I'm happy they released the minis. I ended getting my son one for Easter. Teaching him to use his and realizing how dumbed down it was made me unpack my p1 and p2 to show him how they were when I was his age. I fired up my p2 and we've been raising our tamas together since then. we both joined tamatalk and are planning to buy 2 connections. I've really enjoyed talking with everyone here and hearing about all the releases I missed. Really makes me want a REAL anniversary edition that functions like the originals. I hope the minis are just a way to draw us back in for the real thing.