The Wii Mini has one USB port.

[emigre]

I know this has been said but the MiniWii is about as appealing as the PSP street was...

It's like settling for the ugly best friend after missing out on the hot one.

 

[Maxternal]

who says that is not possible via usb on wii mini? maybe the system menu has that option

It'd doubtful that they'd rewrite the system menu just for a limited addition last breath Wii model made for one country when the vWii system menu on the Wii U doesn't even have that option.

 

[mori123]

If you can use a SD card Reader copy saves to the system then why would it not be hackable? Use a Disc Exploit with the saves, homebrew channel and then Fat32 HDD so you can store your stuff on it and Viola wii Mini hacked yes?

 

[Maxternal]

If you can use a SD card Reader copy saves to the system then why would it not be hackable? Use a Disc Exploit with the saves, homebrew channel and then Fat32 HDD so you can store your stuff on it and Viola wii Mini hacked yes?

I thought you COULDN'T use a SD card reader or other USB device to transfer saves to the system, only the one built into the Wii (which the mini doesn't have.)

 

[mori123]

I guess we will see tomorrow but that could be true.

 

[stomp_442]

It'd doubtful that they'd rewrite the system menu just for a limited addition last breath Wii model made for one country when the vWii system menu on the Wii U doesn't even have that option.

If nintendo didn't make any changes to the Wii Mini system, then there should be a way to connect to the internet, via usb if there is no wifi. If Nintendo says there is no internet connection then they did make some changes to the system of the Wii Mini.

 

[Maxternal]

If they did, I hope they also took out the stupid gamecube section in data management and the gamecube disk in the disk channel.

 

[Latiken]

I don't see the point of a mini wii. I thought the Wii was small enough. Unless you want to carry that thing around, I'd say get a Wii.

 

[stomp_442]

They probably did because I just softmodded a new Wii over the weekend, one without the GC controller ports, and there were no GC data management options.

 

[Maxternal]

They probably did because I just softmodded a new Wii over the weekend, one without the GC controller ports, and there were no GC data management options.

Oh, that's interesting. That's news to me. My neighbor's no-GC-port one I fixed the softmod for about a month ago DID have that section ... but he had gotten his Wii a year ago. Do you remember if the System menu version still said 4.3? I'd assume it did if you were still able to mod it with LetterBomb.

 

[stomp_442]

Yea, it was 4.3, but the Wii had just been purchased on black friday (black wii), a week before I did the softmod, the serial number started with a KU. I used the Lego Indy exploit.

 

[Maxternal]

Yea, it was 4.3, but the Wii had just been purchased on black friday (black wii), a week before I did the softmod, the serial number started with a KU. I used the Lego Indy exploit.

Okay, this continues to have my curious. That exploit is one of the ones that still works on vWii in a Wii U and vWii also SAYS it's 4.3. I'm it also doesn't have a GameCube data management section. This actually makes me wonder if the LetterBomb WOULD have worked on it or not (since it doesn't in vWii)

Did you happen to see the disk channel BEFORE putting the disk in? Did it show two disks or one? I'm wondering if Ninty just decided to slap their vWii system menu on the newest Wii consoles all together.

(of course this doesn't mean a Mini Wii would ALSO have the SD card icon removed from the system menu AND the SD card tabs in data management as well ... or even the network setting section from the system settings ... but you never know)

 

[stomp_442]

I haven't heard that the Lego Indy game save works on the vWii, I'd try it if I had a HBC that is made for the vWii.

 

[Maxternal]

I haven't heard that the Lego Indy game save works on the vWii, I'd try it if I had a HBC that is made for the vWii.

Yeah, they haven't released the HBC installer for it yet. They just use either that or a couple of other disk based ones to run homebrew as a one-time thing. Nothing publicly released that can do anything permanent yet.

Anyway, as interesting as this is .. back on topic .. we'll know more about the Mini Wii's software once someone buys one tomorrow ... if they decide to report back here.

 

[tronic307]

I don't get Nintendo's fixation with producing miniaturized iterations of ancient hardware. There is more than enough Nintendo hardware on the market. They need to be developing more games instead, y'know, something they're actually good at.

 

[Rydian]

I don't get Nintendo's fixation with producing miniaturized iterations of ancient hardware. There is more than enough Nintendo hardware on the market. They need to be developing more games instead, y'know, something they're actually good at.

The majority of games on Nintendo's systems weren't developed by them.

Also if they can produce a cheaper model and sell that, it costs them less, which means more money they can be spending elsewhere.

 

[mori123]

I don't consider myself a Nintendo Fan Boy but then I started counting how much nintendo Product I own... Maybe I am; I have 2 Wiis 1 black 1 red, 1 Deluxe wii U , 1 GBA SP, 1 DS Lite, 1 DSI XL, 1 3ds XL. Now I want to get a Wii Mini... Just cause.... it's cute and small and shit? does this make me a fanboi or a collector addict? I have 3 PSPS... 1k 2k and 3k.. a ps3 60 gig model hrmmm.. no ps2 but I got a psone.. kicking about..

 

[Maxternal]

collector addict.

^this.

 

[mori123]

Now the question is do I go buy one and try to hack it now or not p

 

[Maxternal]

Now the question is do I go buy one and try to hack it now or not p

If you're gonna buy one for the collection anyhow, go ahead. I don't know of any way to hack something like this without an SD card slot.

If you're REALLY set on hacking it the only way would be getting your hands on one of thos tri-winged screwdrivers Ninty uses and opening it up and sending a photo of the Motherboard to DeadlyFoez and see if he thinks it's the same motherboard and possible to solder an SD card reader onto it or install a WODE onto it. Once you do that (or have someone else do it for you.) THEN you might be able to hack it.