Tech wizards Digital Foundry got their hands on a Canadian Wii Mini, and did the only thing the internet ever wanted them to do: rip it open and see what was inside.
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Youâd think their findings would be pretty boringââhey, itâs a Wii, but smallerââbut what they found with regards to internet connectivity is interesting.
Unlike the Wii, the Wii Mini doesnât ship with wi-fi, this we knew. But what DF found was that even a Wii USB ethernet adapter failed to get the console online, meaning Nintendo âdeliberately nerfed any kind of internet accessâ. They even went to the trouble of removing sections of the Wiiâs menu so you couldnât configure online access. Bizarre.
Even weirder is that the console doesnât support component cables. A standard in home entertainment for a decade (you could even get component cables for the GameCube), and even in this HDMI era still a means many people use to connect their console, the Wii Mini only supports composite cables. You know, the red, white and yellow cables your SNES used
Technical compromises aside, they also put one next to a regular Wii to find⊠itâs not even really that âminiâ.
So it wonât play GameCube games, wonât go online and wonât use 21st century AV connections. Most pointless console âupgradeâ of all time? Surely.
Nintendo Wii Mini review [Digital Foundry]
