Wii Mini Shifts 35,700 Units in Canada

I can get a pre-owned Wii for like, $50-65 on eBay .

What kind of sales were they expecting? By American expectations that would be horrendous for an obscure Japanese retail game but I don't know what gaming is like in Canada.

How many are being returned as I'm typing this?

You know, this thing actually looks ok, but for what you get at that price it should come with Mario Kart, SSBB, SMG and LZ:TP pre-installed.

If Nintendo say it's good it means it is good for them: end of the story. I still cannot fathom entirely what are their plans with this precarious console, but I can only wish them to accomplish their goals with it.

This might confuse people but i guess the profit yields on the wii innards are huge by now giving the fact they have already made around a hundred million of them take out wi-fi and the sd card slot and there is probably more money to be made

@gavn64, I agree, they were left with all these extra components and just did something with them.

there are people who dont want Wifi or any connectivity. Not everyone has 24/7 internet and some folks prefer to keep it offline for their kids. Im sure Nintendo knew exactly what to expect from this release, they know their market better than we do.

I say again: bring it to markets that haven't been conquered (much) before: deep into Latin America and ALL over asia.

@mch Does that include North Korea?

I'd imagine the North Koreans would brand it as their own then claim it was the best computer on the planet.

I want one because it will become quite a collectable in the following years.

Thats really strange considering, if Canada's population was actually the size of U.S.A., it would sell about 300,000 units, in a matter of 2 and a half months.
Something tells me alot of children were sad, that their parents made the mistake of buying a Wii Mini rather than a Wii U.

I'm still worried about this coming in Europe...

Today I went to a electronic store and at the WiiU section there were various notes placed around saying "WiiU games does NOT play on the Wii".
With such confusion still around that Wii mini is gonna make a mega mess >_>;

All collectors, I guess!

I think what confuses me the most is why they'd sell it to Canada. It's not as if we're devoid of gamers or anything.

I guess you could call this the "Game Boy Micro" of the Wii consoles.

Thought the "Family Edition" was bad? Well, here ya go!

I genuinely find it impossible to imagine the scale of this console. It could be the size of a stamp or fridge for all I know. Every image perplexes me.

Kid "i want the new Wii u"

Clueless parent at store, " i would like to buy the newest wii, eh"

Non-gaming Store clerk, "well the newest Wii we have in stock is the Wii Mini"

Parent "well it looks different from we have already, i guess that's it, ring me up!"

Here I was, filled with pride, that my country actually had an exclusive Nintendo console and now the UK is getting it! Damn it all!!

I'm just kidding =P I really like the Wii Mini design though, it sort of reminds me of the Famicom. I've never actually fired mine up, I got it mainly for the red Wii Remote and Nunchuk that it comes with, so I just keep it boxed up.

I wonder how many of those were shipped overseas to collectors. I'm actually kind of surprised they were able to sell that many.

@Hyperstar96 They could always add a bigger hard drive you know... a 32GB SD card only costs like 15 bucks, and that would hold everything.

Dag, yo. 35,000 units is nothing to shake a stick at. This product may seem baffling and pointless to you and me, but apparently there is at least a tacit market for it, and given the tiny investment, manufacturing and distribution costs Nintendo must be spending on it, it sounds to me like they made a smart business decision.

If a US version were to come out I would get it. Then a Wii system of some sort (Wii U) included) would be in 4 out of 5 rooms. The wife would surely love that...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8TDfAfXacE

I can't see much reason in buying the Wii Mini, since the "regular" version's price is about the same (£83.99 on Amazon UK), but gives you way much more fun!
The Wii Mini is only for collectors I think...

Surely for Just Dance and kid games this is perfect!

Not for gamers*

At GC (for example pearl white) it is possible to change the inner life to still have a component out. No component – No collectable for me!

So the Wii mini is outselling the Wii U? Great :-S

i'm fine i have a WiiU now to play my Wii games but i guess it's ok for a cheap console for parent's to buy for their kids

I guess Nintendo would be silly to turn down the almost free money that selling Wiis gives them but the cost of rolling out the Wii Mini seems like it would have been better spent on Wii U marketing.

Or maybe they could have gotten the VC ready in time instead of designing this.

As a competitor for the Apple TV or the Roku PLUS the posibility to play Wii games this would've been awesome. Buut....

Not bad,not bad at all.

I was thinking of picking one up, I like top loader systems and I need a new Wii. For the Wii, I really don't care about all that over perks (online, sd card slot, component) Wii is already so basic that those things don't matter much

How Youre Going To Store Save States?

@Rocketship oh the chinese do that with cars all the time, and the government ok's it because they get more money.

Now, im from canada, and I can say that in Chiliwack, Abbotsford and Langley (in the Vancouver Area), these systems are actually outselling the Wii U because they play all the games everyone loves, and parents are either to dumb or too cheap to buy their kids the Wii U. As for us older gamers, I honestly need to see some SERIOUSLY good game come out on the Wii U, Because Aliens sucked, ACIII was too short, Zombi u was dull, and it generally hasn't been well marketed, in terms of consumer education. I think if they go Bethesda to make a Elder Scrolls game, it would sell more (or be a complete faliure), or at least get people a little interested. I have played quite a few Wii U games, and seriously, I prefer classic PS2 and Xbox games, like Bully, Shadow of the Colossus, Elder Scrolls III, Half Life 2 and other True gaming masterpieces. With Wii U, its one big license title cash in attempt. Anyone hearing me?

I'll be picking one up as soon as I can, purely for the collector value.

It's a nice looking little thing.

This will be one of those things that I know I should buy for collectors value, that will end up being worth a lot more in future, but that I don't buy and later regret. If I had money to spare I'd take a punt, but would leave it on the box.

It's a little baby Wii Mini, very interesting if I may say so.

just picked one up yesturday, and I have to say I'm loving the system so far, it's not so cheap feeling as you might think, either. Sure it doesn't have online, component, and sd card slot, but those things I never used on a wii anyways. I think what makes me like the system is the fact it's red (love red) and it's a top loader, I prefer those over slot ones like ps3 slim and original wii.

@BestBuck123 Sure, my mistake!