SAME as the normal (new) Wii

but with out Internet and GC support
so it
JUST FOR PLAYING RETAIL WII GAME
NO WIIWARE OR VC

 

Probably not, unless they manage to flash new NANDs to it that somehow have preinstalled apps.

 

The original (retail) Wii didn't play DVDs, so it's really doubtful the new one will.

 

So do we know if it has an SD slot?

 

Maybe disc swapping would work for homebrew emulation

 

it sounds soooooooo lame!

 

The wii mini sucks. No GCN support (that was a given, without even knowing the specs). No internet, guys? Ugh. This should sell for $50. The last time I bought a full featured Wii it cost me $129 shipped and well worth it. One of the best consoles of all time and I am a former xbox360 fan.

I'm sure you'll be seeing these second hand fast for sub-$85 range. People who get this "present" (I leave a lot of those in the toilet) for christmas aren't going to be happy.

 

Review is out.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/df-hardware-nintendo-wii-mini-review

Basically no SD card support, they removed 480p support and totally no net access aka no USB ethernet support. The only good thing is lower power usage than the Wii.

 

No Internet
No GC-support
No Wiiware
No Virtual Console
No Component Cable
No SD-slot

This may seem like an awkward release, but then again. It all comes down to business and making money.
Nintendo will probably roll out some GC-games for VC on Wii-U later on, so it´s clear that they want to cut the option to play these. All in all, it´s a real crackdown on piracy, wich I think is good. But it´s also a crackdown on the gamers that legally wants to play the older stuff =(. I am glad that I got myself a brand new & boxed Wii with GC-compatibility, so I will still be able to play my old GC-games in the future.

 

I can see it work in China, India and other developing nations