But there's no reason to go this extreme. You don't have to limit your market for this device just to appeal to that younger audience. Maybe trimming the SD Card reader reduced costs or increased profits a fractional amount (as well as blocked piracy and homebrew, for now), but it creates the possibility for incompatibilities and unforeseen glitches on a mature platform, with no way to correct them aftermarket. And it completely removes the option for a Wii Mini to Wii U transfer. It may not matter to a lot of consumers ultimately, but it's an additional reason for a potential buyer to be told not to purchase this, and it creates an added frustration for the limited audience that will want to use the Wii U's backwards compatibility later down the line, when they decide to pick one up, just to be told they have the "wrong version" of the Wii to do it.
