any truth whatsoever with this article ?

Hahahah, Nintendo did that a loooooooooooooooooooong time before Apple. Before it was cool, so to say

 

Judging by the design of the eject button and lack of apparent slot, I'd guess this thing is a top-loader. If it is, I hope it's a better top-loader than the shitty new PS3 Slim (the PS3 has undergone 3 design revisions as well).

A though occurs to me: what if SEGA had made a Dreamcast Mini? It would be friggin tiny.

 

Gee ave, HOTLINKING ISN"T ALLOWED! >:|

 

No WiFi or internet capabilities.:nightmare:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkai...announces-wii-mini-for-99-but-theres-a-catch/

 

why ios it so insanely costy then? ?_? it's a decade old gamecube inside and they took out wi-fi and internet >_>

 

If it still has USB and HDMI,i think this could be my new emulation machine for the TV.

 

I didn't think of that. Did they mean no internet literally, or just USB adapter required?

 

It has no internet nor online support, its a gamecube with wiimotes

Nintendo is trying to enter the BRIC markets with this stuff, end of story

 

It's a Canada exclusive for now... And the C in BRIC is for China...

 

Anyone in Canada wanna sell me one?

 

what is the source of hdmi rumors?

i will surely buy one if it is true. and i hope gamecube ports can be soldered like family wiis.

 

You guys complain they're selling 11 year old hardware with less features than the original hardware??

Look at this console:


- Came out 10 years after the original Famicom
- Was NOT shipped with AC-adaptor or video-cable
- Did not have a microphone in the second controller like the original

Only upside: Ergonomic controllers & AV out

That was 19 years ago.

 

Here's the PR from Bestbuy

Can't see any details on output. I will take a pic of the packaging once I see them on the shelves.

 

i don't think there will be hdmi output, cause it's packaged with standard composite cable.
http://www.nintendo.com/wiimini/what-is-wii-mini/#/whats-in-the-box
but what is true this is official.

 

Hmm, $99.99... I think I'll buy it to add to my console collection(plus, I can finally play the wii on long car rides to Ohio).

 

Some real pictures here: http://www.gamefocus.ca/news/18651.html

 

It has a USB port.

I dont expect it to be long before someone runs homebrew on it and installs what ever software support is missing and then uses a ethernet adapter.

 

Not THAT much smaller is it?

 

Yeah i guess it's "mini" because it lacks quite a lot of features, not because of its size. Why don't they called it a Wii Lite ?

 

Not small to be called mini, yes. I liked that it's top loader and i'm glad they kept a USB port. There's only the A/V multi out port though.