I got the WiiU largely for the same reason. At the $99 price point it ain't bad at all. I see now who this system would be perfect for. I now have a flat panel HD TV and SD signals don't look so good and if I recall it would be stuck at the 4:3 ratio rather than 16:9. It would have been no problem for me since I used to have a Wii connected to a CRT TV. I read a few reviews and confirmed it first hand at a friends house who bought out to replace an old Wii model. always connected, mandatory installs, the one box to rule them all crap).īack on topic I wanted a Wii mini but it doesn't have component out. I think that for any Wii enthusiasts looking to proactively protect their access to what I feel was the best software library of the last generation, this is a great way to do it.Ĭasterofdreams wrote:Ultimately I chose to get a WiiU despite my "eff next gen" nonsense I had awhile back (I justified the purchase because it doesn't "feel" next gen, I.e. One of the rarely spoken facts about our hobby is the need to occasionally purchase redundant hardware to ensure that we can continue to play our favorite old games for decades to come. I suppose the lack of Internet could be a con but as I said, this is a review of the machine in January 2014 - if your concern about Nintendo's support for the Wii's online infrastructure going forward is the deciding factor on whether or not you purchase a Wii, then you've got a completely different set of priorities than the rest of the world. While I have always felt that the difference between Wii games over AV cables versus component cables is negligible, this could be a sticking point for some prospective buyers. That's not a con for me but I know many Racketfolk prefer that option.Įdit: As pointed out to me after my initial review, the Nintendo Wii Mini does not support component out. There is no SD card slot so players who like to upload homebrew or store their "back ups" on an external drive will be out of luck. Not a big deal if you're used to playing a Dreamcast or early model Playstation 2 - but enough that it's noticeable compared to say a WiiU or PS3. There are a couple of cons: There is less noise suppression for the disc drive than the original model Wii so you'll hear the laser moving about spooling data. This machine is built for playing Wii games and that is it. No cluttered menu full of bloat ware that was never supported and could never be removed. There aren't any distracting blue imbedded LEDs. It doesn't have the front loading cradle that wears out much too fast. It doesn't have the ill-conceived WiiConnect24 setting that claimed the video cards of so many Wii owners who didn't think to disable it. This thing is built like a brick and has excised all the parts of the original Wii model that were so prone to breaking. I love the Wii - so much that I have burnt out two disc drives since 2006. In 2014, this thing is exactly what a retro gamer like myself wants. I think I might have read an article about it about that time and done that exactly. Two years ago, I'd have turned my nose up at this thing. It is a small, compact box of sturdy red plastic bereft of any thing fancy or awe inspiring. The disc drive is a top loader and there is no out of the box (or any other kind, really) of internet connectivity. The Wii mini is completely stripped of all the features that set the Wii apart from the Gamecube when it launched in the mid-2000's. However, two years ago I wouldn't have been so impressed by this thing. My verdict: This thing is what Wii collectors want to own as we move forward. At the end of the trade I had just enough money in my pocket to get something I've been thinking about for a while: A Nintendo Wii Mini. Having recently purchased a Nintendo 3DSXL, I decided to sell my launch model 3DS to a friend.
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