27th November 2012, 6:28 AM
(This post was last modified: 27th November 2012, 2:19 PM by Dark Jaguar.)
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/11/ca...-on-dec-7/
Now, recent models of the Wii have already ditched Gamecube support so this revision's lack of it isn't surprising. It also lacks Wifi, but still has USB ports so it should still be able to connect online with one of those LAN adapters (I use one myself on the Wii U in fact, it's just a quicker and more stable connection, though not everyone has LAN ports run through their home).
Notably, this console has a very different design than either the Wii or Wii U, or even the 3DS XL. In fact, I'd describe it as EXTREMELY 80's, looking almost like the Famicom. It's been a while since I've seen that sort of very "rough" plastic (not just matte, very intentionally gritty), and that duel color thing it's got going, black and red, very 80's indeed.
Hopefully this thing will be labelled to prevent parents from buying it when they already own an older Wii.
Now, recent models of the Wii have already ditched Gamecube support so this revision's lack of it isn't surprising. It also lacks Wifi, but still has USB ports so it should still be able to connect online with one of those LAN adapters (I use one myself on the Wii U in fact, it's just a quicker and more stable connection, though not everyone has LAN ports run through their home).
Notably, this console has a very different design than either the Wii or Wii U, or even the 3DS XL. In fact, I'd describe it as EXTREMELY 80's, looking almost like the Famicom. It's been a while since I've seen that sort of very "rough" plastic (not just matte, very intentionally gritty), and that duel color thing it's got going, black and red, very 80's indeed.
Hopefully this thing will be labelled to prevent parents from buying it when they already own an older Wii.
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