Nintendo makes Wii Mini official: currently exclusive to Canada, launches December 7t

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/11/nintendo-wii-mini.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/27/nintendo-makes-wii-mini-official-exclusive-to-canada/)That was quick. Scarcely two hours after Best Buy spoiled the party, Nintendo is launching the Wii Mini (http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/27/nintendo-wii-mini-leaks-out-early-at-best-buy/). The crimson console is billed as a Canada-exclusive for now -- we're reaching out to confirm if and when it might go elsewhere -- and is clearly meant to catch those families that find the Wii U (http://www.engadget.com/wii-u-review/nintendo-wii-u-review/)(or even a regular Wii) too pricey. To get there, though, they'll have to make some big sacrifices. The Wii Mini cuts out bothGameCube (http://www.engadget.com/tag/GameCube/) compatibility (seen in some regular Wii variants (http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/11/european-blue-wii-bundle-takes-mario-and-sonic-to-the-olympics-se/)) and, more importantly, internet access; unfortunately, this won't be your budget Netflix box. Still, when gamers in the Great White North can pick one up on December 7th for $100, it might be the ideal fit for that TV in the basement or the occasional party.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/27/nintendo-makes-wii-mini-official-exclusive-to-canada/