Wii Mini Announced for Dec. 7 (Canada only) - $99, no online, no GCN support

[BreakABone]

I think the timing is off
It's either too early or too late.

Should have come in the last 2-3 years to help prop up falling Wii sales.
Or come next year as a cheap alternative.

But as you mentioned launching right around the Wii U is a baffling decisions.

That said, it isn't a BAD decision. Just a poorly timed one. And I think Mini is kind of a known quantity.

I don't see people getting the Mini and the U confused, but we shall see. Also curious that Canada seems to be the test market for this thing