Wii Mini will come with Mario Kart Wii for $99.
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A last ditch effort: Nintendo launches Wii Mini and Mario Kart Wii $99 holiday bundle

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Nintendo is launching a new low-cost version of the Wii video game console, dubbed the Wii Mini, in the U.S. for $99.

The new version of the 2006-era Wii is smaller than the original version and it comes bundled with the Mario Kart Wii game, a red Wii Remote Plus controller, and a red Nunchuk controller. The system is expected to be available on store shelves on Nov. 17.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.