Wii Mini

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Leafeon said:
This new system makes me so mad. No online capabilities to let new gamers experience games to the fullest.

Why Nintendo?
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Probably to keep costs down.

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Press Release said:
After nearly 100 million sold worldwide, Nintendo’s Wii console is getting a new look and a new price. On Dec. 7, the new Wii Mini home console launches in Canada at a suggested retail price of just $99.99 and puts the focus squarely on Wii games. The system can play more than 1,400 disc-based Wii games. Wii Mini is smaller than the original Wii system, and comes in matte black with a red border. The system comes with a red Wii Remote Plus, a red Nunchuk controller and works with most Wii accessories.

“There are games in the Wii library for every type of player,” said Ron Bertram, Nintendo of Canada’s vice president and general manager. “Wii Mini is a great gift for the holidays that brings everyone in the family together to play. Wii Mini has a mini price, but it’s all about big fun.”

Wii Mini is designed exclusively to play Wii games. Its family-friendly design has no Internet capabilities and does not play Nintendo GameCube games. It’s a great value for first-time Wii owners who just want to jump in and experience all the great Wii games that helped usher in a revolution in motion-controlled gaming. Wii games are available at a variety of price points for every kind of shopper. Some top Wii games during the past six years include:

• A whole range of value-priced Nintendo Selects games, including some of the top-selling and best-reviewed Wii games of all time, at a suggested retail price of $19.99

• Super Smash Bros. Brawl (suggested retail price of $29.99)

• Donkey Kong Country Returns (suggested retail price of $29.99)

• Mario Kart Wii (suggested retail price of $39.99)

• Wii Sports Resort (suggested retail price of $39.99)

• New Super Mario Bros. Wii (suggested retail price of $59.99)

• Wii Fit Plus with the Wii Balance Board (suggested retail price of $99.99)

Wii Mini is available exclusively in Canada during the holiday season. No information is available about its potential availability in other territories in the future. Remember that Wii Mini features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit nintendo.com/wiimini.
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Nintendo of Canada spokesperson Matt Ryan has explained why they are releasing Wii Mini.

Matt Ryan said:
They are two very different products for a different type of player. It really depends on the experience that players want and their preferred investment in their gaming console. If a player just wants to play Wii games, Wii Mini is a great choice at a great price. If the player wants more from their system, Wii U is the latest innovation of fun from Nintendo.
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Vipsoccermaster said:
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Okay, maybe it's not going to be exclusive to Canada after all. Could come to United Kingdom, too. But it's still a rumor. The link there leads to a 404 page error.
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This rumor is actually true.

It's coming to UK/Europe on Friday, March 22, 2013.

Also, to coincide with the event, there are four new Nintendo Selects titles for Europe:

Mario Party 8
Wii Sports Resort
Mario Power Tennis
Super Paper Mario
 
A very strange device for sure. I really don't need another Wii, especially one that isn't compatible with game cube games or the Wii Virtual Console. The only good thing I can see about this is the micro controllers. Perhaps they take less batteries and drain it much less. That would be a plus at least. They should of made it a portable Wii, otherwise the other Wii models are a much better option.
 
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