MikeE21286
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Wonder what that manual says? Lol
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Wii Mini: Exclusive to Canada | Dec 7th @ $99.99 (No internet, no GC support)
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Wonder what that manual says? Lol
AlphaTwo00
Member
They probably couldn't gut that because I games that can install channels, like the Wii Fit channel.
speculawyer
Member
It is nice that they found to reduce the cost of the technology so it can be sold in third world countries.
Burn! Just kidding Canada! Your dollar is worth more than ours.
It has to stay that way since discs can install channels.
Why is it rage inducing?
Chittagong
Gold Member
Haha they definitely should have changed the menu:
I love the look of the console, just such a shame the functionality is so butchered.
Should have just booted straight into game tbh
Because it demonstrates not a single fuck was given to optimize a decent user experience?
Aquamarine
Member
No Skyward Sword patch channel? Ouch. So if you want to fix that game you have to send the entire console to Nintendo?
What needed to be optimized? Move cursor to channel, push button.
If hackers care enough, some workarounds will need to be discovered to get the thing to load something from outside.
I assume USB to SD readers won't work on this? All bannerbomb needs is just one or two files...
Gahiggidy
My aunt & uncle run a Mom & Pop store, "The Gamecube Hut", and sold 80k WiiU within minutes of opening.
Man, that's not much bigger than the TurboGrafx CD-rom module.
I really, really wish they'd give this same treatment to the Gamecube hardware... with its mini-discs and lower clocked chipset, I bet you could make a tiny console.
Unless an ability to patch Skyward Sword is otherwise integrated into the system, this is a pretty strange decision, considering the severity of the issue an the fact that the Zelda series is very popular.
Biff
Member
Come on dude. You can't tell me it doesn't look bad/lazy that Nintendo didn't have one of its engineers spend an hour removing the excess bubbles and just making 3 large bubbles in the middle.
Nintendo is selling this as a product with their brand name on it.. Brand image matters in this industry.
Twilight Princess
Member
It looks like a squashed GameCube...
AlphaTwo00
Member
Again, Wii Fit Channel could be installed without the need of any internet connection.
Also, this brings a new problem: any owners of this won't be able to migrate the system to Wii U,
Also, this brings a new problem: any owners of this won't be able to migrate the system to Wii U,
And I thought the lack of internet was bad:
... Just how absurdly frugal can Nintendo be? Actually, this is looking less like frugality and more straight up insanity, maybe that's why it's limited to Canada. Shame, as I really do like the design, I just wish it had all the features the GC-less Wii had at the least.
AlphaTwo00
Member
So this is in line with the Gamecube reduction back then, with the removal of the 480Component support and the Network ports.
They stripped out the heart of the damn system and instead of optimizing the stripped down system with a more simplistic UI, they said fuck you and kept the same UI with no functionality whatso-fucking-ever.
It's lazy, overpriced, unnecessary, and that is rage inducing.
Dreamwriter
Member
Without internet the only thing they'd be migrating would be game saves...not really that important.
Lol, and I bet the non-Internet option involves copying your save file to SD to send it to Nintendo. There's no way it makes any sense to have to send your Wii to Nintendo to have them take it apart to fix it. If they haven't built some sort of invisible patch into this system, good grief.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Engadget say the USB ethernet adapter doesn't work.
Smh.
Smh.
sixteen-bit
Member
This will all make sense when Nintendo announces Innernette for Wii Mini at E3.
It's quite surprising the number of saves that lock themselves to your system.
my friend's uncle, who works for nintendo, said it's about as powerful as a wii.
Except for its time that was more akin to the reductions made with the PS1 or PS2, features that either only a few games supported or very few people took advantage of, not to mention they were removing ports. Internet matters to Wii far more than it did for either GC or PS2, and at least with digital distribution trumps the Xbox, and damn near everyone has an HDTV these days while the component's integrated into the same A/V port as composite/s-video. These kinds of cuts in a modern system are insane, especially with the Wii U jumping on HD fully.
Do you have a Wii or Wii U? Then guess what, you don't have to! Nintendo doesn't want you to! It's for people who don't have one! Isn't that great?!
Yea but Wii price is like $100 now if you shop around and it has Wifi smh..
JaseMath
Member
No shame. You're better than this, Nintendo.
I love the look of the console, just such a shame the functionality is so butchered.
480p at best, so yes. Wii games are pixelated messes on HDTVs.
sixteen-bit
Member
No, 480i at best. They removed progressive scan from the Wii Mini. Doesn't even support Component cables for cleaner 480i than composite.
Wait, is it confirmed there's no component support? I mean the component cable goes into the same slot as the composite cable. It's not like the GC where there were 2 different video out ports. I was planning to get this just for the red remote + nunchuck (and as a spare Wii for my big TV downstairs) but if it truly doesn't have component out I don't think I'll pick it up.
You know what I'd like to see though? A super small Wii with the disc drive removed and a bunch more storage space. They could call it the Nintendo Virtual Console and market it as a way to play "all the classics". I'd imagine it'd sell infinitely more than the Wii Mini will too.
You know what I'd like to see though? A super small Wii with the disc drive removed and a bunch more storage space. They could call it the Nintendo Virtual Console and market it as a way to play "all the classics". I'd imagine it'd sell infinitely more than the Wii Mini will too.
sixteen-bit
Member
The SNES 2 uses the same AV port at the SNES, but unlike the original SNES it cannot do S-Video or RGB. Just because the port is the same, doesn't mean the console's ability to render video is the same. Just like how the USB port cannot be used for an Ethernet adapter, Nintendo stripped Component video internally to save on manufacturing costs.
Gahiggidy
My aunt & uncle run a Mom & Pop store, "The Gamecube Hut", and sold 80k WiiU within minutes of opening.
Yes, in the U.S. but is that also true for Canada?
I wonder how many times I have to say I'll ship these to GAF members for cost and shipping before people notice? I guess people just don't read through threads
anon_mastermind
Member
I'm picking one up to sell, and one to keep as a collectible. Though I'll be tempted to open it up and claim the wii remote plus and nunchuck for Wii U usage.
Kenny Blankenship
Neo Member
so are they planning on replacing the original wii with this 1? futureshop is only selling the new 1..
Pancakes R Us
Member
Will you ship internationally? To the UK?I wonder how many times I have to say I'll ship these to GAF members for cost and shipping before people notice? I guess people just don't read through threads
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