Wii Mini

The Wii Mini (model number RVL-201 and stylized as Wii mini) is a smaller and cheaper version of the mh:awesomegames:Wii as well as the third and final model of the console. It came with a red Wii Remote Plus and Nunchuck and was bundled with mh:awesomegames:Mario Kart Wii as well. It was announced on November 27, 2012, released in Canada on December 7, 2012, in Europe on March 15, 2013, and in North America on November 17, 2013, and was discontinued on November 13, 2017.

Why Wii Would Like a Refund

 * 1) Just like how the Game Boy Micro was pointless, by the time that it was released, the Wii's successor, the Wii U (which also fully supports Wii games and controllers) was already out. In fact, its U.S. release was only a full year after the Wii U's original release.
 * 2) Like the Wii Family Edition (model number RVL-101), it doesn't support GameCube games, controllers, and accessories.
 * 3) All the Internet features were removed (even when the service was available), which was one of the highlights of the previous models.
 * 4) The SD Card slot was removed.
 * 5) It has only one USB port while the previous models had two.
 * 6) It can't be used with the component video cable despite using the same AV out connector.
 * 7) Despite having almost no features, it had a longer lifespan than the Family Edition if not the original model.
 * 8) No Internet or SD Card capabilities meant that if owners of the Wii Mini later decided to upgrade to the Wii U, they couldn't transfer all their Wii save data to their Wii U unless if owners do the Bluetooth exploit (Blue Bomb) and download Savegame Manager GX.
 * 9) Not very many channels to use: there are only the Disc and Mii Channels. There is also a Wii Menu Electronic Manual which is very pointless.
 * 10) After being discontinued, its price went on a rise even though the Wii price decreased, so now the Wii Mini costs more and is thus overpriced.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) When it first came out, it was cheaper than the previous Wii models, Wii U, and all the DS/3DS models.
 * 2) The designs of the console and remote are pretty good.
 * 3) It's less likely to break compared to the previous models.
 * 4) It comes bundled with mh:awesomegames:Mario Kart Wii, one of the most recognized Wii games (except you cannot play it online).
 * 5) If you want a portable version of the Wii, but don't have much space and don't mind a lot of removed features, then this console is for you as you can play a huge game library of over 1,500 games.
 * 6) The Wii Mini is the most energy efficient Wii model.

Trivia

 * Due to so many features being removed, it took nearly 7 years to hack the console, which was finally done in 2019 when people found out a Bluetooth exploit.
 * This was the first and only Wii console to be a top-loader and the fifth and final top-loader that Nintendo ever made. The others being the NES, SNES, N64, and GameCube.
 * Like the Family Edition, this model was never released in Japan, but it also wasn't ever released in Australia and New Zealand.