). It's not helped by 3DS titles being thrown in with DS titles on the DS shelf in my local supermarket (there's no 3DS promotional banners) and I fully expect Wii U and Wii to share the same shelf space.
Almost every single one who isn't in the gaming news sphere, and a lot of them who actually are.
It doesn't.
It doesn't.
It doesn't (people confuse Just Dance 4 Wii U for Just Dance 4 for Wii on the shelf all the time)
With the above, they have no reason to know that it is priced different until they see the nasty news on the cash register.
Which they think it's for the Wii.
It has a marketing scheme similar to every single marketing scheme for the Wii.
It does what they expect it to do, be a Wii with a tablet controller.
Thinking Wii U is a Wii is not some fringe belief, it's the first thing that comes to mind when you see it.
LiveFromKyoto
Member
They're probably thinking long term with this one, for smaller markets and parents with small kids. Reducing all extraneous components, no powered eject, legacy support they won't profit from with GC, etc..
The Wii U & Wii shops are different, this allows them to shut down the Wii shop eventually, which at a certain point will probably cost more to maintain than it brings in.
dehydratedbabies
Member
No Internet, but does it have waffle functionality?
GayForMaster
Banned
No internet...? Meh.
No GC Support?
Fuck that.
No GC Support?
Fuck that.
jediyoshi
Member
Barely any of these things holds up to someone who isn't informed. The "Wii" is the only relevant part of the name that most people care to look at. Everything else would just follow from there, the controller could just look like one of the numerous myriad of other controller peripherals that came out for the original Wii (I'd hazard to guess that any random person you talk to in a store wouldn't be able to differentiate the purpose and ability of the Wii U Pro pad to the Wii Classic Controller), the boxes don't look drastically different, especially considering there were Wii games with non-white boxes, the advertising still has people swinging wii remotes they're familiar with with their old system. It's really not a huge stretch.
Nope, I did the blue one.
LiveFromKyoto
Member
No lie, almost every single person I've spoken to IRL about it. Even some people who are pretty savvy with this stuff but not into Nintendo enough to know already. They haven't messaged it well at all yet. The branding is all too similar, which was no doubt intentional to a degree, they wanted to leverage the Wii brand, but they may not have differentiated enough yet.
fart town usa
Gold Member
A gimped system (this model) that the majority of people already own. You could probably get a used full model wii for a cheaper price.
Awesome design but quite possibly the most pointless console relaunch in history.
Awesome design but quite possibly the most pointless console relaunch in history.
A decent number of stories have been coming from Gamestop employees lately about confusion...
The system itself? Not really... it's basically a fat wii in terms of looks.
That's similar to numerous add-ons for the original wii...
People who think it's just a tablet would (obviously) believe those three things when comparing it to the (old) Wii console.
The marketing scheme isn't really that unique/different at all. It follows the same look as the (original) Wii branding. It does different things but how much of it outside of the tablet controller is known by the average consumer?
Heh, if you don't get why people who don't follow up on gaming news may get confused and/or feel like the people getting confused are completely stupid then I don't know what to say to you. It shows a lack of understanding of how normal everyday people that don't follow up on video games are.
WickedCobra03
Member
Well when they revised the Wii originally didn't they already cut Gamecube support? IMO, that is a big feature for me still since I do have a bunch of GC games that I like playing on a regular basis.
I dunno, I wouldn't mind picking one up just for novelty sake... its so weird, as far as design, decision to release the model now, colors... everything kind of just doesn't make sense on Nintendo's part, especially considering they just released the WiiU.
tiggerkiddo
Member
Well...not sure what to think of it actually. I guess it looks nice but seems gimped as far as the features go.
Oh god that looks so good. The red makes it look kinda cheap but that blue is so good. I'm for sure picking one up but I'm honestly considering waiting for better colours, but I doubt they'll make more colours considering how niche this console will be.
Hnnng.
MrCunningham
Member
Is Canada just a test market or something? I think it looks pretty cool actually, but lack of internet connection? Why would anyone want this over the current $99.00 Wii model?
This thing is like the PSP GO of the Wii family.
This thing is like the PSP GO of the Wii family.
Guess they had to do something with all those leftover Hollywood chips......(wait for it)........seeing as they used a load of spare Broadway's in the WiiU. BOOM BOOM!
I'll be here all week.
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Quality comedy aside, I'm secretly in love with this console. Seriously want that red Nunchuck
I'll be here all week.
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Quality comedy aside, I'm secretly in love with this console. Seriously want that red Nunchuck
-Pyromaniac-
Member
As a Canadian I'm thoroughly confused as why this is exclusive to us. Seems completely random, lol.
WickedCobra03
Member
I would hazard to guess most Wii's on the market are solely updated by people buying new games and the new games eventually updating the Wii once every 2 years. That same crowd probably has never even considered the online aspect of the Wii either. To them it plays Mario, Goldeneye, WiiSports and crummy mini-game collections.
And I think the design is atrocious in that it doesn't even fit the aesthetic of the Wii's previous hardware revisions... it looks like a knock off at this point.
Sucks for us in US. Best Buy does not ship outside CA.
sixteen-bit
Member
It's top-loading like a Gamecube.
I'm sure you could get one of us friendly Canadian GAFers to purchase and ship it to you.
lunarworks
Member
I don't need one of these, but I want one of these.
It's the most "game console" looking console in years.
It's the most "game console" looking console in years.
2000: Why are they releasing a smaller PlayStation at the end of its life when they just released the PlayStation 2?
2005: Why are they releasing a smaller Game Boy Advance at the end of its life when they just released the DS?
This is just something that happens; console manufacturers trying to get every last penny from their old hardware before they take it out back. It's nothing new. The people buying consoles this late in their life do not care about connecting their Wiis to the internet. New versions of old hardware never confused enough people to cause new hardware to become total failures in these instances. They are businesses, and as long as people are still buying the old hardware, it makes sense to keep selling it because ultimately their goal is to make money.
2005: Why are they releasing a smaller Game Boy Advance at the end of its life when they just released the DS?
This is just something that happens; console manufacturers trying to get every last penny from their old hardware before they take it out back. It's nothing new. The people buying consoles this late in their life do not care about connecting their Wiis to the internet. New versions of old hardware never confused enough people to cause new hardware to become total failures in these instances. They are businesses, and as long as people are still buying the old hardware, it makes sense to keep selling it because ultimately their goal is to make money.
Amaze-balls. I might just buy one for that.
I prefer this design to the Wii and the WiiU
The Mana Legend
Banned
People seem to think this is targeted at GAF. It's not. People really think the casual public gives a shit about Gamecube and Virtual Console support?
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
That is one butt ugly console.
faceless007
Member
...People actually like that look? My first thought was fast-food burger box.
But dude, everyone wants stuff that connects to the internet!!11111
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
woa that's one of the best console designs yet