Best and Worst Platform Revisions

[Wman1996]

curl-6 said:

I actually really like the aesthetic of the Wii Mini, it has an appealing retro vibe. It's just a shame it cut so many things, if it was fully featured it'd by one of my favourites.

A textbook example of form (and stripped to be a budget model) coming at the massive loss of function. I like the look of Wii Mini as well, but it's nothing other than a collector's piece with how barebones it is.

Wii Mini isn't even that expensive secondhand right now despite being uncommon (I believe it sold a few hundred thousand units, there's virtually no chance it hit 1 million units). That shows that the market doesn't care enough about it secondhand as a collector's item (for now). They'd rather play Wii games on the earlier 2 Wii models or on Wii U. 

A piece of hardware I didn't mention in my best and worst was the Top Loader NES/New Famicom. It sits in the middle for me at least compared to the NES. It has a better controller (which you can use with the frontloader) and toploading but is RF only. The lack of standard AV outputs is a massive drawback.