Do you think once Wii surpasses 100 million, Nintendo may just let it die out completley??? or is Wii hardware still profitable, even at the cheap price they sell it for now.

They already let it die, anyone that buys a wii this late in the game for anything other than playing the backlog of games they might have missed, is getting shafted.

Or they don't want to discount the Wii just yet and wii mini costs less to make and looking different will have a reason to be picked instead of a used Wii at £29.99 (recent price in most stores)

this will take sales away from the wiiu. what is nintendo thinking lol

As a Canadian, I support this post.

Wii Mini is actually a great idea. People need to understand that it's not for anyone that would ever go on this site. It's for small children, who you don't want to go online, who don't care about 480p, who are probably using the family's old box TV in the basement. It's cheap to make, easy to use. it looks like a toy.

The Wii Mini does several things:

-It expands the Wii brand. This is a major goal of Nintendo. Wii became its own identity, seperate from Nintendo. Much like the i-Pod from Apple. Nintendo wants to expand this concept and run with this good will. That's why they named Wii U what they did. By naming Wii a Wii Mini, they make Wii into a family. "Wii" is a brand. If you are a high-end user you buy the Wii U. If you want something cheap for your kids you by a Wii Mini. There is no longer a plain old Wii, so this helps Wii U to become distinct.
-They make it cheaper to sell Wii's. This has obvious benefits. They will probably milk this old tech for a few more years, why not make as much money as possible.
-They make a VERY kid-friendly platform. One of Nintendo's great successes is that they indoctrinate gamers as youths. Nothing will ever top those first adventures with Mario. Having a $99 toy-like console available is perfect for this, while allowing the Wii U to be adult-focused and avoid a GameCube-like situation.

And yes, I think it will give a modest boost of longevity to Wii sales over the next year or two, while just as importantly bringing users into the Wii brand from which they will hopefully graduate to Wii U's in a year or two.

I just realized the Wii mini only sold 36,000 between december and march in canada. That would be a flop...

^ Those number at from launch to January 31st.
The actual number is 35,700.

So, Wii mini is now available in Germany: http://www.amazon.de/Nintendo-Wii-Mini-Konsole-rot/dp/B00BLMXJOK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1364040824&sr=8-1
Well, it is since 15th, I just didn't notice till today ;) We'll see if it has any impact on european market!

It's too late now, just like the Game Boy Micro was. Now Wii U is here and as cheap as £200 in some shops already, what is the point in a mini Wii, it don't even have wifi!